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School board discusses upcoming long-term plan
The Mahomet-Seymour School District will go into the initial talks for a District-wide 15-year plan within the next few months. At the Monday night school board meeting, Superintendent Rick Johnson said through looking at the capacity of the District and setting benchmarks for development, the District will be able to develop a phased approach to…
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Be Transformed
I don’t remember exactly when it began, but I know I was fairly young when I first started criticizing my body and comparing myself to friends. Until High School I was taller than most of the boys, which meant I was easily taller than my girlfriends as well and that always left me feeling BIG…
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Brown presents vision for Mahomet
Mahomet Mayor Patrick Brown joined the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce this morning to present his vision for Mahomet. In his first six months in office, Brown, the Mahomet Board of Trustees and the Village staff began to implement the changed vision for Mahomet that Brown promised in his campaign. Through collaborative and strategic planning, the…
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You Are the Fingers to My Keys
Canadian Thanksgiving is my new favorite holiday. No. I’m not Canadian. I’ve only been to Canada once, and it was barely over the border. My husband’s family is German. And with little research, I’m pretty sure I may qualify to register as a Daughter of the American Revolution. I’m about as American as they come.…
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Born brings downtown Champaign hauntings to life
Along the old, muddy streets of Champaign, when laboring immigrants made local empires possible and the Orpheum Theater housed a vaudeville and moving pictures theater, criminal activity and ghost stories haunted the area. Mahomet resident Camille Born brings these tales and the historical downtown area to life through “After Dark: Champaign Ghost Stories.” The 60-minute…
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Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club continues to serve Mahomet needs
After more than 75 years of service to the Mahomet community, the Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club (MTCWC) is ready to reach out to those in need again this year. MTCWC kicked off its first meeting in mid-Sept. with their annual nut sale. The money raised from the nut sale, which ends on Oct.…
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Chambana Slingers celebrate Babywearing Week
Parents throughout Champaign County who believe in the benefits of babywearing will join babywearing groups throughout the world this week to celebrate International Babywearing Week. During International Babywearing week, the non-profit group, Babywearing International encourages local chapters to host events during the second week of Oct. to promote babywearing by providing information and products to…
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Adoption process unites local family
Kortny and Jeremiah Cox welcomed their 18-month old son with his adoptive father’s playful personality home from Ethiopia at the end of June. After a two year wait, the adoption process was complete, and their family finally felt intact. The couple made two trips to Ethiopia without their four-year-old daughter, Olivia to complete Zeri’s adoption…
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Central Illinois Athletic Academy provides indoor practice facility
Central Illinois Athletic Academy opened its doors Sunday to provide the Mahomet community, and surrounding areas, with an indoor practice facility. Scotty Harvey, alongside business partners Jim and Kim Long transformed the north side of the old D&D Foods building at 201 N. Prairieview Rd. over the summer months with new walls, artificial grass and…
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Sportsmen’s Club of Urbana to open shooting range
After three years of building and planning, the Sportsmen’s Club of Urbana will open their shotgun and pistol target-only shooting range on Oct. 2. The shooting range will be open from 9 a.m. to one hour before sundown as long as the weather is decent. The Club continues their no hunting on grounds policy. The…