trim.2F0A8A9B-51B6-4503-881B-6A3E2F0EEE64 Students in Margaret Miller and Chuck Durst’s fourth grade classes held a “Shakes and Quakes” today at Lincoln Trail. The “Shakes and Quakes” was part of a special science project the classes worked on with University of Illinois professor Bill Spencer, two visiting faculty from China, a graduate student […]
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Somewhere in the messy room
Let me set the scene for you. I have two daughters, 15 and 12 years, and one son, who is 10-years old. Sometimes I try to imagine how other people see my kids. You may look at one child who always stands out by the way she dresses and see […]
Taffies Cafe opens in Mahomet
A long-time family favorite breakfast spot opened its doors to Mahomet Wednesday. Taffies Family Restaurant, which was located on Mattis in Champaign for over 30 years, closed its doors in August. But Wednesday, the Vanmatre family, which has been part of the Taffies’ family for 20 years, opened Taffies Cafe […]
Principal’s Advisory Council Benefits High School, Students
When Mahomet Seymour High School Principal Shannon Cheek wants to know what improvements can be made in his school, he turns to the people who know best: his students. The Principal’s Advisory Council, which started last year, provides students with the opportunity to share ideas, offer suggestions and discuss concerns, […]
Six-year old to receive cancer treatments in Germany
Your children are playing outside. You hear a car’s tires screech on the street. And for a few minutes, until you locate all your children, the world moves in slow motion and your body is numb. For the last two years, that is how six-year old Olivia Anagnostopoulos’ parents, George […]
It’s All About the Benjamins: Village board votes to lift ban on video gambling
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees voted to lift the ban on video gambling in Mahomet with a 4-2 vote Tuesday night. Trustees Vicki Cook and Don Lynn voted against the measure. Video gambling has been illegal within Village limits since 2009 when the Trustees voted to see how […]
Board to take action on video gambling issue next Tuesday
The Village Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday night to hear additional information on video gambling within Village limits during their regularly scheduled study session. The State of Illinois voted to allow video gaming machines in qualifying licensed establishments, in 2009. After the state legislature legalized video gaming in those establishments, […]
MS Madrigal Dinner Steeped in Tradition
June: When other Mahomet Seymour high school students were thinking about summer fun with friends, a small group was thinking about Christmas. That group of students belonged to an elite assembly of singers: MSHS’s Madrigals. And all the planning and preparation that started on June 1st, will culminate in their […]
Mahomet community to come together for Thanksgiving service
Thanksgiving gatherings come in many different shapes and sizes. For decades, the Mahomet Ministerial Alliance has given Mahomet residents the chance to gather with neighbors and friends to celebrate the year’s blessings. “I think we are all part of the same team,” First Baptist Church Pastor Brian Romanowski said. “We […]
Letter to the Editor: Video Gambling Machines are the New “Crack Cocaine”
The U.S. National Gambling Impact Study Commission highlighted in its Final Report that electronic gambling machines (EGMs) constituted the new “crack cocaine” for addicting gamblers. The U.S. Congressional Commission concluded that any states with EGMs convenient to the public needed to re-criminalize those machines. Modern casino gambling revenues come 90% […]
