Category: Local

Bridle Brook has an opportunity for Mahomet residents to spread Christmas cheer to senior residents. To join the Adopt-a-Resident program call 217-586-3200. Read more

I’m not pretending to be in a position to speak for all houses of worship. I am not even pretending to be in a place to speak for the whole of the one I attend. However, as someone on staff at a church during a pandemic, I do have some things on my heart, and… Read more

Congratulations to Iman Zainab Hussain for achieving an MBA on December 12, 2020 from Illinois State University.  From a young age Iman always excelled in academics and arts. As an older sister, she’s helped teach me in many subjects, even when it was difficult to accept her help she never gave up on trying. From… Read more

Seymour’s Santa Run may be the next best thing to actually witnessing the Big Man in Red coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 20, around 2 p.m., Santa will be escorted by the Seymour Fire Department’s new fire truck as he makes his way through the streets of Seymour, handing out presents… Read more

About TashaTasha Schifo is an over thinker. She is currently overthinking how to tell you about herself. She really wants you to know Jesus loves you. She also wants you to know some days she may be a horrible example of Jesus. Try not to hold that against her, because she will overthink that, too. … Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet United Methodist Church is adapting a modern-day version to an age-old adage originally applied to postmen. “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail” … has gained an extra phrase … “nor a pandemic” will keep the church from celebrating the Christmas season. It has taken some creative planning… Read more

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – More than 107,000 Illinois workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a 45-percent increase over the week before as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc on the state and national economies. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported that there were 107,616 new claims filed during the week that… Read more

Concerns about how to maintain an equitable system of class rank at Mahomet-Seymour High School  during adjusted models of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted building leadership, including Principal Chad Benedict, Counselor Tim Lybarger, Division Chairs and Mahomet-Seymour School Board Member Colleen Schultz to re-evalute the district’s honor system. During the Nov. 17 school board… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Matt Hensley’s day time work week the past few days didn’t look all that different from years past. The Mahomet-Seymour High School athletic director has been finalizing sports schedules for the 2021-22 school year, a task that is generally completed about a year in advance. “I’ve been polishing our boys’ basketball… Read more

Justin Taylor, the owner of JT Walker’s, located 401 E. Main St., posted.on Facebook that after 12 years, the Mahomet establishment will closeits doors. Taylor said that the restaurant would stay open until (Sunday) Dec. 13. “The last 12 years have not been easy,” Taylor wrote. “They have beenfilled with many achievements and many losses.… Read more