Latest Updates
- Bohl Memorial Bike Tour Sept. 11 - 10:51 pm
- FARM NOTES - 10:38 pm
- FAIR WINNERS - 10:15 pm
- ROAD WORK - 10:03 pm
- Leadership Champaign County enrolling class of 2023 - 8:43 pm
- 73rd OVI Regiment Band returns for Civil War Living History Weekend - 10:57 pm
- REUNION NOTES – Graham Class of 1962 - 11:23 am
- Fair winners - 10:19 pm
- Local OhioMeansJobs office awarded for exemplary veteran service - 9:45 pm
- 2023 ‘Barns of Champaign County’ Calendar offered - 9:42 pm
- Demolition Derby - 9:42 pm
- Residential fire in Rosewood injures 3 - 10:35 pm
- Fair winners - 10:17 pm
- School supplies program returns - 9:37 pm
- UYC to host open house Aug. 18 - 9:30 pm
- Fair winners - 9:29 pm
- Fair winners - 9:28 pm updated: 9:59 pm.
- 10th Annual Fearless 5K is Aug. 20 - 10:45 pm
- Fair winners - 10:24 pm
- Fair winners - 9:26 pm
- Fair winners - 9:02 pm
- Fair winners - 8:51 pm
- Fair winners - 8:01 pm
- PET OF THE WEEK - 8:00 pm
- Goddard is King of the Ring - 7:59 pm
NEWS

Demolition Derby
Dave Adkins stands with his wife Cassie and daughter Olivia next to their Demolition Derby car that honors Clark County Deputy Matthew Yates, who was ...
Residential fire in Rosewood injures 3
ROSEWOOD - On Saturday at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Rosewood fire department was called out for a residential structure fire in the 6400 block of K...

Fair winners
Invest in Our Future scholarship winner Maria McIntosh – Graham - presented by Sheri Thomas from Farmers EquipmentInvest in Our Future scholarsh...
School supplies program returns
The 30th annual School Supplies for Kids program is now being organized by Messiah Lutheran Church, at 1013 East Lawn Avenue in Urbana. Over 750 Champ...

UYC to host open house Aug. 18
The Urbana Youth Center (UYC) is hosting an open house for new students, parents and the community on Thursday, Aug. 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. at 160 West M...
SPORTS

Urbana soccer teams earn victories
Landon Key had three goals and three assists as Urbana beat visiting Belmont, 10-4, in non-league boys soccer on Saturday.For UHS (1-0), Jaxen Neff-St...

UHS places second at Reynolds Boys Golf Classic
BELLEFONTAINE – The Urbana boys golf team posted a season-low 342 in the Ryan Reynolds Classic at Liberty Hills.The Hillclimbers took home secon...

Urbana defeats North Union
Urbana beat visiting North Union, 192-206, in CBC boys golf. For the Hillclimbers, Tate Armstrong was medalist with a 36, Kaz Scott (pictured) had a 4...

Mechanicsburg downs Triad in girls golf
Mechanicsburg defeated Triad, 240-255, in OHC girls golf.For the Indians, Taylor Rausch was medalist with a 49, Caitlin Burchett had a 56, Kendall Rau...

Teeing off at UCC
Urbana’s Tate Armstrong was medalist with a 73 at the Urbana Classic boys golf tournament at Urbana Country Club.Also for the Hillclimbers, Kaz ...
LIFE

Burroughs, Henry engaged
William Whitt of Springfield and Heidi (Ty) Burroughs of St. Paris proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Kali Whitt to Tristen Henry. Tris...

Garveys celebrate 65th anniversary
John Frederick and Patricia Ann Garvey of Urbana will celebrate their 65th anniversary on May 21. They were married on that date in 1960 by the Revere...

Roberts, Profitt wed
Mallory Ranee Roberts of Urbana and Ryan James Robert Profitt of Fairborn were married by family friend, Josh VanNorstran, at 2:30 p.m. October 2, 202...

Looking Back – Douglas Inn Barbershop
First is a circa 1930 photo (#0207) of the Douglas Inn barbershop. The barbershop was in the Douglas Inn at 26 Monument Square, also pictured (#0048) ...
Free Maximizing Home Health Care Workshop for Family Caregivers: February 24
Maximizing Home Health Care is a free, small-group, online workshop from 10:00-11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 24, by presenter Kathy Kilpatrick. Reg...
OPINION
It’s what we do!
Group-wise, my siblings and I predictably share numerous characteristics, resulting from nature/nurture influences, I would suspect. As citizens, we c...
All the info that’s fair to print
I am now in possession of the Official 2022 Premium Book of the 181st Champaign County Fair. In other words, my sister dropped off my copy of this yea...
Reading for real
A personal confession: I am a binge reader. Recently it was a steady diet of historical novels set in Europe during WW2, until I moved on to a stretch...
It’s all a Hodge-Pourri-Podge!
It is mid-July again, synonymous with mid-summer as far as I am concerned. During my teaching years, that was when I tried to unwind, knowing school w...
Just yesterday … several decades ago
On Sunday, trying to overcome protracted procrastination to write this week’s article, I checked Facebook one more time – and suddenly cha...

Working hard all summer long
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.Summer 2022 is just as ...