Young Mahomet woman fights breast cancer
Megan (Zimmer) Rappleyea wasn’t planning on taking a semester off from her master’s program at the Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing. But taking that time off from school allows...
View ArticleBrady continues to build community
Many in the Mahomet community know Charlotte Brady as an educator, an artist and the former owner of the Olde Town Gallery. Yet, while she loved pursuing her careers in those areas, Charlotte has...
View ArticleGift-making program will be held Dec. 4
The Champaign County Forest Preserve will host To Grandmother’s House We Go from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Early American Museum, 600 N. Lombard St., Mahomet.read more
View ArticleGenerosity spreads among M-S schools
Part of the curriculum within the Mahomet-Seymour School District is to teach students about positive character qualities. While the social workers and teachers work hard throughout the year to...
View ArticleCouple build muppets for Sunday school
Dave and Sheryle Carpenter love children and like to use their hands. Dave, a carpenter by trade, and Sheryle, a lifelong seamstress, have spent their lives using their talents to better the quality...
View ArticleMahomet Fastpitch Association growing
The Mahomet-Seymour Fastpitch Association formed roughly 12 years ago with one team. Now the organization has expanded to include one or more teams at each of the following age groups 10, 12, 14, 16...
View ArticleFamily Fun Fair this Friday at Fieldhouse
The MS-PTO has provided elementary students an opportunity to get out with their family in the winter months for many years. This year’s Family Fun Fair will be held at the MSHS fieldhouse on Jan....
View ArticleAmerican Legion honors 11 local Eagle Scouts
After earning their Eagle Scout status, 11 boys from Mahomet have received a Presidents Award from the American Legion Post 1015 for their community service on Jan. 6. The scouts also received a...
View ArticleParent: 'I never want to think about losing my children'
When a child falls ill, parents usually find hope in medication or surgery. But there is no cure for a child diagnosed with Hunter syndrome.read more
View ArticleMahomet monument: 'The' Pig Sign
Raising pigs is a full-time profession. But owning a pig sign has a lifetime privilege for Bill and Barbara Herriott of Seymour. The Herriott family has farmed land just south of Mahomet for...
View ArticleGreene finds best of both worlds
Not every collegiate athlete gets to play professional sports. Just like every artist with a college degree doesn’t get to have their work appear in a gallery, a video game or on the silver screen....
View ArticleCommittee talks about school building plans
Village board members met with the Mahomet-Seymour school board on May 2 to discuss maintenance plans for 13 Acres Park, summer updates on Lincoln Trail Elementary School, and plans for the new...
View ArticleResident makes artwork out of microscopic objects
Images taken by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Illinois’ Core Facilities at the Institute for Genomic Biology were on display in an “Art of Science” exhibit at Indi Go...
View ArticleFormer 'Citizen' columnist publishes book
Will Culp’s new book, “Better Off Dad,” chronicles a year and a half of columns written for the Mahomet Citizen about being a stay-at-home dad to two young daughters, Emmaline, 4, and Anneliese, 11...
View ArticleTeen dancer hones skills in New York City
M-S freshman Georgia Liagridonis trains with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.Spending a month away from home might be nerve-racking for a 14-year-old child.But, spending a month away from home while...
View ArticleSanta's helpers at Mahomet-Seymour schools
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it's often difficult to spend time together.But for more than a decade, Mahomet-Seymour students have unified with one mission in mind: to make sure...
View ArticleGonzalez nominated for national conference
A Mahomet-Seymour High School junior has been nominated to represent Illinois at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders next June.read more
View ArticleKroner celebrates half-century writing career
From writing on paper to a typewriter, from editing on a computer to laying out a publication, Fred Kroner has seen a lot in his 50 years as a journalist.But one thing hasn't changed: Fred Kroner still...
View ArticleRealtor Matt Difanis travels globe to promote C-U area
Agent takes pridein making sure his clients know howthe process worksAs a Realtor for more than 20 years, Re/Max agent Matt Difanis has given thousands of people the opportunity to pursue their...
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