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What I have learned about Kindergartners- “Bubble gum, bubble gum in a dish…” is still a thing They will do anything to get a construction paper bumble bee Loose teeth are life Mrs. Kennedy’s hats are the bees knees They know more about iPads than most adults They complain about not getting enough time for… Read more

Bonnie Moxley, Head Coach of the Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Cross Country and Track programs, was notified last week that she, along with six other candidates, will be inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January. Moxley, who has coached for 31 years, spent her first 10 years at University… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour School District will hold a Special Board meeting on November 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm for approval of the superintendent candidate to begin in their role on July1, 2017.Dr. Lindsey Hall will be presented on Monday as that candidate. Dr. Lindsey Hall will be presented on Monday as that candidate. Dr. Hall is currently… Read more

A group of high school students wake up one day to find they are the only ones left in their town. It sounds like a dream come true. No nagging teachers. No whiney siblings. No demanding parents. Find out how a group of teenagers in Great Falls, Montana, handle this reality as Mahomet-Seymour High School… Read more

Honoring America’s Veterans is something the Mahomet community prides itself in each year. The schools do not close down, but instead host Veterans from all backgrounds to recognize them with students who get to see their heroes up close. The same holds true for the Living Flag Celebration at Mahomet Christian Church. Each year, the… Read more

(MAHOMET, Ill, – – November 1, 2016) Construction has begun on a new 12,600 square foot commercial center in Mahomet, set to open in the spring of 2017. A ground breaking ceremony is planned for Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the construction site located at 604 E. Main St. near Lombard Street… Read more

Skydiving. Road trip across the United States. Climb Pike’s Peak. Everyone has a bucket list item. And over the next month, on a ship in the Pacific Ocean, Mahomet resident Professor Craig Lundstrom will mark off his lifelong dream of taking a submarine to the East Pacific Rise to study volcanic activity along the ocean… Read more

Candy. Bags and bags of candy. And maybe one more bag of candy depending on how long the kids stay out trick-or-treating. Your kids will come home Monday night, spread the candy out on the floor, sort it by type and then trade with their siblings so they have what they were looking for. By… Read more

Dear J, On the eve of your sixteenth birthday, I imagine that you are feeling what so many soon-to-be sixteen-year old kids feel: an excitement of upcoming freedom. I was thinking about what turning sixteen meant for me, and while it is different, I’m sure, it is probably also similar to what sixteen may mean… Read more

During our morning routine yesterday, my children noticed that their favorite breakfast and lunch items were not in the pantry. I asked them to write what they wanted on the grocery list and give it to their dad because he works right next to a grocery store. My son grabbed the paper and while he… Read more