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MS-PTO makes contributions to elementary schools
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board accepted $27,184.39 from the Mahomet-Seymour PTO on Dec. 16. The MS-PTO appropriately divides money raised during the Dawg Walk between Middletown, Sangamon and Lincoln Trail based on the number of students within each school on the sixth day of school. Prior to allocating the money, the […]
Ashley and the Goose make debut at Uncle Buck’s Saturday
There’s nothing like performing music at home for Ashley and the Goose. Mahomet graduates, Ashley Cox and Richard Geese (“Goose”), connected three years ago when Champaign Freight picked up Cox as a vocalist. Champaign Freight split up after their lead guitarist moved to Arizona, but Goose and Cox stayed in […]
Library welcomes community opinion to develop new five-year plan
After three years in a new building, the Mahomet Public Library has put together a task force of community members to gather input on the future of the library. “This strategic planning helps us determine the major things people want so we can put the money we have in the […]
Mahomet housing market perspective, outlook for 2014
Depending on whether you have been a buyer, seller, or homeowner in the Mahomet area in the last few years, you may have discovered that the real estate market within the friendly confines of the Mahomet-Seymour School District can range from seductive to vexing. It’s all a matter of perspective. […]
3M eBooks and audiobooks available at the Mahomet Public Library
Mahomet Public Library (MPL) patrons can now find an extended eBook and audiobook catalogue through the 3M Cloud Library. MPL gained access to the 3M Cloud Library through membership with the Illinois Heartland Library System. Patrons can use their library card to directly download eBooks to eReaders, iPad and Android […]
Breakfast option served at Lincoln Trail and Middletown
The Mahomet-Seymour School District and ARAMARK will offer breakfast to students at Lincoln Trail and Middletown Early Childhood Center beginning Jan. 14. Mahomet-Seymour High School has served breakfast to 25 to 30 kids per day for several years. In previous years, Lincoln Trail provided breakfast for 20 to 30 students […]
A lovely mess
A lovely mess; this is an apt phrase to describe the birth of Christ. We have lost the imagery of this truth within our lives. When one sees Christmas within modernity, the story of Christ has seemingly become “white noise” within the landscape of a commercialized holiday. The story is […]
Girls Scout Troop become superheros for children
Girl Scout Troop 2066 finished their community service requirements by making superhero capes for Crisis Nursery on Dec. 10. With the completed project, the girls earned their Agent of Change Journey badges. The journey included units on the Power of Me, the Power of Team and the Power of Community. […]
Athletic facilities included in district’s 20-year plan
While providing educational environments which create up-to-date learning opportunities for staff and students is the focus of the 20-year facility proposal which was presented to Mahomet-Seymour school board members on Dec. 4, the plan also included much needed athletic facility maintenance and upgrades. Superintendent Rick Johnston believes all the facility […]