There are 105 COVID-19 active cases in area code 61853, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 18 statistics. On Nov. 17 there were 109 active cases. Area code 61875, including Seymour has 4 active cases, unchanged from Tuesday. Champaign County currently has 1,589 active cases. On Monday, that […]
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Mahomet-Seymour 2019-20 Academic Letter Reciepients
The following Mahomet-Seymour students received an Academic Letter on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2019. To receive an Academic Letter: -Students must be enrolled in a minimum of five academic courses each semester.-Freshman and Sophomores must maintain a 3.6 GPA for the entire academic school year and Juniors and Seniors must maintain […]
Mahomet-Seymour 1st Quarter Luke Busch Award Winners
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School has announced the 1st Quarter Luke Busch Award winners. Luke Busch was a student at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High when he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The Busch family established the Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T. Award in his memory. Student Name: Megan Smith, 6th GradeParents: Mike and Kayla SmithNominating Teacher: Miranda Crawford Megan: […]
Something new, Mahomet Area Arts Society
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nikki Watson moved to Mahomet while the coronavirus pandemic was ravaging the nation and disrupting lives and livelihoods. The one person in the region that she knew was her father, who lives about 20 miles away, in Arrowsmith. Watson, an art teacher, was living in her […]
Heroes from Home: Judy Swiger, “A trailblazer, a mentor, a visionary, an advocate and voice for many”
*photos taken from Linda Meachum’s Facebook Feed By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s not often that a large group of people will universally agree on any topic. There are usually dissenters. When the name Judy Swiger is mentioned to former Mahomet-Seymour students or faculty members, however, there is unanimous support about […]
Mahomet Public Library makes adjustments ahead of Tier 3 mitigations
The Mahomet Public Library has made adjustments to library services, effective Nov. 18 in response to Tier 3 mitigations that will go into effect on Friday. In order to to minimize the amount of time patrons spend in the building the library will: Limit computer time (patron computers or personal […]
Pritzker family to celebrate holiday separately, Gov. addresses attack on his children
Gov. JB Pritzker asked media and community members to respect the privacy of his two teenage children during a press conference on Tuesday. NBC 5′s Mary Ann Ahern asked the Governor Monday if he would adhere to Chicago’s travel advisory, which asks but does not mandate Chicagoans to forgo nonessential […]
Carle Health sharing COVID-19 statistics, asks everyone to do their part to slow spread
URBANA – Carle Health will begin sharing daily updates via its website and social media on the number of people being treated for COVID-19 at its five hospitals and trends in how many people are testing positive for the virus. “We need the information to inspire action rather than spread […]
Tier 3 Restore Illinois Mitigations
With COVID-19 spread now exponential in every region of the state, our statewide positivity rate at record highs and hospitalizations already surpassing our Spring peak, all 11 regions will move into Tier 3 effective November 20, 2020 at 12:01am. The new mitigation requirements to combat the surge of COVID-19 across Illinois […]
Illinois to move to Tier 3 mitigations Friday
Editor’s Note: This is a press release. More to come soon With a new wave of COVID-19 surging across the state of Illinois, the Midwest and the nation, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect in every […]