Latest Updates
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 6:39 pm
- Flower sale to raise playground funds - 6:39 pm
- Vote for this guitar art if it makes you smile - 6:37 pm
- W.-S STUDENTS OF THE MONTH - 7:19 pm
- Tourist Club hosts book signing - 7:19 pm
- Wallen goes industrial for ‘Bad Art’ fundraiser - 7:17 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 7:17 pm
- Rittal donates $18,000 to UYC - 7:17 pm
- Take a ride on a C-47 at Grimes Field - 7:16 pm
- Chili Cook-off, Hoopla Parade to return - 5:47 pm updated: 11:50 am.
- Route 36 road project continues in city - 5:47 pm
- WL-S SENIORS OF THE MONTH - 5:47 pm
- Tullis paints with hope through clouds of dark year - 5:46 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 5:46 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 7:18 pm
- PET OF THE WEEK - 7:18 pm
- Register now for YMCA summer camps - 7:17 pm
- Thompson celebrates survivorship with art - 7:16 pm
- Plots available at Community Gardens - 3:00 pm
- YMCA plans May-June outdoor events - 8:41 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 8:40 pm
- ‘Be a Hero in the Eyes of a Child’ - 8:40 pm
- A.B. GRAHAM MEMORIAL CENTER - 8:40 pm
- MECHANICSBURG HONOR ROLLS - 8:40 pm
- LOOKING FORWARD – Elisha C. Berry - 8:40 pm
NEWS
Route 36 road project continues in city
The Ohio Department of Transportation reported the following road project in Champaign County:-U.S. 36 Waterline Installation – Expect lane rest...

WL-S SENIORS OF THE MONTH
Ryan Motzko and Katelyn Stapleton are West Liberty-Salem’s April Students of the Month. Here are their comments.Ryan MotzkoPARENTS: Dale & J...

Tullis paints with hope through clouds of dark year
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of individual profiles of participants in this year’s “Bad Art by Good People” fundrais...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Contact event organizers for updates before attending events/meetings during the COVID-19 restrictions.Tuesday, April 13Toddler Storytime: Little ones...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Contact event organizers for updates before attending events/meetings during the COVID-19 restrictions.Saturday, April 10Anime Club: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., f...
SPORTS
Shady Bowl set to kick off 75th season
DeGRAFF – Shady Bowl Speedway will kick off its 2021 racing season today with a day of fun at no charge to local race fans.It will begin one of ...
Cable Classic Run/Walk to be held May 1
The Cable Country Classic 5K Run/Walk will be held May 1 in Cable, which is located in eastern Champaign County.Sign up for the Run/Walk online at www...
Mad River Valley FC joins Club Ohio
Mad River Valley FC will be joining the Club Ohio Dayton family this fall.Knowing the popularity of soccer in the Dayton and surrounding area, it is b...

Rooney leads UHS girls to win over Graham
ST. PARIS – Sam Rooney scored a game-high 20 points as Urbana upended Graham, 47-27, in CBC/MRD girls basketball on Saturday.The Hillclimbers le...
Ohio State-Michigan game cancelled
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan canceled its annual rivalry game at Ohio State on Tuesday because of the COVID-19 outbreak within the Wolverine...
OHSAA reaffirms commitment to starting winter sports
COLUMBUS – In a memo to its member schools this week, the Ohio High School Athletic Association reaffirmed its position that the upcoming winter...
LIFE

Jess receives 4-H Meritorious Service Award
ST. PARIS - Diane Jess of St. Paris received the Ohio 4-H Meritorious Service Award at the annual 4-H Volunteer Recognition Celebration on March 11.Th...

iLead donates items to Sycamore House
Members of iLead (Champaign County Young Professionals) collected and delivered donations to Sycamore House, a faith-based non-profit that offers supp...

Rileys celebrate 65th
Tom (J.T.) and Dolores (Lauer) Riley of Urbana celebrated their 65th anniversary on Jan. 28. They were married in 1956 in St. Bernard Church, Springfi...

Thompsons celebrate 70th
Darrell and Jeanne Thompson of St. Paris celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Dec. 31, 2020. The couple exchanged wedding vows on New YearR...

Whitt/Cunningham
Amanda Nicole Whitt and Braun Lee Cunningham, both of Urbana, were married by Pastor Dave Brown on October 10 at the Kingscreek United Methodist Churc...

Krebehennes celebrate 50th
On Nov. 11, Dale and Anna Krebehenne of St. Paris will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1970 whil...
OPINION
HCBS Access Act would dismantle vital program
Probably most families with aging, disabled or handicapped members do not know about a bill called the HCBS Access Act making its way through Congress...
With smiles all around!
The flakes that snowed on my spring parade last week notwithstanding, my spirits have been moving in an upward trajectory. With hours of sunshine out-...

American Rescue Plan: delivering results for Ohio
We passed the American Rescue Plan to get shots in people’s arms, money in families’ pockets, children back in schools, and workers back o...

Protecting Ohio students from hazing
Another Ohio family is grieving. Stone Foltz, a 20-year-old sophomore at Bowling Green State University, died after alleged alcohol-induced hazing at ...

Say goodbye to those quarantine pounds
QUESTION: Both my wife and I have packed on several pounds since the beginning of quarantine. Do you have any tips on how to help us change out of our...
When the end becomes the beginning
Of late, I have been viewing life as circles, with endings leading to beginnings that will end just in time to begin again. Motherly wisdom, inquisiti...