A snow baby collection at grandma’s house. A ceramic Santa at grandpa’s house. A small Christmas tree on the fireplace mantle. Children often take the little nostalgic details of Christmas from their childhood into adulthood. But for Mahomet native Ashley Yancy, the spirit of those little nostalgic details are something […]
The Vineyard Church in Urbana will provide a Live Nativity for the community on Dec. 20 from 5-7 p.m. The safe, family-friendly Christmas event will be a drive-through experience in the north parking lot of 1500 N. Lincoln Ave. in Urbana. The church will tell the story of the birth […]
The Illinois State High School Association (IHSA) board met virtually on Dec. 2 for an update session, where they discussed several topics, including the timeline of winter sports. They concluded that they do not expect low risk winter sports to begin prior to January with the state’s current Tier 3 […]
The Mahomet Public Library will hold their annual Make-and-Take ornament event in 2020, but it will look a little bit different. Instead of Make-and-Take, it’s Take-and-Make. Stop by the library between 1-5pm on Saturday, December 5 to pick up a kit with supplies to make four different ornaments. No registration is required. […]
There are two chances for children in Mahomet to see the Man in Red this holiday season. On Dec. 12, Santa will make his way through Mahomet neighborhoods from 1 to 5 p.m. Hunter’s Ridge: 1:00 pm Sandy Ridge: 1:15 pm The Waterford at Bridle Brook: 1:30 pm Oak Creek/Middletown […]
The Waterford at Bridle Brook will be accepting donations for their Activities Fund on Dec. 4 from 8:30-10 a.m. at 1505 Patton Drive, Mahomet. With each $5 donation, a fresh baked cinnamon roll and coffee will be provided by Whisk Coffee. All Proceeds will go towards supplies for the Activities […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet’s Jim Caputo decided to make something good during the time of the coronavirus pandemic. Actually, it turns out he’s making something delicious. He decided to build a greenhouse on his property, and he and his wife, Tammy, are already reaping some of the bounty of […]
By Julia Schultz The Mahomet-Seymour High School Freshmen Mentoring Program (FMP) has already raised about $2,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) through their Pennies for Pasta fundraiser, which ends on Dec. 4. Raising money for the LLS is a long-time Mahomet-Seymour tradition. Focusing on those locally who have […]
Mahomet Area Youth Club MAYC programming is not funded by federal or state aid. Their funding for serving Mahomet-Seymour students predominantly comes from donations, sponsorships, and events. Since the community is their biggest source of funds,they take very seriously the stewardship of those funds. The club has been recognized for […]
There are 77 COVID-19 active cases in area code 61853, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 30 statistics. On Nov. 29 there were also 77 cases, down 11 from the previous day. Area code 61875, including Seymour has 4 active cases as of Nov. 30, down one from […]
