By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chris Warren started at Parkland College in the fall of 1990 as a student-athlete, but the Mahomet-Seymour graduate wasn’t sure he was cut out for college. More than a quarter of a century later, Warren is an award-winning member of the Parkland College faculty. He can’t imagine himself anywhere else. […]
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Keeping roadways safe: Village handles snow, frigid temperatures
Photo and Article by Emily Jankauski/the Mahomet Citizen: The Village of Mahomet’s seven-member snow plow and snow removal crew handles an average of 20 inches of snowfall each winter. Pictured from left are Jim Barden, Jason Pryor, Cameron Wygant and Sean Roberts. The Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share one story each […]
Opportunity for Central Illinois residents to participate in artificial intelligence research
By Dani Tietz dani@mahometnews.com Picking up a smartphone and putting in a numeric password is something millions of people do every day. More recently, people have been able to hold their smartphone up to their face only to have it open through face recognition technology. But artificial intelligence, which is […]
Difanis provides opportunities for East Central Illinois
By Dani Tietz dani@mahometnews.com As a realtor of over 20 years, RE/MAX Agent Matt Difanis has given thousands of people the opportunity to pursue their homeownership dreams. Difanis remembers being a newly married 21-year old undergrad student with the opportunity to purchase his first home. “We had a delightful realtor,” […]
Second AnnualMPRD Daddy/Daughter Dance Scheduled for February 10
Arm-in-arm, fathers and their daughters will walk into a night designed just for them at the second annual Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department Daddy/Daughter Dance on February 10. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. and be held at the Lake of the Woods Pavillion. Event Coordinator Denise […]
As college tuition soars, higher education decisions become harder
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com High school seniors making college decisions have more on their minds than an intended major and picking a school a comfortable distance from home. As they contemplate a commitment that — in many cases — will encompass four years, they are also faced with choices such […]
Heroes from Home: Ferdie Williamson
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heroes from Home This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish about the ordinary men and women from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetime. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals who deserve […]
The bigger picture of drug addiction
By FRED KRONER For The Mahomet Daily Full disclosure: I don’t know Richard Stover, nor do I know the entire history of his troubled background. This much I do know. The tragedy that ended Friday with his arrest for the murder of a 60-year-old relative, Betty J. Stover, did not […]
Chase ends in arrest of Richard Stover
By FRED KRONER For Mahomet Daily A police chase that started in Champaign on Friday morning ended with the apprehension of a suspect with a knife in a west parking lot at Mahomet-Seymour High School. According to a Mahomet Police Department release, the suspect, 41-year-old Richard Stover, from Champaign, did […]
Boys and Girls Basketball end State Farm Classic with 2-2 records, Wrestling ‘Red` Schmitt Tourney Results
By FRED KRONER For the Mahometdaily Both Mahomet-Seymour varsity basketball teams concluded play in the State Farm Classic on Friday with 2-2 tournament records. The boys’ team placed sixth in its 16-team Large School bracket. The girls’ team won the fifth-place consolation bracket title. There were also 16 teams entered […]
