http://urbanacitizen.com en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 19:18:06 GMT Daily feed of articles http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163204 ST. PARIS – At the request of Village Administrator Joe Sampson, Village Council approved a rearrangement of municipal credit card limits at its regular meeting Monday night. News Thu, 23 May 2013 02:36:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163201 Despite cutting more than $1 million from the budget over the past two years, Urbana City Schools predicts deficits beginning in the 2014-15 school year. News Thu, 23 May 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163202 ST. PARIS – Graham Local Schools, like other school districts, anticipates deficits in years to come, but the district should be covered by cash reserves.   News Thu, 23 May 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163203 Local job seekers and employers filled the hallways of the Champaign County Community Center Wednesday during a job fair in which 42 companies were represented. News Thu, 23 May 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163200 ST. PARIS – Graham Local Schools’ board approved an agreement to provide a tax exemption for an expansion at KTH Parts Industries at its Tuesday meeting. News Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163193 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Transportation has revealed which sections of rural interstate highway will have a higher speed limit of 70 mph instead of 65 mph starting July 1. News Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163190 MECHANICSBURG – Village Council approved a motion to purchase a new fire truck during Monday’s regular meeting.   News Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163191 Champaign County’s unemployment rate significantly decreased to 6.3 percent in April after rising to 7.7 percent in March, according to information released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS).   News Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163192 HURON COUNTY – Both defendants involved in the April assault of 2012 Graham High School graduate Austin Thornton pleaded not guilty during arraignment hearings Monday.   News Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163189 Teachers, staff and administrators will all operate under a wage freeze for the upcoming school year, the school board decided Tuesday. News Wed, 22 May 2013 02:18:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163182 DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A proposal in the state Senate would require more government meetings to be open to the public and expand the possible penalties for violating Ohio's open meetings law. News Tue, 21 May 2013 02:46:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163183 SPRINGFIELD – Champaign County Sheriff Matt Melvin and members of the sheriff’s office were the first to see and drive their newly-coated Hummer when they picked it up Monday from the Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center (CTC). News Tue, 21 May 2013 02:46:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163180 Results of issues and races in the May election were certified Monday, according to county Board of Elections Director Kathy Meyer. No problems cropped up in the certification, she said. News Tue, 21 May 2013 02:45:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163181 Two co-defendants reportedly involved in the April 22 assault of a Graham High School graduate were indicted Friday by a Huron County grand jury. News Tue, 21 May 2013 02:45:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163171 The wet weather Saturday morning was reminiscent of the rain that fell as President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through Champaign County on April 29, 1865, even though the crowd was much smaller. News Mon, 20 May 2013 22:10:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163164 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol says nearly 20 vehicles crashed in a pileup on Interstate 70 in western Ohio, closing a portion of the highway's eastbound lanes for about four hours. News Sat, 18 May 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163162 MECHANICSBURG – Mechanicsburg Exempted Village Schools faces financial shortfalls starting this fiscal year, but will be covered by cash reserves. News Sat, 18 May 2013 02:34:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163163 NORTH LEWISBURG  – Reduced state funding, increased staff and insurance costs are main reasons Triad Local Schools' treasurer is predicting deficits for the district beginning 2015-16. News Sat, 18 May 2013 02:34:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163160 Champaign County commissioners approved a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation Thursday for a project to improve the entrance into KTH Industries.  News Sat, 18 May 2013 02:33:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163161 The cause of a fire that destroyed a trailer home Thursday remained under investigation by the Urbana Fire Division and state Fire Marshal Friday.  News Sat, 18 May 2013 02:33:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163151 NORTH LEWISBURG – The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding the Northeast Champaign County Fire District a grant for a new tanker.   News Fri, 17 May 2013 03:10:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163152 Mercy Memorial Hospital, which treats more than 18,000 patients in the emergency department each year, has announced a new partnership with Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP) that begins May 21. News Fri, 17 May 2013 03:10:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163149 Six Mechanicsburg churches will conduct a Baccalaureate Service for seniors graduating from Mechanicsburg High School at 7 p.m. on May 30 at Our Saviour Episcopal Church, 56 S. Main St. News Fri, 17 May 2013 03:09:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163150 A member of an organization whose members are diabetic and who share their experiences with diabetes and taking insulin will present a free one-hour program for the public at noon Monday, May 20, at the Champaign Family YMCA, Community Drive. Seth Bernstein will discuss the challenges of managing diabetes and the uncertainty that people can have about insulin.  News Fri, 17 May 2013 03:09:00 GMT http://urbanacitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=163148 An Urbana High School student involved in a bomb threat hoax was placed on community control for three years Thursday during a sentencing hearing. News Fri, 17 May 2013 03:08:00 GMT