Author: Isabella Zarate

By Isabella Zarate This summer the Mahomet Market is returning to Main Street. Starting June 1 and running till August 31, vendors will set up in the green space at the corner of Main and Jefferson. Booths will be open every Wednesday evening from 4 to 7 p.m.  For the 2022 season, the Mahomet Area… Read more

By Isabella Zarate After 34 years in education, Mahomet-Seymour’s Beth Hawk is shutting a door and leaving her classroom one last time. Hawk graduated with a Business Education degree from the University of Illinois in ‘88, and later went on to Eastern Illinois University to earn her Master’s in Technology masters in technology in 2001.… Read more

By Isabella Zarate Spring is upon us, meaning warm, sunny days are near. After this year’s brutal winter season, many find themselves longing for some quality time outside, and it just so happens that the Kickapoo Rail Trail (KRT) provides the community just that.  The KRT has been a unique part of the community since… Read more

By Isabella Zarate For those familiar with the Mahomet-Seymour school district, the name Kim Johnson is likely to ring a bell. Johnson has been an educator with the schools for over three decades taking on the positions of second-grade teacher, third-grade teacher, and Instructional Coach for K-5.  Now, after 34 years in education, Johnson has… Read more

By Isabella Zarate If you have ever visited the Mahomet Public Library, you are likely to have run into Tammy Caputo. Caputo has been with the library for a total of 17 years, though her time has been broken up into two shifts.  In the 90s, Caputo joined the team as a Children’s Program Coordinator.… Read more

By Isabella Zarate If you’ve ever been to The Museum of the Grand Prarie, you are familiar with the detailed exhibits and their passion for the Champaign County community. It’s evident that the Museum staff has a dedication to history as they continuously are working to bring the past to life.  One way the Museum… Read more

By Isabella Zarate Will Culp is a husband, a father, a lawyer, and now the proud owner of the Culp Law Office on Main Street in Mahomet.  Law was not a first-choice career path for Culp. Though, according to him, “life has a funny way of bringing you to your path.” After college, Culp Spent… Read more

By Isabella Zarate This Friday while everyone hunkers down and bares the cold Brian Romanowski will take to the streets of downtown Mahomet, bracing the harsh winter weather. Romanowski, who is the Pastor of Mahomet’s First Baptist Church, will be spending the night outside to raise funds and awareness for C-U at Home, and the… Read more

By Isabella Zarate Phones are ringing.  Four antsy people sway left to right looking over the counter checking the time as they wait in line. Empty bottles scatter the counter, waiting to be filled.  The phones are ringing.  Fifteen cars inch along the drive-through.  Patients awaiting a COVID test grow eager; others awaiting prescriptions even… Read more

Editor’s Note: The following account of the IASB Conference is taken from a FOIA response from the Mahomet-Seymour School District. Board presidents were sent questions in December. The Mahomet Daily did not hear back from Mahomet-Seymour. By Isabella Zarate Time and space to gather for collaboration have been difficult to find as the world continues… Read more