Seth Emerson wants to give you a night off from cooking. Is your kitchen 85 degrees in the summer before you turn on the oven? Did you have an afternoon meeting that just wouldn’t end? Do you need to feed the kids something before you shuttle them on to their […]
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Day Trips: Matthiessen State Park
Directions [one_half]This trip will take about 1 hour and 40 minutes. The problem with Illinois State Parks is that nothing is marked appropriately. Unless you know where you’re going, parks in this state are hard to find. Just keep your eyes open for the Matthiessen State Park sign. Take I-74 […]
Day Trips: Indiana Dunes State Park
Located just a few hours away from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis, Mahomet is a quiet place to live with big city action not too far away. Having lived in Mahomet for 13 years, I often feel like we get stuck in a rut looking at the same flat agricultural […]
Mahomet-Seymour looks to join the Apollo Conference
Mahomet-Seymour High School (MSHS) administration will recommend that the district join the Apollo Conference at the June 22 Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education meeting.The M-S Board of Education was notified that the school was looking into leaving the Corn Belt Conference at the May 18 board meeting. High school principals in […]
Local couple promotes “Beyond the Mask”
Excitement is building around a groundbreaking Christian film, which will be released in theatres on June 5. Hailed for bringing an action-adventure setting into a faith-based story about love and redemption, “Beyond the Mask” has caught the attention of audiences across the nation. “Beyond the Mask” was shown in select […]
Fifth grade class raises money for classmate who will have surgery
On Monday, students left the Mahomet-Seymour school district with visions of long summer days at the pool or playing with their friends. But for fifth grade student Ben Jaskula, the summer days will be recuperating from surgery on his leg. Jaskula, who has cerebral palsy, also spent last summer at […]
Creature Comforts Animal Hospital moves to new location
After five years of running Creature Comforts Animal Hospital, Dr. Becky Revis Wheeler opened the doors to her new clinic located at 601 S. Lake of the Woods Road Tuesday. The move will not only better suit her growing customer base, but is designed to better serve her furry clients […]
Before you go to high school
When you were born, our time together seemed endless. Sure, I knew in 20 years you would go out on your own, and that it was my job to prepare you for that. But I was just 21 myself. And so it seemed like forever. We did not spend much […]
AMBUCS helps Mahomet resident
Mahomet resident Rebecca Pointer reclaimed her freedom when the Greater Champaign County AMBUCS chapter built a ramp off her back deck for Mother’s Day. With no independent balance, Pointer had to rely on her husband Jeff to take her to the back deck so that she could get fresh air […]
Secondary Schools PTO looks for new members; minimal commitment with big impact
When Mahomet residents, especially those with school aged children hear about the PTO’s work, they automatically think of the PTO that serves students in grades K-5. You know, the ones who do the Dawg Walk. But for many years, a small group of quiet workers in the Mahomet-Seymour Secondary Schools […]
