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Mahomet-Seymour Foundation Celebrate Art April 9
After creating many art pieces over the 2016-2017 school year, art students in the Mahomet-Seymour School District will be honored at Celebrate Art on April 9 in the Mahomet-Seymour High School Commons. Artwork, including drawings, paintings and pottery will be on display for the public to browse from 1-4 p.m. Awards for “Best of Show”… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Election Map Explained
While the Champaign County Sample ballots for April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election are not ready at this time, it is important to understand the difference between the Village of Mahomet and the outskirts of town. On the map above, the highlighted pink/peach area, taken from the public map at the County GIS, is roughly the… Read more
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MSJHS Production of Bye-Bye Birdie this weekend
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Drama Department will present its first student-led musical production, Bye Bye Birdie Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The department began preparing for the production last year when Sponsors Miranda Crawford and Beth Hensley decided to help students develop the skills needed to put a play together. “The students have really… Read more
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Early registration for Run for the Library ends Saturday
The Run for the Library will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April. 1 at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. Proceeds from the 5K run/walk are 10K run are split between the Friends for the Library and the Mahomet Rotary Club. The Friends of the Library help the Mahomet Public Library offer programs… Read more
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All the things women cannot do today
Written by Faith Swartzendruber and Dani Tietz Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s also recently heralded as a “Day Without a Woman”. A day when women are supposed to wear red, not go to work, not spend money in stores, to protest and give to charitable organizations that advance our values. If that’s… Read more
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Museum of the Grand Prairie 2017 Exhibit Grand Opening March 11
The Museum of the Grand Prairie is ready to introduce its 2017 exhibit titled “Horses are Quiet, Tractors are Loud.” A grand opening celebration will include antique tractors and a Clydesdale horse on March 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. “Horses are Quiet, Tractors are Loud” follows the progression of replacing horse-powered farms with tractor-powered… Read more
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Project 47 offers barbecue and flatbreads
It was a whirlwind that generally takes business owners months or years to develop, but Justin Taylor and Brent Chester opened Project 47 Smokehouse located at 101 N. Lombard St. in under a week. Once Main Street Wingery closed last week, Walker and Chester enlisted the help of family and friends to revamp the… Read more
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Noh transitions to take over Woodruff’s dental office
As Dr. Valerie Woodruff prepares to retire, Dr. David Noh is learning the ins and outs of Woodruff’s office located at 200 Eastwood Drive. Noh purchased Woodruff’s office earlier this year, but continues to work part-time with his former employer until the end of March. Woodruff will continue to see patients until April 1 when… Read more
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Fifth-grade students learn independence through Rube Goldberg project
Fifth-grade students in Sandy Prather’s and Dana Martin’s classes are celebrating their first and second place wins at the Rube Goldberg contest at the University of Illinois Saturday. The Lincoln Trail classes scored higher than others in the 15-class competition. Contestants in this year’s Rube Goldberg competition were given specifications and requirements after they came… Read more
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FFA presents Desserts and Dinner Auction this Sunday
The Mahomet-Seymour FFA program will host its second annual Dessert Auction and Dinner at Mahomet-Seymour High School on March 5 at 4:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $6 can be purchased at the door before the event begins. The money raised at the Dessert and Dinner Auction will be used to help curb the expenses… Read more