Christmas (and Santa Clause) is coming to downtown Mahomet December 1 through 3. Local vendors have prepared a weekend of giving, holiday treats, kid’s activities, carolers and horse-drawn carriage rides. The American Legion 1015 will open their doors from ice cream, root beer floats, cherry cokes, popcorn and a jukebox […]
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Craft Bazaar to raise money for local charities this weekend
Our Lady of the Lake will host its 15th annual Craft Bazaar December 1 from 2 to 6 p.m. and December 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event, which began as a way for parishioners to support each other, has become a way for the church to give […]
Lutheran Church of Mahomet Live Nativity December 2
The Mahomet Lutheran Church will present their annual Live Nativity on December 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the drive in front of the church. The nativity will include Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Shepards, Kings and angels. Live stock are also part of the event. “The camel is probably the most important […]
MSHS Boys Basketball 1-1 after first week
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ryan Bosch had a memorable first game as the head coach of Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team. His team presented him with an opening-day victory on Monday, 56-42, at Rantoul, but there weren’t as many highlights as the 14-point margin of victory might indicate. “It’s always nice […]
Character Development Writing Courses for Grades 3-12
Everyone loves them. Or, for some, we love to hate them. What is it that characters do or have that makes us tick? That makes us keep coming back for more? Is it because we see something within them that we want ourselves? Or is it that they possess a […]
Thanksgiving Message: Give Thanks Away
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church A woman was traveling in the mountains and found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she happened to meet another traveler who was hungry, and the woman opened her bag to share the food she had with her. […]
Mahomet-Seymour dancers to perform in C-U Ballet’s Nutcracker
Champaign Urbana Ballet’s holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” returns to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for two weekends; November 30, December 1-2 and 7-9. This time-honored community tradition will feature a freshly reimagined scene featuring the very smallest cast members. The darling new “Dutch Dairy” scene is expertly designed, locally inspired, and […]
MSJHS wins 7th Grade IESA Girls Basketball Regional Title
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls basketball team captured the seventh-grade IESA Girls Basketball Regional title by defeating Champaign Jefferson 37-22 Monday night.
Setterdahl turns adversity into promise: collecting donations for Stockings for Strength
Whitney Setterdahl knows what it is like to be a teenager battling cancer. The University of Illinois was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer when she was 18. As a teenager battling cancer, Setterdahl went back and forth between pediatric oncology appointments as well as regular adult oncologist appointments. While she […]
Three generations come together for “dream come true”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school football games where the home team loses 34-6 aren’t often referred to as “historic” or “memorable.” An Oct. 5 non-conference game at Westville deserves those titles even though visiting Westmont prevailed by 28 points. Three of the five men officiating the game that night […]