CINCINNATI (AP) - An American Indian tribe now believes construction of a commercial wind farm in western Ohio will not threaten an ancient burial mound, a tribe elder said Tuesday.
The Alabama-based Piqua Shawnee tribe said last year that it feared construction of the Buckeye Wind Farm near Urbana would destroy the tree-covered mound. While there is no marker designating the mound as an Indian burial site, the tribe has said it is convinced the mound was built by ancestors of the Shawnee and used for burial. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
The County Engineer's Department has finished the resurfacing of county and township roads, and it has completed its 2010 pavement crack-sealing program as well as its replacement of the Cow Path Road bridge - marking the beginning of the end of its summer workload.
But the summer is not quite over, as at least six major projects lie ahead.
When they are finally accomplished, County Engineer Fereidoun Shokouhi said his staff will, as always, change with the season.
"There's always work for us to do," he said, adding that the department will stay busy with mowing and various maintenance tasks. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Urbana University, as part of its Underground Railroad in Champaign County grant, will host a bus trip to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, in Cincinnati, and the John Rankin House, in Ripley. The bus will leave the campus at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, and return at approximately 8 p.m. Reservations are required by Friday, Sept. 10.
The Choose to Read Ohio grant will pay for the bus and two museum admissions for the first 55 people who register and pay a lunch fee. A box lunch will be provided.
Participants will be on their own for dinner after the Rankin House tour. Children from 10 to 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by the Urbana University Library, 579 College Way, to pay the fee. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Shriners in all manner of parade garb, chili of various sorts, hot-pepper eaters and a beer garden will be among the highlights when organizers of the Hoopla Parade and the Simon Kenton Chili Cookoff stage their annual show in downtown Urbana on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Monument Square District Inc. is hosting both the parade and the cook-off activities.
Stragglers who haven't registered to be in the parade have until noon Friday, Sept. 10, to enter. This can be done online at www.monumentsquaredistrict.org. Also, entry forms can be obtained by visiting urbanahooplaparade@gmail.com, calling 652-4305 and dropping by Guild Galleries Interiors and Gifts, 118 N. Main St., and Willman Furniture, 215 N. Main St. There is no fee. Bands, floats, vehicles, etc. are invited. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
NORTH LEWISBURG - The Woodstock Lions Club is sponsoring an Old Car Show in North Lewisburg at the Erie railroad right of way on Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be no entry fee and no judging. Plaques will be available. Donations will go toward the club's church renovation project. The plaques will be made of solid cherry and feature a photo of the Woodstock Community Church.
This event is in conjunction with the covered bridge tour.
All cars and trucks are welcome to attend. For more information, call John Westfall at 747-3742.
Girl Scouts is looking for motivated adults to share their experiences with girls, including people who want to teach young girls how to sew, or how to scrapbook, or even how to do minor car repairs. Other hobbies that could be taught include woodworking or music or jewelry making, or dancing.
Short- or long-term volunteer positions are available.
To learn how to volunteer, those interested can attend either of two adult gatherings:
•Wednesday, Sept,. 8 at Braden's Cafe in St. Paris at 6:30 p.m.
•Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Coffee Depot in Urbana at 6:30 p.m.
If interested but unable to attend either of these gatherings contact Vicki Kueterman 857-9492.
MECHANICSBURG - More than 600 people gathered in Mechanicsburg High School on Sunday to remember the life of William B. Saxbe, former U.S. Attorney General who died Aug. 24 at the age of 94.
Saxbe's memorial tribute was lively, commemorating a man described by several speakers at the memorial service as a true patriot, a devoted husband and father, a witty politician and lawyer, and one who felt at home in quaint Mechanicsburg despite a political career that ushered him around the globe. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Fire destroyed a barn at 1378 Millerstown Road, the residence of Roger and Carol Daulton, Saturday evening.
Urbana Fire Division, Johnson-St. Paris (JSP) Fire District, Pleasant Township Fire Division, West Liberty Fire Department and Champaign County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene to prevent flames from spreading to nearby structures.
Several neighbors arrived to check on the Daultons and to offer assistance, according to the Pleasant Township Fire Department.
JSP Fire Chief Dave Zimmerman said the barn housed animals, and some of them could not be saved.
Urbana Police Sgt. Ed Burkhammer was presented with the State of Ohio - Crisis Intervention Officer of the Year award by Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray. Burkhammer was nominated for this award by Molly Smith of Logan/Champaign Consolidated Care, according to a press release. Friday, September 03, 2010
The Urbana Daily Citizen will not publish a Labor Day edition. Normal publication of the Daily Citizen resumes on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Friday, September 03, 2010
The city of Urbana expected to receive Ohio Public Works Commission funding for drainage improvements near the Urbana depot on Miami Street in time for the project to be completed this fall, but state funding has been delayed, which means both the drainage project and the first phase of the northward extension of the Simon Kenton Trail will be delayed, according to Doug Crabill, assistant to the city director.
