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By Isabella Zarate In preparation for an upcoming grant application the Champaign County Forest Preserve (CCFPD) sought the public’s input regarding potential improvements to Buffalo Trace. Buffalo Trace is both a hiking and natural area located at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve.  According to Executive Director, Lorrie Pearson, “The Champaign County Forest Preserve… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band is ready to enter another dimension.  A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind into a wondrous land of imagination, between reality and fantasy, beyond which is known to man. The 160 members of the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band are ready to enter the Twilight Zone…and will bring the… Read more

It may not be a question constituents hear from taxing bodies often.  Is there a way to serve the public while saving taxpayers’ money?  With a consistent and reliable funding source, such as property tax dollars, there is always money coming into any taxing district, so, outside of working within the means of any fiscal… Read more

This photo album of the 2022 Mahomet Run is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2022-Mahomet-Area-Youth-Club-Run/. Read more

DeBorah Ault, a  Robert F. Smith summer intern at the Museum of the Grand Prairie at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will present “A Community Conversation: Exploring Local  African American Oral Histories from The Doris Hoskins Collection,” at the Champaign Public Library Douglass Branch, 504 E Grove St, Champaign, IL 61820, 2-3:30 p.m. The Museum… Read more

By: Molly Sandgren, Family Nurse Practitioner, Christie Clinic Health At Every Size (HAES) is a growing paradigm shift in the healthcare community.  At first, it can seem counterintuitive. Traditional medical approaches to weight include thinking of obesity as a disease that alone will increase the risk of disability and death. The consensus is if one… Read more

Classic Plumbing, a local plumbing company in Mahomet, Illinois is seeking a dynamic and diligent full time Lead Office Administrator. The ideal candidate is a hard-working professional able to undertake a variety of office support tasks and work diligently under pressure. This person will be comfortable working with a high degree of attention to detail,… Read more

This photo album of the Mahomet Pie Eating Contest is brought to you by Christie Clinic. . Photos were taken by Ethan Bice. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2022-Mahomet-Pie-Eating-Contest/. Read more

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that resurfacing of Interstate 57 in northern Champaign County begins July 18.  The work zone will extend 7 miles from Thomasboro to Rantoul in both directions and includes the south ramps at the Rantoul interchange (exit 250). One lane in each direction will remain open. Resurfacing of I-57 from… Read more

The closure of South Mahomet Road and 425E is being extended indefinitely. In order to construct a railroad crossing that will connect South Mahomet Road through the Mahomet-Seymour School District’s property, connecting the south side of Mahomet to the east, South Mahomet Road will be closed from Littlefield Lane around the 425E bend. from 425E… Read more