Category: Local

By Zainab Susi 2020 has felt like the longest year in recent memory, but it’s almost over and we are about to begin 2021. A new year. Sadly, the coronavirus pandemic is not over, and still countless families, workers, and businesses are struggling. My heart goes out to the people who have lost jobs, homes,… Read more

The Christmas season has arrived, and so has Dana Martin’s 5G Packs Joy donation drive. “5G Packs Joy was inspired by my fifth grade students in memory of their friend and classmate, Joel Roberts,” says Dana Martin, fifth grade teacher at Lincoln Trail, “We have kept his legacy alive by serving families in our community… Read more

The Illinois State Board of Education has released guidance for assessment administration in the spring 2021, but several Illinois’ education unions are calling for standardized testing to be put off this school year. In a joint letter with the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the Illinois Principals Association, and the Illinois Association… Read more

About Mindy Mindy Spencer is the Director of Alumni Relations for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is also one of the founders of the Mahomet Seymour Equity Alliance. Mindy is a Mahomet-Seymour High School alumna. She has a BS in Environmental Economics and  an MBA in… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Dan Ryan taught an entire school year worth of mathematics classes last summer. The lessons weren’t for advanced students or for ones enrolled in summer school. They were for teen-agers at Mahomet-Seymour High School who are currently enrolled in either pre-calculus or honors geometry. Despite his advance efforts, Ryan isn’t taking… Read more

Yellow & Co., 604 E. Main Street, Suite C, Masks Required to Enter, This week at Yellow & Co. tees and sweatshirts 25 % off! We have restocked our puzzles and candles! New arrivals every day. Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4 Winderson’s Creations, 601 E Main St, Suite 105, find something that speaks to your soul.… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour School District will begin rapid antigen testingto help identify COVID-19 among Mahomet-Seymour staff and enrolledstudents beginning Jan. 11. With a valid consent form, eligible individuals will be able to betested at a drive-through facility in the bus lane at Mahomet-SeymourJr. High School on Mondays, an asynchronous learning day for thedistrict, from 8 a.m… Read more

By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinois | Report For Americartroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The state is soliciting computers and related equipment from individuals and companies as part of a new program announced Wednesday that will distribute refurbished devices to low-income households. The Computer Equity Network is a collaboration between the state, the non-profit PCs for People, municipal… Read more

Minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another $1/hour again come Jan. 1, 2021. This will be the third increase since Jan. 1, 2020 when the minimum wage moved from $8.25/hour to $9.25/hour. On July 1, 2020, the minimum wage moved to $10/hour. Annual $1/hour increases until 2025 will bring minimum wage in Illinois… Read more

Not all gifts come in packages with bows. A gift to Veteran Erica Kennedy came with a knock on the door, friends and family, and David Jones, the owner of Kingdom Lawn Care and Lighting, stating that she had been nominated for  Christmas Decor’s Decorated Family Program. “She was actually nominated by four different people,”… Read more