Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com John McIntosh had an insistent side as a youngster. “I made people call me ‘Farmer John’ “ he said. “I had these toys and I’d farm the carpet.” His interest stemmed from having a grandfather (Earl W. McIntosh) who was a farmer. As John McIntosh got […]

If the mid-winter weather has you longing for a good garage sale, you don’t have to wait around until spring. All God’s Children Preschool’s annual garage sale is this Saturday, January 27, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The garage sale is the preschool’s only fundraiser. For about 15 years, money from the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The uniforms with numbers were replaced by colored T-shirts, some orange and some blue. The scoreboard clock started with 12 minutes showing and didn’t stop — unless there was a timeout — until the total time had elapsed. The referees were not there as a courtesy. […]

Photo and Article by Emily Jankauski: Tim Culver of Classic Plumbing Systems has operated out of the Tin Cup Road location for the past four years, but he has been a Mahomet-based business since 2009. Each week the Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share one article. Within the first week of January, […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joe Churm has grown accustomed to life on the move. He was born in New Hampshire and moved with his family to New Mexico as a fifth-grader. At the beginning of his eighth-grade year, the family relocated to the Mahomet-Seymour School District. During Winter Break, his […]

Thursday, January 18th, 2018 – RE/MAX Realty Associates welcomes Bill Oliger as a sales partner with The Nick Taylor Real Estate Team. Bill is a lifelong resident of Mahomet. He’s a graduate of Parkland College, Eastern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Retiring after a twenty-year […]

It’s hard to understand another’s walk in life unless you’ve walked in their shoes. On Jan. 4, the day before students arrived back at school, Mahomet-Seymour teachers, grades K-8, spent a few hours in a poverty simulation hosted by the Mahomet-Seymour School District. K-5 teachers met at Lincoln Trail for […]

The Mahomet Public Library will host the very popular Valentine Bingo on February 8 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. With great prizes and food–and even better company–adults of all ages are invited to join the library staff for the annual Mahomet tradition. Participants will have a chance to win fabulous […]

Catching a professional break at 20 years old isn’t something many college students experience. But, Mahomet-Seymour graduate Leah Bice is beginning to experience the fruits of her ‘break.’ It all began in the spring of 2017. A second-year communications student at Parkland College, Bice was asked to record her original […]

Registration for Sangamon and Lincoln Trail MAYC B.L.A.S.T. Session 3 begins at 6 p.m. on January 17. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BLAST-Brochure-Session-3-2018.pdf”]