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For a 17-year old boy, getting ready to graduate high school in Sibley, IL, freedom may be working on his father’s farm or going off to college, but when Pearl Harbor was attacked and boys all over the United States began to get drafted, 17-year old Art Leenerman knew that he, too, would be going… Read more

American Legion Post 1015 Memorial Day Message 2017 I feel honored and privileged to be asked to speak at this event once again. I want to begin by saying thank you for taking the time to participate in this event. I want to honor our time together today because time is a precious commodity. It… Read more

For retiring Sangamon Principal Mark Cabutti, everything comes back to relationships. Cabutti’s interest in reaching a large group of people led him into communications as a young college student, but once he realized that being a TV or radio personality was a one-way communication path, he decided to choose another career. “I’ve always enjoyed kids,… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour School Board President Max McComb confirmed that the Board of Education has had ‘informal’ discussions on retaining Superintendent Rick Johnston as a building consultant during the renovation and addition to Middletown Prairie Elementary. “The Board of Education has no plans to retain Rick Johnston in any administrative capacity,” McComb said. “There have been informal… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Schools Foundation will celebrate their mission of providing educational resources to the Mahomet-Seymour Schools during their annual Bulldog Bash fundraiser on May 12. This year’s fundraiser will include a casual dinner buffet alongside a live entertainment by Chicago’s premier dance band, Hey Jimmy at The City Center from 6 to 11 p.m. Like… Read more

The Mahomet Area Youth Club is asking the Mahomet community for financial support as the club moves from 601 E Franklin St to 700 W Main Street, formerly New Hope Fellowship Church, this spring. MAYC closed on the sale of the new property Tuesday morning. While much of the construction and renovation costs will be… Read more

Lexi Mohr: Nominated by English Teacher Diane Guth Lexi works especially hard in class and is patient and helpful with other students. She desires to move into an honors level yet has asked in a polite way what she can do to perhaps be moved up. She shows consistent leadership in class, responds actively and… Read more

Sometimes the heart can be quick and reactive. Other times it can be slow and deliberate. For Mahomet resident Judith Adanma Johnson, art has always been a way to understand and express her heart. “I’m going to be very frank and a little vulnerable here because I think it’s important,” Adanma Johnson said. “Art has… Read more

After 30 years serving the Mahomet community, Dentist Val Woodruff is retiring and moving back “home” to Washington state where she grew up and where she met her husband. “This is such a mixed blessing,” Woodruff said. “I am so happy to be going home. But I am so sad to be leaving my family… Read more