Mahomet Daily

Mahomet resident Mark Webb addressed the Mahomet-Seymour School Board Monday, hoping to find answers about the Mahomet-Seymour School Board’s “informal discussions” regarding the potential hire of Rick Johnston as a building construction consultant for the addition and renovation of the Middletown Prairie Elementary building. The Mahomet Daily asked McComb to […]

After 10 years in the Mahomet-Seymour School District and more than 30 years in the public education system, Mary Weaver, Director of Curriculum and Instruction is retiring at the end of June. Weaver said that being a teacher was something she always wanted to pursue. “I think I wanted to […]

Performing on Broadway is a dream many performers never realize. But for 86 Mahomet-Seymour High School choral students, that dream came to fruition when they traveled to Cleveland and New York for five days in June. Prior to leaving for the Big Apple, Choral Directors Jill Rinkel and Nicole Kuglich […]

My son thinks I hate him. I think any 11-year old boy who has a  mom who makes them do math or reading in the summer months might think his mom hates him. There are three words you hope you never hear when you’re a mom: “I hate you!” and […]

Waiting 13 years to open your dream business may seem like a task for a saint, but Emily Kroner wouldn’t change the time leading up to opening Lucky Moon Pies and More for anything. A Mahomet native, Emily Kroner, formerly Emily Moon, spent 20-some years away from Mahomet only to […]

Buying a home can be exhausting, exciting and fulfilling—all at the same time. In celebration of American Housing Month in June, Busey Home Mortgage shares helpful and practical home buying tips to avoid potential pitfalls. Create a checklist. List all items, amenities and desires as you weigh prospective homes, and […]

Addiction is not only something that can ruin an individual’s life, but it can also ruin the lives of the individual’s children, spouse, co-worker or neighborhood. For 10 years, Lifeline Connect in Urbana has worked with six or seven men a year who suffer from substance abuse problems to break […]

Seymour Start your Fourth of July Celebration off right with the Seymour Fourth of July Parade and Car Show. The parade begins at 10 a.m. The Seymour Fourth of July Parade which started in 1975 with a Boy Scout troop and a fire engine has grown to include over 100 […]

In a downtown that used to be filled with antique shops, Courtney Benting and Jacob Waller decided to bring Restored Market Co. to Main Street because of Mahomet’s charm and need for an antique shopping experience. “We’ve been told many many times (downtown) used to be all antiques,” Benting said. […]

Many Mahomet parents know about the array of athletic summer camps available to Mahomet students, but for parents with creative young minds, artistic camps are often hard to find. Knowing there was a need to art and music camps, particularly for junior high and high school students, Mahomet Lutheran Church […]