While the Champaign County Sample ballots for April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election are not ready at this time, it is important to understand the difference between the Village of Mahomet and the outskirts of town. On the map above, the highlighted pink/peach area, taken from the public map at the […]
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MSJHS Production of Bye-Bye Birdie this weekend
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Drama Department will present its first student-led musical production, Bye Bye Birdie Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The department began preparing for the production last year when Sponsors Miranda Crawford and Beth Hensley decided to help students develop the skills needed to put a play […]
Early registration for Run for the Library ends Saturday
The Run for the Library will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April. 1 at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. Proceeds from the 5K run/walk are 10K run are split between the Friends for the Library and the Mahomet Rotary Club. The Friends of the Library help the […]
All the things women cannot do today
Written by Faith Swartzendruber and Dani Tietz Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s also recently heralded as a “Day Without a Woman”. A day when women are supposed to wear red, not go to work, not spend money in stores, to protest and give to charitable organizations that […]
All the Things Women Cannot Do Today
Written by Faith Swartzendruber and Dani Tietz Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s also recently heralded as a “Day Without a Woman”. A day when women are supposed to wear red, not go to work, not spend money in stores, to protest and give to charitable organizations that […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie 2017 Exhibit Grand Opening March 11
The Museum of the Grand Prairie is ready to introduce its 2017 exhibit titled “Horses are Quiet, Tractors are Loud.” A grand opening celebration will include antique tractors and a Clydesdale horse on March 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. “Horses are Quiet, Tractors are Loud” follows the progression of […]
Project 47 offers barbecue and flatbreads
It was a whirlwind that generally takes business owners months or years to develop, but Justin Taylor and Brent Chester opened Project 47 Smokehouse located at 101 N. Lombard St. in under a week. Once Main Street Wingery closed last week, Walker and Chester enlisted the help of family […]
Noh transitions to take over Woodruff’s dental office
As Dr. Valerie Woodruff prepares to retire, Dr. David Noh is learning the ins and outs of Woodruff’s office located at 200 Eastwood Drive. Noh purchased Woodruff’s office earlier this year, but continues to work part-time with his former employer until the end of March. Woodruff will continue to see […]
My Daughter Did Not Make the Musical
My daughter found out she did not make the cast of Grease at Mahomet-Seymour High School last night. It wasn’t a surprise when her name wasn’t on the list of nearly 70 cast members, but still, being part of the team is something she really wanted to do. Her interest […]
Fifth-grade students learn independence through Rube Goldberg project
Fifth-grade students in Sandy Prather’s and Dana Martin’s classes are celebrating their first and second place wins at the Rube Goldberg contest at the University of Illinois Saturday. The Lincoln Trail classes scored higher than others in the 15-class competition. Contestants in this year’s Rube Goldberg competition were given specifications […]
