Mahomet Daily

BOOM-JAM gives opportunity to all musicians While most people in Central Illinois follow their favorite bands over the weekend, Boomerang’s Bar and Grill in Urbana has successfully integrated BOOM-JAM into their Monday night music scene. “Monday nights do better than some of our Saturdays,” Boomerang’s owner Tom Grassman said. Grassman, […]

The Mahomet Chamber of Commerce named First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust the 2013 Business of the Year Tuesday night. “We feel completely honored,” Assistant Vice President Elisha Walters said. “Everyone has been on cloud nine. So many businesses and community members do so much outside of their daily jobs. It […]

  According to game results at the Sangamon Elementary Super Bowl Thursday, the Denver Broncos have a good chance of winning Sunday. The annual game, which excites sleepy children to pop out of bed before school, has been a Sangamon tradition for years. “The kids always asked about the Super […]

Short, grey days and cold weather are generally enough to drive even the most optimistic of us into a bit of a funk. And we’ve had more than our fair share this January – making it very hard to be motivated to exercise and eat well. Truth be told – […]

Jason Goodner was recognized as the Seymour Fire Department “Fireman of the Year” at the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tuesday night. Goodner, a firefighter and EMR, joined the Seymour Fire Department in 2012 after several local farmers had encouraged for years as they gathered at the Top Flight grain […]

Busey Bank Mahomet hosted a luncheon for 12 community leaders Wednesday. The Village of Mahomet, Cornbelt Fire Department, Mahomet Public LIbrary, Champaign County Forest Preserve and Mahomet-Seymour Schools were represented. Busey Vice President Cheryl Zindars said the lunch was an opportunity for Busey to show appreciation for the work the […]

After three years of service on the Cornbelt Fire Department, Mahomet resident Travis Molitor was recognized as the Cornbelt “Fireman of the Year” by the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. Molitor learned of the honor in December at the Cornbelt Fire Department Annual Banquet. “I was taken back,” Molitor […]

I would like to blame this rut I am in on the fact that my skin has not felt the warmth of the sun in three months. Or maybe my antsiness comes from trying to find something for my kids to do almost every day of the week because they […]

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved several facility upgrades, including electrical upgrades and air conditioning units on the second floor of Sangamon Elementary and 10 classrooms at MSJHS on Tuesday. Board members approved $23,259 at Sangamon Elementary and $35,914 at MSJHS to upgrade the power grid in order to handle the […]

The best camera is the one you have with you. I have a fancy camera with fancy lenses, but my kids have become iPhone kids. Initially I struggled with accepting this because how can I have all this nice equipment, and not use it on my favorite subjects? Truth is […]