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Safewise, which provides unbiased views on home security systems, has recognized the Mahomet community as the 34th safest town in Illinois. Analyzing FBI crime data, Safewise comprised the ranking while looking at the amount of violent and property crimes per 1,000 residents. It found that Mahomet has .98 violent crimes and 6.27 property crimes per… Read more

Cindy Watson: Kindergarten Teacher Cindy grew up in South Florida and attended Stetson University in DeLand where she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Cindy returned to the South Florida area and taught kindergarten for 11 years before marrying her husband David. A job transfer brought them to the Mahomet area… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board met on July 17, 2017. Read more

It’s every child’s fantasy to take off on an adventure with the Cat and the Hat. With this weekend’s performance of Seussical by the Urbana Park District Summer Youth Theatre, children and adults alike can be transported into Dr. Seuss’ magical worlds full of colorful characters, songs and laughter. Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen… Read more

Bright orange mouthguards caught spectator’s’ eyes last fall as the Mahomet-Seymour Football team donned custom-made mouth guards. But the mouthguards were for more than show. Illinois high school football players are required to wear helmets and pads to protect their body and mouthguards to protect their teeth upon collision. Knowing this, and knowing how custom-made… Read more

On Friday, August 4 and Saturday, August 5, 2017, the 22nd Annual Mahomet Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and MACY/MPRD 1 Mile Fun Run will be held to benefit the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC).  In previous years, the half marathon, and 5K events attracted more than 800 participants from across the Midwest and beyond, including… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour native Taylor Crowley was named the Ms. Fisher Fair Queen Tuesday night. Read more

While education may not have been on Mahomet-Seymour School’s Superintendent Dr. Lindsay Hall’s radar as a young woman, being a part of education is built into her DNA. “Maybe I couldn’t quite overcome the draw to education,” she said. “My grandparents were educators. My grandfather was a junior high principal and my grandmother was a… Read more

Attention coffee lovers: if you are anything like Dave and Laura Helbling, who have been on a quest to find the best coffee, then you’re in luck. The Heblings will open ZuZu’s Fresh Roast Coffee tomorrow, July 11. While Laura has held an entrepreneurial spirit her whole life, it took a Christmas gift of fresh… Read more