Author: Dani Tietz

Governor JB Pritzker announced Thursday that all Illinois residents age 16+ will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 12th. The plan comes on the back of President Joe Biden’s announcement that all adults in the United States over the age of 18 should be made eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than… Read more

The American Pickers are looking for leads as they make their way back to Illinois.  The popular History Channel show is scheduled to come to the Midwestern state in May.  “We are looking for different, unusual, and unique items too – something we’ve never seen before and with an interesting story,” an email for Cineflix… Read more

Construction on IL-150 at the intersection of Lake of the Woods Rd. has been postponed from March 15 to March 16 due to unfavorable weather conditions. The construction project will include replacing a sewer line under Rt.150/Oak Street on the east side of the Lake of the Woods Rd intersection. Traffic on Rt. 150/Oak Street… Read more

LeRoy police are looking for a white van that may be associated with littering in LeRoy and Mahomet earlier this week. Residents in Mahomet and LeRoy woke to find Ziploc bags with rocks and a note that was headed “White Lives Matter” followed by websites with misinformation about COVID-19.  Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler said… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Academic Challenge Team will move on to the State competition after winning the EIU Sectional.  The State competition will be in April. Team and individual results are below: Division 15002021 Academic Challenge Sectional Varsity Team Results1 – Mahomet-Seymour High School – 499.3292 – Champaign Central High School – 447.3483 – Mount Zion High… Read more

Standing at 6’9”, Mahomet-Seymour Junior Luke Koller has led the Bulldogs in rebounding for nine consecutive games. Despite a loss to Effingham, Koller began to find his rhythm with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. As Mahomet-Seymour rebounded, beating No. 10 Lincoln, Koller posted his first double-double of the season with a 10-point, 11-rebound… Read more

The Mahomet Daily will recognize Mahomet-Seymour High Schoolgraduates each week until graduation on May 28. Senior students will stillhave the opportunity to submit a photo and answer questions in theupcoming months. To participate, contact Principal Chad Benedict atcbenedict@ms.k12.il.us. Read more

In the last twelve months, everything on the ground has changed. But today I find myself in the same spot I was almost exactly a year ago: about 37,000 feet above the ground in a pressurized cabin with a little more than 100 people, looking down at the top of the clouds that are still… Read more

In the last twelve months, everything on the ground has changed. But today I find myself in the same spot I was almost exactly a year ago: about 37,000 feet above the ground in a pressurized cabin with a little more than 100 people, looking down at the top of the clouds that are still… Read more

The Champaign County Clerk’s office is notifying residents of a phone scam that was discovered late Tuesday afternoon. The scammer calls from 217-384-3720, the  County Clerk’s office main line, and asks for personal/banking information from individuals to help settle delinquent property taxes.  The Champaign County Clerk’s office will never personally contact individuals by phone to settle… Read more