Author: Dani Tietz

Approximately 70 people gathered in the Mahomet Police Department parking lot to pray for first responders Monday evening. Pastor Jason Schifo of Community Evangelical Free Church Mahomet said it was time to pray for unity. Standing in the middle of a socially distanced circle, he didn’t have an agenda other than just to allow a… Read more

Mahomet’s Jennifer Wagner feels that it’s time for her business, En Route Fashion Boutique to offer something more to the community. En Route is expected to move from the west side of town at 401 W Oak St. to the Churchill Crossing Development on east IL-150 in the fall.  In addition to En Route’s popular… Read more

There’s always time to learn something new.  That was especially true in March, April and May. Mahomet’s Haken Anderson learned how to sew, and how to make masks during the first months of the Illinois stay-at-home order. His classmate KJ Jackson spent part the better part of July learning how to put ribbon, hooks and… Read more

To some the vertical rocks in front of Mahomet’s Yo Yo’s resemble art. To others, mostly children, they look like a climbing challenge.  But to owners Matt and Alice Pommier, the rocks remind them of a time when the Sangamon Elementary playground was filled with shouting and laughter. It was the spring of 2017, and… Read more

The unpredictability of summer 2020 has left nothing untouched.  Even pastimes, such as childhood sports, have been canceled or modified to curb the spread of COVID-19.  In the last two months, high school coaches, athletes and athletic directors in Illinois have taken what they can get. They have spent time working on agility, strength and… Read more

A local public health department holds the same role in a pandemic as it does during an infectious outbreak: to educate the public and mitigate the spread of communicable infections.  The difference, though, is that when the world is in a pandemic, the public health department’s work and role is highlighted, and often under scrutiny.… Read more

There is a lot of anxiety in the air. Whether a parent is worried about what back-to-school plan a district might choose or how to keep their child and family safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many questions without concrete answers. Carle’s Neena Tripathy, MD, associate medical director of Pediatrics, said that the best… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will vote on school reopening plans on July 20.  The decision will define how school begins on August 19; however, prior to that decision, the discussion will center around how each plan affects nearly 3,000 students and approximately 300 staff members. Gov. JB Pritzker has given local control to local… Read more

For more photos of this event, visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/July-Paign-to-Peace-March-Mahomet/. Prior to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, both ‘Paign to Peace protesters and the Mahomet Police Department felt like they were on the same page. But at 1 p.m., while standing in the parking lot of Lincoln Trail Elementary School in July heat, it became obvious… Read more

A petition in support of the plan submitted to the board of education by the Mahomet-Seymour task force is circulating on social media.  “Mahomet-Seymour United for Teachers and Safe Reopening” asks the school board to consider 11 things: Invite tasks force members to make a presentation on their proposed reopening plans Fully accept the plans… Read more