Board member spars with ‘bully’ Thiel
A series of salary adjustments and contract approvals brought tense arguments between board members and Urbana City Schools Superintendent Charles Thiel.The sparring occurred at...
From Concord Twp. to Nicaragua
CONCORD TOWNSHIP – Local missionaries Ben and Dagny (Henderson) Dunham are in the process of selling everything they own, including their rural Urbana home,...
Ohio News Briefs
Ohio prison inmates to build new state park cabinsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s prisons system and natural resources department have signed an agreement allowing...
County’s jobless rate increases in June
Champaign County’s jobless rate increased to 4.4 percent in June, according to information released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.In...
Man pleads not guilty to abduction, felonious assault
An Urbana man pleaded not guilty Monday to two felony charges for the alleged abduction and assault of a person.During an arraignment hearing, Richard...
County resident named to Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Board
COLUMBUS – Ohio State Fair officials recently announced that 21 outstanding Ohio youth, including a Mechanicsburg resident, have been selected to serve on the...
Plans for new hangars at Grimes Field approved
Area-based Krohn Aviation LLC on Monday moved a step closer to breaking ground on two new hangars at Grimes Field after the Urbana Planning...
Dairy Council bolsters fund-raisers during fair
This year the Champaign County Dairy Council along with Minerva Dairy is sponsoring a contest and auction for those who are exhibiting cows at...
Ohio News Briefs
GOP presidential candidate Trump to campaign in OhioTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans a campaign rally in northwest Ohio as...
Pence recognized for service to St. Paris
ST. PARIS - An open house was held on Friday, July 8, for retired village police chief James R. Pence II. Pence worked as...
