Community Gardens flourish
Free movie at the Gloria Theatre
Urbana Youth Center adds staff
Chamber accepting applications for Leadership program
Gift of refreshment
Latest Updates
- OSU Master Gardener training classes offered in hybrid format - 10:17 pm
- Allison Road to close Aug. 2 - 10:17 pm
- Community Gardens flourish - 10:16 pm
- Free movie at the Gloria Theatre - 10:16 pm
- Libraries explore themes in novel ‘Homegoing’ - 10:16 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 11:35 am
- Urbana Youth Center adds staff - 11:02 pm
- Chamber accepting applications for Leadership program - 11:00 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 10:43 am
- Collection begins for annual school supply program - 11:24 pm
- Gift of refreshment - 10:37 pm
- Mechanicsburg honors fallen hero - 10:37 pm
- Mayor Bill Bean inducted into SAR - 10:36 pm
- Book signing is Wednesday - 1:04 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 11:10 pm
- Woman dies in Adams Twp. motorcycle crash - 10:57 pm updated: 6:15 am.
- PET OF THE WEEK - 9:46 pm
- Commissioners seek to improve internet service - 9:44 pm
- ReStore grand opening Aug. 5 - 9:39 pm
- Dog Leg Road to close for a week - 9:39 pm
- OSU alumni volunteer at The WhereHouse - 9:37 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 11:24 am
- St. Paris to hold annual Old Bag Sale - 10:27 am
- African Americans from Urbana family subject of book - 9:34 am
- Blood drive is Aug. 16 in St. Paris - 9:42 pm
NEWS
Collection begins for annual school supply program
The 29th annual School Supplies for Kids program is now being organized by Messiah Lutheran Church, located at 1013 East Lawn Avenue in Urbana.Over 73...
Gift of refreshment
Three Urbana children opened a lemonade stand at 303 E. Court St. to help refresh passersby like the postal carrier. Pictured are Lyle Rice, Brant Mar...
Mayor Bill Bean inducted into SAR
On July 22, 2021, Bill Bean was inducted into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR/SAR). SAR was founded in 1889 and is ...
Book signing is Wednesday
A book signing event for “Manuel Strong” will be held on Wednesday, July 28 starting at 2 p.m. at 119 Miami St. in Urbana. The location is...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Contact event organizers for updates before attending events/meetings during the COVID-19 restrictions.Saturday, July 24Pet Extravaganza: from 1 to 3...
SPORTS
WL-S to host Big Orange Running Club
The West Liberty-Salem cross county program will sponsor its annual Big Orange Running Club from July 12-Aug. 12 at Lions Park in West Liberty.The clu...
Racing at Shady Bowl cancelled due to rain
DeGRAFF – The racing program scheduled for Shady Bowl Speedway tonight was cancelled due to soaking Friday overnight rains and the forecast for ...
June 19th, 2021 updated: June 19th, 2021. |
Shady Bowl to host ‘Hot Rod’ McElfresh 55
DeGRAFF – Bill “Hot Rod” McElfresh of Columbus will be honored Saturday night at Shady Bowl Speedway.The race will be 55 laps for th...
Late models to make debut at Shady Bowl
DeGRAFF – Nearly a month into the 2021 racing season, the Nagel Excavating Late Models will be in action for the first time at Shady Bowl Speedw...
WL-S WINTER AWARDS
Recently, West Liberty-Salem High School hosted its annual Winter Athletic Awards Ceremonies.In bowling, 4-year participation and letter awards went t...
LIFE
Looking Back – The Citizens National Bank
This is a looking back at the Citizens National Bank located at 1 Monument Square, Urbana. The first photo is a postcard photo of the bank building ci...
Urbana Youth Center travels to Get Air in Columbus
About 95 student members at the Urbana Youth Center (UYC) recently had the opportunity to take a free trip to a trampoline park, Get Air, in Columbus....
St. Paris Public Library/Christiansburg Community Library July Events
Thursday, July 1S.T.E.A.M. Activity – Join Miss Lisa to do a science, technology, engineering, art or math activity with supplies from around th...
St. Paris Public Library celebrates 85 years
ST. PARIS - On July 2, 1936, through the generosity of Mrs. Thyrza Furrow Kiser, the citizens of the Village of St. Paris and surrounding community we...
Mechanicsburg library July activities
Thursday, July 1, 2021 from 11 am-Noon: Chalkboard Craft Ages 18 +. This chalkboard is great for kids learning there letters and numbers. In addition,...
OPINION
M’burg library offers more than ‘just books’
Did you know that you can borrow more than just books and DVDs at the library?Mechanicsburg Public Library offers several nontraditional items includi...
The inspired and the inspirational
I can’t help myself. When ESPN airs its promos for the National Spelling Bee, I feel compelled to tune in. Mostly happy childhood memories from ...
The sunny side of the week!
My parents were the quintessential power couple when it came to grumpy kids. My father would accuse us of “bulling around,” and Mother wou...
Mandel’s ‘toxic’ environment is not right for Senate
Josh Mandel is not the right choice for the United States Senate. The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that members of Mandel’s campaign fina...
But what about the caissons?
During retirement, my parents faithfully watched certain PBS programs: among them, Lawrence Welk reruns and Washington Week. They also especially enjo...
My perspective on perspective
Hurray! The memory book for the delayed 50th reunion of my college class has finally been submitted. When I volunteered for this project, I knew exact...
