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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Crews extinguish fire with ‘heavy smoke' in Mahomet
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — Cornbelt firefighters extinguished a fire at a single-story home in Mahomet on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded near the intersection of Robin Road and and Rolling Hills Drive just before 2 p.m. When they arrived, they found 'heavy smoke' and fire on the west side of the home, and throughout the attic. Mahomet Police Dept. working to reduce impaired driving The fire crews used several hand lines and were able to put the fire out 'without incident' according to the Cornbelt Fire Protection District. Sangamon Valley Fire Protection District, the Mahomet Police Department, Arrow Ambulance, Seymour Fire Department and METCAD 9-1-1 – Champaign County also responded. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Sport
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Top of the Morning, Feb. 13, 2025
Feb. 13—A past participant in Mahomet's Polar Plunge, Caleb Wright will contribute in another way Saturday. Co-owner of Domino's in Mahomet, the 30-year-old has agreed to donate 60 pizzas — about $1,000 worth — to feed a hungry, shivering group at Lake of the Woods. "Not a problem at all," said Wright, who in January answered the call when the event's usual food sponsor had to back out. "We love being part of the community." Domino's opened its Mahomet location in 2001. Wright, a 2013 Mahomet-Seymour High grad who plunged to benefit Special Olympics Illinois as a teenager, has been with the company for 10 years. He started as a delivery driver before quickly moving up the ranks. His wife, Shania, handles marketing at their thriving shop on North Lombard Street. He said he'll bring in extra staff — as well as family like his mother-in-law — to pull off Saturday's special order. "They really stepped up under unforeseen circumstances," Vanessa Duncan of Special Olympics Illinois said. "We appreciate all the support."
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
WBGL hosts biggest bed build ever for Mahomet's Sleep in Heavenly Peace
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A Mahomet charity says there are at least 50 kids in the area on a list who don't have a bed to sleep on. Sleep in Heavenly Peace decreased that number on Saturday when more than 100 volunteers came together to make it zero. People of all ages helped cut, sand and stain wood to make full frames at the Bed Build event at the WBGL Radio warehouse. They made 80 beds for kids who will now have a comfortable place to lay their heads. 14th Annual Ice Bowl looking to raise money for food insecurity 'To me, it's more than just building a bed. I mean, I think that's a crafty type thing and people can get behind that. But when you start thinking, this isn't about building beds and just using tools and stuff like that, you're literally getting a kid off the floor so that they're not sleeping on a hardwood floor,' Sleep in Heavenly Peace Vice President Mike Case said. If you missed the event, they'll be having another build, which is planned for April. People can also donate mattresses and sheets to make the beds complete. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
