Latest Updates
- Mechanicsburg Public Library February activities - 1:46 am updated: 3:13 pm.
- PETS OF THE WEEK - 10:38 pm
- Winter hike in the Gorge on Feb. 18 - 7:57 pm
- GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL - 7:57 pm
- GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL MERIT ROLL - 7:57 pm
- Nominations sought for 2023 Outstanding Senior Citizen - 7:57 pm
- GRAHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL - 7:56 pm
- Ribbon cut at Thrive Hydration and Wellness - 9:56 pm
- UHS cheerleaders compete at Wittenberg - 9:56 pm
- Urbana Band hosts 3rd Annual Mattress Fundraiser - 9:56 pm
- Barhorst to serve on the House Insurance Committee - 9:55 pm
- UHS DECA Students Advance to State Competition - 9:54 pm
- TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL - 8:33 pm
- Champaign County Career Expo is Feb. 22 - 8:31 pm
- Visit Mechanicsburg Public Library’s Story Walk at Goshen Park - 8:31 pm
- Snow returns to the area - 11:13 pm
- Urbana officer graduates from academy - 8:19 pm
- January is time to test homes for radon - 8:17 pm
- PETS OF THE WEEK - 10:38 pm
- CLUB NEWS - 8:18 pm
- Village effort seeks women who served in military - 7:57 pm
- Mechanicsburg Middle School Honor Roll - 7:56 pm
- King remembered locally - 7:56 pm
- UHS Students of Month - 7:56 pm
- FFA NOTES - 7:07 pm
NEWS
Urbana Band hosts 3rd Annual Mattress Fundraiser
The Urbana Band will be hosting its 3rd annual one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Urbana Junior High School on...

Barhorst to serve on the House Insurance Committee
COLUMBUS – Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) appointed State Representative Tim Barhorst (R-Fort Loraime) on Tuesday to vice-chai...
TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL 2nd 9 WEEKSHONOR ROLL 2022-23Hall of Fame (4.00-3.750):Morgan Alexander, Cameryn Allison, Kenadie Austin, Hailey Blackburn, Garret B...

Champaign County Career Expo is Feb. 22
On-the-spot interviews will be offered at the upcoming annual career expo and organizers are encouraging local job seekers to take a day to change the...
Visit Mechanicsburg Public Library’s Story Walk at Goshen Park
MECHANICSBURG - The Mechanicsburg Public Library invites people of all ages to visit the new StoryWalk at Goshen Park. A Story Walk is a delightful, i...
SPORTS
Urbana, Graham fall in boys hoops
HILLIARD – Urbana lost to Hilliard Bradley, 47-36, in non-league boys basketball.The Hillclimbers trailed, 28-13, at the half.For UHS (6-2), Wil...
Falcons win GMVWA holiday tournament
VANDALIA – Graham won the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association’s Holiday Tournament small team and overall titles with 289.5 points,...
Falcons lead at GMVWA tournament
VANDALIA – Graham was leading the small school division of the GMVWA Holiday Wrestling Tournament at the Vandalia Butler Activity Center after T...

Graham defeats Versailles in wrestling
ST. PARIS – Graham defeated Versailles in a dual wrestling match on Senior Night.Varsity results:190 Chett Mannier (G) md 9-0 Ethan Stover (V)21...
Indians defeat New Bremen in girls hoops
NEW BREMEN – Mechanicsburg defeated New Bremen, 68-47, in non-league girls basketball.The Indians led, 29-22, at the half.For Mechanicsburg (8-3...
WL-S, Triad earn wins in boys basketball
DeGRAFF – Taran Logwood had a team-high 23 points as West Liberty-Salem beat Riverside, 56-51, in non-league boys basketball.For the Tigers (5-3...
LIFE

Purks mark 35th anniversary
Bill and Keri Petty Purk will celebrate their 35th anniversary on Dec. 24, 2022.They were married on that date in 1987 in Sidney, Ohio, at the home of...

Vernons mark 30th anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. David and Tammy Vernon celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary over the weekend.The couple was married on Nov. 27, 1992 in Bethany Un...

Marshes mark 25th anniversary
Gregg and Cynthia Tehan Marsh will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on Nov. 29, 2022. They were married on that date in 1997 by the Rev. Larry Po...

Vargos celebrate 49th
Charles and Beverly Vargo of Urbana will celebrate their 49th anniversary on Nov. 21.They have four children, 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchild...

Castles mark 65th
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Castle of Mechanicsburg recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a gathering of their close and loving family. The g...

Slones to mark 71st
James Erwin and Virginia Slone of Urbana will celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary on the September 29. They were married on that date in 1951 by ...
OPINION
Wishin’ and Hopin’ and Thinkin’ and Prayin’
A simple postage stamp recently sent me down “memory lane” again in search of “the good old days.” I’m never quite sure ...

Kitchen scrap gardening? Regrow your fruits and vegetables!
Looking for something to do different in 2023 besides the same ole boring “lose 5 pounds” or “exercise more” or any other asso...
’Tis the Season for Spectives!
To close out each year’s calendar, I indulge in a final pleasure that is retrospective in nature: a celebration of the accumulated achievements ...
Yes! Yes, We Do!
Thirty-some county fairs ago, I attended for the first and only time a demolition derby. I still don’t completely understand this motorsport, in...
The Magic of Christmas
Here is my favorite Christmas story, one I wrote as a gift for my parents several years ago. Perhaps my reminiscences will help you remember the magic...
Football, Soccer, Fussball: All the Same to Me!
It will amaze my family and friends that I’m even attempting to write about soccer, while my acquaintances in the land of Fussball will be appal...