BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will host a one-day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Champaign one April 4, 2020. Registration for collection is open to all Illinois, but pre-registration, with opens on Feb. 3, must be completed to attend. An Oct. 26, 2019 collection was […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com If we were acquaintances and I told you that I grew up in Indiana, you might make a few assumptions. The first thing that you might assume is that I grew up in a rural area. That would be correct; a few of them, in fact. The […]
Residential home sale activity in the Champaign County area rose by double digits during the month of December as more buyers were confident that now is the time to make a home purchase. The Champaign County Association of REALTORS® reports a total of 211 residential homes were sold in December, […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High cheerleading squad placed fifth at the IESA state competition on Saturday. The 16-member squad began training for the 2019-20 season after tryouts last May. “For most of the summer, they go to camp and have practice, so that’s really where they learn just […]
The Mahomet Polar Plunge and Donut Dash 5K will be held at Champaign County Forest Preserve’s Lake of the Woods on March 21, 2020. The Polar Plunge is an annual event to raise money for Special Olympics. Each year plungers raise at least $100 for the right to jump into […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Owning a restaurant like Patricio’s Pizza has always been a dream for Lazaro and Vanney Patricio. “It was something that was planning for a long, long time,” Lazaro said. “I found this small spot and I decided to rent and give it a shot.” Patricio’s Pizza opened […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Chief School Business Official Trent Nuxoll has submitted his resignation. According to an email Nuxoll sent to staff, his final day will be March 27, 2020. Nuxoll has accepted a position as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. By terms of Nuxoll’s three-year contract, which was […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Bulldogs – 22nd in Class 2A according to The Illinois Best Weekly – topped two opponents in dual meets Thursday night at Champaign Central. M-S (19-1) handled Pontiac 64-12 and Champaign Central 72-11. All 14 varsity grapplers who competed for M-S won at least one […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs doubled the score on Dunlap at halftime Friday night (32-16) and then needed late heroics to walk away with a 63-62 non-conference triumph. “We had to survive a furious barrage from Dunlap in the fourth quarter,” M-S coach Ryan Bosch said. “We ultimately lost our […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour won for the sixth time in its last eight games on Thursday, edging Bloomington Central Catholic 44-40 in a non-conference girls’ basketball game in Mahomet. Sophomore Nichole Taylor put together her team-best seventh double-double of the season. She scored 17 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. […]
