Perennial Flower School set for March
SPRINGFIELD - The 20th annual Central Ohio Perennial Flower School will be held 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Hollenbeck Bayley Creative...
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Ohio man who struck, killed niece gets 25-year sentence CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man who told police he lost his temper before striking...
WL-S beats Versailles in girls hoops
WEST LIBERTY – West Liberty-Salem defeated state-ranked Versailles, 41-39, in a non-conference girls basketball game on Tuesday.It was WL-S’s 15th straight victory.The home squad...
Commission against rezoning property
The Urbana Planning Commission will recommend that the city council vote against an application to rezone property at 861 S. Main St. from R-2...
Man sent to prison for domestic violence
A man was sent to prison Monday for a violent offense against an Urbana woman last fall.James L. Kendall, 50, received a three-year prison...
Spelling Bee to benefit Literacy Foundation
The Champaign County Children’s Literacy Foundation is hosting the 2nd annual Adult Spelling Bee fundraiser to benefit the foundation. The friendly-fun spelling bee will...
Plants suffer from winter’s rock salt
Rock salt and other de-icing agents can be especially useful in tackling cold, long winters in Ohio. But according to a horticulture expert at...
Brown nominates Weller to service academy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced his nomination of 12 students from Butler, Champaign, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery and Warren counties to...
Right to Life supporters gather
Champaign County Right to Life’s annual pro-life Witness against Roe v. Wade was held on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 2-3 p.m., in 14-degree temperatures...
Rumpke delays service by one day
Due to the extremely cold weather and related equipment issues, the city of Urbana’s curbside recycling contractor, Rumpke, has delayed service by one business...