My favorite part of any concert is at the end when the energy is so high and you can’t distinguish one voice from another because everyone has come together in a way that makes the world feel right. The world, in many ways, also feels right around Christmas time. The […]
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Two confirmed cases of whooping cough in Mahomet-Seymour Schools
The Mahomet-Seymour School District notified parents that there are two confirmed cases of Whooping Cough, also known as Pertussis, via email today with a letter from Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. The letter states that one identified case is in the third-grade class and the other is in seventh-grade. Communicable Disease Investigator Rachella […]
Longtime Lincoln Trail P.E. teacher ready for new pursuit
Lu Rippy will soon transition from working with a building of children to focusing on one specific child. On Dec. 20, the Lincoln Trail physical education teacher will retire from her classroom duties for a pursuit she expects to be enjoyable. The first-time grandmother — who earned that title on Aug. 29 — will have […]
Mahomet Public Library Make and Take Ornaments on December 2
The Mahomet Public Library will host their annual Make and Take Ornament event on Saturday, December 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pictured below are the ornaments that can be made this year.
Mahomet Illinois Bicentennial Flag Raising Ceremony December 4
(MAHOMET, Ill, – – November 20, 2017) The Village of Mahomet along with other communities in the state will host an Illinois Bicentennial Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, December 4, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at the Village of Mahomet Administration Building located at 503 E. Main Street. Sunday, December 3, […]
Bulldogs begin season strong at Lincoln Tournament, fall in final two games
The Mahomet-Seymour boys basketball team began the Lincoln/Eaton Round Robin Tournament 3-0 and 1-0 in the Apollo Conference with wins over Cahokia, Bartonville and Lincoln High School. After a 53-50 win over Cahokia Monday night, the Bulldogs defeated Bartonville 58-22. Cory Noe scored 23 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and […]
Mahomet School Awareness Group Meeting November 29
The Mahomet Schools Awareness Group will host a meeting at the Mahomet Public Library on November 29 at 7 p.m. The group hopes to bring parents and taxpayers together for the betterment of Mahomet-Seymour Schools. For more information contact the group at mahometschoolsawarenessgroup@gmail.com.
IMPORTANT CHANGE: Madrigal Dinner sales end at midnight December 1
Mahomet-Seymour Madrigal Director Jill Rinkel said the final purchase date and time for the Madrigal Dinner have been moved up to December 1 at midnight in order to give the catering company enough time to prepare food orders. To order Madrigal tickets, visit http://www.msmusicboosters.org./
Lincoln Lecture Series: A Guide to Lincoln’s Eighth Judicial Circuit December 3
For twenty-three years Abraham Lincoln practiced law on the Eighth Judicial Circuit in east central Illinois. Guy Fraker will speak about his new book Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: A Guide to Lincoln’s Eighth Judicial Circuit. In this first guidebook to the eighth judicial circuit, Fraker directs readers and travelers through the […]
Student council provides Thanksgiving dinner to senior citizens
As the final bell rings to dismiss class on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, hundreds of Mahomet-Seymour students flood the doors to get in their cars to go home. But members of the Mahomet-Seymour student council have stayed until after dinner hours on that Tuesday night for decades to serve a […]
