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A postal address doesn’t always mean everyone in a community pays the same amount of taxes. Such is the case with the Mahomet community. According to a 2016 special census, 8,400 residents live under the jurisdiction of the Village of Mahomet. A look at the 2016 population for the zip code 61853 shows that 13,453… Read more

The Village of Mahomet will review an annexation policy presented by Village Administration at the Tuesday, June 12 Board of Trustees meeting. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Village Administration Building. According to Illinois Municipal Code, areas outside of the Village limits, but contiguous to the Village limits, may be annexed… Read more

To have your Vacation Bible School listed on the Mahomet Daily, email dani@mahometnews.com with a graphic and registration information. [one_half] June 11th through June 14th, 9:30am-11:30am. Free family picnic lunch each day. There is no cost to attend the Rolling River Adventure! This adventure is open to all kids 4 years-old through 5th grade (For… Read more

Help the Champaign County Forest Preserve kickoff their summer concert series with Candy Foster and The Shades of Blue on Sunday, June 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Candy Foster has entertained the Central Illinois area with upbeat blues hits from Etta James, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, among others, for more than 50… Read more

Musicians Mike Ingram and the Caleb Cook Band will kick off the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series on from 4 to 8 p.m. on June 8 at Barber Park. The kick-off event will also feature several food trucks and the Mahomet Farmer’s Market will be moved from the Mahomet Community Center to Barber Park… Read more

The Mahomet Diamond Dogs will host their 13th annual 9U and 10U baseball tournament at 13 Acres Park on June 9 and 10. Tournament play will consist of eight teams in pool play beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. A Home Run Derby will take place from 2:15-4 p.m. on Saturday also. The Mahomet community is invited… Read more

America was everything they had imagined it would be. And while Francesca Morichelli and Emanuele Lo Giudice, foreign exchange students from Italy, arrived back in their homeland this week, both students said they cannot wait to come back. Everything the two had learned about America prior to their eight-month stay came from the internet and… Read more

The Board of Education will hold a special board meeting on Monday, June 4th at 6:15 pm.  The meeting will be held in the Administrative Conference Room. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Meeting-Packet-1.pdf%22] Read more

She wanted to leave teaching in the same way that she worked: behind the scenes. After 31 years dedicated to the Mahomet-Seymour School system, 20 as a paid employee and 11 as a classroom volunteer, MSHS Math Instructor Angie Gruner has retired. In 1985, Gruner student taught in the district. “ I fell in love… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The first time Mahomet’s Tim Glumac served a day as page for Republican state Senator Chapin Rose, he wasn’t fully prepared. “We had to borrow a blazer,” said Patti Glumac, his mother. That was when Tim was in fifth grade. He is now finishing up his sophomore year at Mahomet-Seymour and… Read more