Mahomet residents Tim and Evie Newman received an extra special Christmas gift Friday. After an afternoon of shopping, the couple arrived home with their four-year old son to see their house elegantly decorated by Christmas Decor by Kingdom Lawn Care. The Newmans were nominated for Christmas Decor’sDecorated Family Program by […]
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District reviews five-year plan
Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent Rick Johnston revisited the five-year master plan, which was implemented January 2013 with the school board and administration during a board retreat at the beginning of December. When the plan was adopted, former board member Valerie Woodruff suggested that the board review the progress of the plan annually […]
Brown intends to resign as Mayor; seeks Village Administrator position
Mahomet’s Mayor Patrick Brown announced his intent to resign from his position during Tuesday night’s Village Board of Trustees meeting. Brown, who was elected in 2013, is submitting his resignation in hopes of being named Village Administrator by his successor. Although the Board of Trustees did not officially elect a […]
Econ class raises money for Operation Christmas Child
Economics students at Mahomet-Seymour High School not only learned how to run a business by selling cookies during the fall semester, but raised over $2,900 that they donated to Operation Christmas Child last week. “Once all the numbers were added up, and we saw how much we made, we realized […]
Library shares plan for growth
Nearly a year after beginning an evaluation to gauge how the Mahomet Public Library might better serve patrons, the library staff has begun to implement a three-year plan to improve library products and services. With the support of community leaders, the Mahomet Public Library received 871 completed surveys, representing 6.9% […]
Mahomet Public Library welcomes new Youth Services Librarian
While saying goodbye to a friendly face is always hard, the Mahomet Public Library welcomes Colorado native Neal Schlein as the new Youth Services Librarian this week. Schlein replaces Kim Oslawski, who finished her last week at the Mahomet Public Library before Thanksgiving in order to prepare for her first […]
Deyoung finishes cancer treatments; urges others to get second opinion
After a year and a half battling cancer, there is only one thing Sara Deyoung wants others to know about the disease: “always get a second opinion.” Deyoung began training for an 80-mile relay with her friends in 2012. She thought her “soul-sucking fatigue” was just part of the training, […]
Places to Donate
Busey Bank Mahomet has toy Boxes for two organizations to collect toys for chidlren’s gifts for Christmas. One is from Toys For Tots, and the other is a collection by It Takes a Village. People can drop off their toys for these organizations at the bank. Our hours are 9:00 […]
Life Community Church hosts Christmas Tea for women
Life Community Church invites Mahomet women to a special holiday Christmas Tea on December 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. “We just wanted to reach out to the women of Mahomet,” Christine Augustine said. “That’s where our heart is; to expand this so that’s it’s not just a church event, […]
Chamber brings old-time Christmas feel back to Mahomet
Many who have grown-up in Mahomet remember the community coming together downtown during Christmas. And the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce is ready to bring that joyous feel back to Main Street as they present Village Christmas December 5, 6 and 7. “Growing up in Mahomet, I remember the Christmas […]