What can the Mahomet Lions club do for the community? It’s one of the first questions they answer when they think about fundraising. Like everything else in 2020, the Mahomet Lions Club was not able to put up their beer tent at the Mahomet Music Festival due to its cancellation. […]
There are 61 schools in Champaign County with a little more than 25,000 students in grades K-12. But only one educational entity in Champaign County has all those students, their parents, their grandparents and their great-grandparents in mind: the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Each year the Museum hosts exhibits, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Most of us would like to see our life’s work move forward by leaps and bounds. Mahomet resident Dr. Timothy Fan has been satisfied to see his progress inch along. A veterinarian, Fan has devoted much of the past 15 years to finding solutions and treatments […]
By Zainab Susi Many people make different kinds of New Year Resolutions, sometimes we keep them and sometimes we don’t. But 2020 is a different year. It’s given us time to reflect and pay attention to who we are, how we live, and what we work for. It’s hard to […]
By REBECCA ANZELCapitol News Illinoisranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health has released in-person voting guidelines for election authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 this year. Changes announced last week include moving polling locations from senior living facilities, maintaining social distancing for voters and workers, creating outdoor spaces for […]
The Champaign County fall Residential Electronics Collection Event will take place on Friday, October 9, 2020 from 1pm to 3pm and Saturday, October 10, 2020 from 8am to noon at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign. Parkland is only the host site, and will not be able to answer […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Zach Courson and Carter Selk finished in a three-way tie for first individually on Thursday (Aug. 27) at Lake of the Woods as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team posted its third consecutive dual-meet triumph. Courson and Selk each carded 40s. Other Bulldog participants were C.J. Shoaf […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Amalie Fried and Morgan Lee won their singles matches on Thursday (Aug.27) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team opened its season with a 3-2 win at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. Fried beat her opponent at No. 1 singles, 8-0. In doubles, the No. 3 Bulldog duo of Savannah Amatyleon […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The location, date and time were all different, but the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country team opened its COVID-19-delayed 2020 season on Friday at Mount Zion. The revamped schedule originally called for the Bulldogs to open on Saturday in St. Thomas More’s Saber Corn Classic, but the host […]
By REBECCA ANZELCapitol News Illinoisranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Illinois residents should expect fewer road repairs, community programs and other local government-provided services and higher locally-imposed tax rates as officials struggle with COVID-19-induced revenue shortfalls, a municipal government advocacy group warned this week. According to a survey conducted by the Illinois Municipal League, almost […]
