Parkland College is extending opportunities for young learners this year by taking its popular summer enrichment series, College for Kids, beyond the summer months. Beginning this fall, the program will now be offered throughout the year, providing students ages 6–18 with creative and educational classes in art, science, cooking, and more. […]
M-S Schools Foundation 2025 Hall of Fame Class Kyle Kimme 1997Doug Parrett 1969Joe Sapp 2003Wendy Wagner Pierce 2001 Induction date: Friday, Sept.19, 2025 By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com We were two kids riding on a yellow school bus, mostly over gravel roads but with a mixture of a few asphalt pavements. […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 15, 2025 Article Summary JB Pritzker called on President Donald Trump and other political leaders to do more to call for peace amid growing political violence. Pritzker faced sharp criticism from Illinois Republicans last week when he said Trump’s rhetoric has fueled political […]
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-04 on September 12 to protect vaccine access throughout the state. The order responds directly to a series of disruptive federal actions that have fueled confusion and threatened the availability of life-saving immunizations. Governor Pritzker’s executive order establishes the Statewide Vaccine Access Initiative, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour junior Courtney Fonte had an active role with the high school’s fledgling flag football team before practices started. She was a recruiter. “I have played football before, and I’ve always enjoyed it,” Fonte said. “Once I knew the idea was thrown out that we might have a […]
M-S Schools Foundation 2025 Hall of Fame Class Kyle Kimme 1997Doug Parrett 1969Joe Sapp 2003Wendy Wagner Pierce 2001 Induction date: Friday, Sept.19, 2025 By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There’s a place for Kyle Kimme at the table now. His grandfather (Darrell Alleman) is a Hall-of-Famer at Putnam County, two uncles (Scott […]
The Champaign County Fire Chiefs’ Association has released an urgent advisory requesting all residents to halt open burning due to escalating fire risks caused by ongoing drought conditions across Champaign County. The association emphasized that current dry weather is expected to persist and worsen in the weeks ahead, heightening the […]
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing the government to halt Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges to the provision continue. The dispute centers on Section 71113 of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4. This […]
Dr. William Gingold, a local Holocaust survivor from Champaign-Urbana, will share his family’s powerful story at the Mahomet Public Library on Sept 18, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Dr. Gingold was born in Warsaw on September 20, 1939, a day before the Nazis bombed the hospital and just 19 days […]
Senate Republicans narrowly blocked a Democratic effort on Wednesday to mandate the public release of all Justice Department files related to the sex trafficking investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein. The 51-49 vote fell largely along party lines, with Republican Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul of Kentucky […]
