Author: Dani Tietz

The 2021 Spring Mahomet Community Garage Sales are scheduled for September 10 and 11. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free online and print garage sale guide. Listings for the guide can be emailed to news@mahometnews.com until Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. The printed map will be distributed locally on the morning of Sept. 9. For… Read more

Go back in time and experience what life was like in nineteenth-century east-central Illinois at Prairie Stories at the Museum of the Grand Prairie from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 11. The day begins with artisan demonstrations (including blacksmithing featuring renowned blacksmiths and outdoor cooking. Hands-on activities like candle dipping and butter churning… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Junior Ainsley Winters is leading the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team heading into their third week of play.  Coming off a 2020 Sectional appearance, Winters earned top honors as the Bulldogs defeated Tuscola on Aug. 17.  She went on to lead her team in a win over Normal West, shooting a 44 at Lake… Read more

Developments on the west side of Champaign County led to growth for communities like Champaign, Mahomet and Fisher according to 2020 Census results. Over the last decade, Champaign gained 7,247 residents (88,302) while the Mahomet population increased by 2,176 (9,343) and Fisher by 181 (2,062). On the southwest side of Champaign County, Savoy also realized… Read more

This photo album of the 2021 Mahomet Music Festival Parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/. Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker has issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, for all residents of Illinois beginning Aug. 30. Additionally, all healthcare workers, including nursing home employees, all pre-k-12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students will now be required to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine… Read more

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined  by local officials and community leaders Monday to announce the start of construction on a new Interstate 57/74 interchange located in Champaign County. The $216.8 million project will rebuild the original interchange built more than 50 years ago, improve safety and mobility, and create… Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills Friday that update the state’s sex education standards in K-12 schools. In Illinois, public schools aren’t required to offer sex education courses. Earlier in the year, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) proposed sex ed be mandated, and that curriculum should be aligned with culturally competent and medically accurate standards.… Read more

The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of… Read more

Monday night’s Mahomet-Seymour School Board meeting may have been an indication of what’s to come as students return to school on Aug. 18.  With less than 36 hours until the first bell rings, emotions ran high and the uncertainty that has plagued school-aged parents for 18 months was still present.  Superintendent Lindsey Hall said there… Read more