Author: Dani Tietz

An information night for prospective students and their parents will be held at Parkland College Thursday, Nov. 2, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Parkland’s Student Union (U wing). This event is free and open to the public. High school students and their parents can get the scoop on college, including information about the hottest… Read more

Congratulations to Maddie Fugate and Jaden Klaus of the Mahomet-Seymour FFA Chapter for being named the National Winner in the AgriScience Fair in Division 6 of Animal Systems! Read more

Photo and Article by Fred Kroner Doris Wenzel has written a book and a play. On rare occasions, she has done illustrations for other books. Her 27-year-old Mahomet company (Mayhaven Publishing) has printed nearly 300 books, including ones co-authored by Burt Hall and actor Ed Asner (who played Lou Grant), and another by David Selby… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour School board lowered the bid price for Sangamon Elementary to $600,000 Thursday morning. The bid process began in 2015 when the board established the first bid price for Sangamon at $1.8 million. In August of 2015, the board heard from appraiser Steve Whitsitt who said the 3.6 acres property value, after the Village… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Junior High celebrates eighth-grade students by recognizing students of the month. September’s recipients were (from left to right): Audry Gerow, Cecelia Abramson, Kameron Frost, Eli Barton, Stevie Pogue and Broch Apperson. Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Junior High celebrates eighth-grade students by recognizing students of the month. September’s recipients were (from left to right): Audry Gerow, Cecelia Abramson, Kameron Frost, Eli Barton, Stevie Pogue and Broch Apperson. Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team picked up an IHSA Regional win 25-21, 23-25, 25-21 over Unity Tuesday. Ainsley Ranstead has 12 kills, Savannah Matthews had 11 kills, 3 assists and 15 digs. Hannah Buzicky added 15 digs and 2 aces. Kayin Garner had 34 assists. The Bulldogs will play Champaign Central on Thursday at 6 pm @ Central. Read more

Honoring America’s Veterans is something the Mahomet community prides itself in each year. Mahomet-Seymour School do not close down, but instead, host Veterans from all backgrounds to recognize them with students who get to see their heroes up close. The same holds true for the Living Flag Celebration at Mahomet Christian Church. Each year, the church… Read more

Planning a wedding can be full of drama, but when the Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, hold the reigns to plan Tina Jo’s antebellum-inspired wedding, planning turns into Southern farce that unveils family secrets that make even the bride and groom disappear. Twelve Mahomet-Seymour actors will portray the story of the hilariously over-the-top “Dearly… Read more

James Cornelius, Curator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum will present “Lincoln and Science, Lincoln and Nature” at the Museum of the Grand Prairie on October 29 at 2 p.m. For a boy who grew up in nature, Lincoln had a keen eye for the scientific explanation. That’s not unusual–but his abilities in some scientific… Read more