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Lincoln Trail students enjoy Hands Around the World
Lincoln Trail students dusted off their passports for a globe hopping trip that took them to 22 different countries, but still had them home by suppertime. In today’s school-wide cultural event, HANDS Around the World, classrooms were transformed into countries and a volunteer governors taught students about that country’s people and their culture. Students moved… Read more
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Creating a Butterfly Garden
Creating a butterfly oasis can be one of the most rewarding additions to any garden both in its beauty and its benefits to the environment. And with butterfly populations currently on the decline, inviting them to our gardens where they can flourish is essential for survival, both for them and us. Support the butterfly population… Read more
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Jack Russell’s Great White to headline Sangamon River Music Festival Friday night
The legendary 80’s classic rock band Jack Russell’s Great White will be the headliner for the Friday evening line-up of this year’s Sangamon River Music Festival. They rose to fame in the late 80’s with their smash hits “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” , “Rock Me” and many more. Jack Russell’s Great White features original lead… Read more
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Jack Russel’s Great White to headline Sangamon River Music Festival
Village Trustees tabled discussion on purchasing a new mower for the Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department Tuesday. Earlier this month, Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department Dan Waldinger submitted bids for the mower purchase to the Village Board. Waldinger received bids from local vendors, but he also received a $8,892.72 bed on a Toro Z Master… Read more
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Commentary: Village and School Board Forum
When I began to write for the Mahomet Daily two years ago, I told myself I wasn’t going to be a reporter who puts spin on articles. There are a lot of things that go on in this world, and everyone wants to throw their opinion and perspective into the ring. A lot of time,… Read more
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Corn Belt Fire Department ready to finalize new building
The Corn Belt Fire Department plans to build a new, seven-bay fire apparatus station along Franklin Street within the next year. Plans for the new station have been in the making for a couple years as the Department assessed its ability to serve residents and addressed needs for additional storage. Over a year ago, the… Read more
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Flora Design opens door, offers specialty floral arrangements
A new business is blooming in Mahomet. Flora Design officially opened their doors February 7,2015. Owners John and Julie Odum are longtime Mahomet residents and Julie Odum has operated a floral business out of her home for the last 15 years. Specializing in weddings, Odum and her husband were recently inspired to expand the business… Read more
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A Letter to the Students in Neon
A letter to the students in neon, You don’t know me. I am an old has-been cheerleader from MSHS past. Back in the olden days us cheerleaders spent countless hours coloring posters to make sure all the students knew where our games were and what time to be there. We couldn’t tweet “wear neon” and… Read more
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Baughman to retire next week, ready to spend time with grandchildren
“Some days, it’s just managing chaos,” said Barb Baughman, a 22-year veteran of the Mahomet-Seymour School system. And on this particular day at Middletown Prairie Elementary, she had to find a last-minute substitute teacher, she had 15 students tardy because of the time change, and she had four students needing to go home sick all… Read more
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Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit at MSJHS this weekend
Who blew the straw house down? Detectives Cindy and H.D. will dig to the bottom of this age-old crime as Mahomet-Seymour Junior High students present Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit on Friday and Saturday evening. A parody of the popular TV show, “Law and Order,” this Jonathan Rand play follows Detectives Cindy (Carly Pogue)… Read more