I woke up this morning to a frozen Sangamon River. Well, nearly so at least. It was one of the first significant freezes of the year, which is pretty unusual, actually. It’s typically much more frozen this time of year and a lot higher. I remember a few years back in January, the river was up at least 20 […]

I read with interest the Mahomet Citizen’s Top 10 list for 2011. As the Sangamon River, I’m one of the oldest living members of this community, so I have my own perspective on what’s important. So here’s what I think are the Top 10 accomplishments of 2011.  #10. Notes from the River. While he’d be FAR too humble to put […]

A true story. Once upon a time, 250,000 years ago to be specific, at the dawn of the Pleistocene Epoch, there was a great river running through our fair Village. This river, originating off to the east in the area that was to become West Virginia, flowed westward through our area and on down from here to the Gulf of […]