Author: Press Release

To the editor:Just a year ago, who would have dreamed we’d be fighting for our children’s education. Yet here we are, in a battle for our children’s right to attend in-person school. Imploring for the right to CHOOSE to send our children to more in-person days of attendance while others have the right to CHOOSE… Read more

The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020. The Big Ten will require student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field for all practices and games to undergo daily antigen testing. Test results must be completed and… Read more

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met virtually for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 14, 2020, where the Board approved several updates to the IHSA Return To Activities guidelines, while also providing guidance on the IHSA’s independent team participation rule for the 2020-21 school year. The Board updated its Return… Read more

The University of Illinois Extension has announced that TEConomy Partners, LLC, a firm specializing in impact assessments, values the annual economic and functional benefits of Illinois Extension at over $603 million, about 10 times the $60.9 million annual budget of the university unit. Extension operates in all of Illinois’ 102 counties, and its programs are… Read more

By Adi Puckett from Root 2 Branches In the humble village of Mahomet, IL, there is a bit of confusion surrounding something we Christians seem to take for granted. The new school season is about to kick off, and a lot of things are going to be different this year. Not only do we have… Read more

As I sit and watch the Mahomet-Seymour School Board I must say that I am very disappointed in the lack of action that takes place in a meeting, and how decisions that need to be made, are never made.  In the search for answers related to COVID-19, there are still hesitations and a “forced agenda”… Read more

A response to Mahomet Seymour School Board member Jeremy Henrich: You cited the Declaration of Independence, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, …]’.  You then stated that because equality was endowed by our creator, it is proof that equality exists. You believe that because God created all people… Read more

Editor’s Note: The formal complaint by Rita Conerly was addressed by Mayor Sean Widener at the Village of the Mahomet Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night. The following includes the statement by Widener and the report the Village of Mahomet released on the complaints against Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler. Mayor Sean Widener’s Statement regarding… Read more

To the Editor: MISSION STATEMENT “The mission of the Mahomet Police Department is to safeguard the lives and property of the citizens we serve.  We will work in partnership with the community to enforce the law impartially, protect lives, and enhance public safety.  We will at all times conduct ourselves with the highest ethical standards and we… Read more

To the Editor: I would like to open my letter with gratitude in thanking those such as Michelle Matthews, Paul Saban, and Maggie Kinnamon, along with those in the community of Mahomet who have been very supportive throughout this time. My experience in Mahomet had been a peaceful one prior to July 8th, 2020.  On… Read more