Former Congressman Clarence J. ‘Bud’ Brown, Jr. dies at age 94
Sanford leads Triad to win over Indians
Time to test homes for radon
Guard members arrive at SRMC
Reasor honored by MHDAS group
Latest Updates
- Former Congressman Clarence J. ‘Bud’ Brown, Jr. dies at age 94 - 11:22 am updated: 1:30 pm.
- SENIOR CORNER - 10:33 pm
- URBANA JUNIOR HIGH HONOR ROLL - 10:33 pm
- Shriners install officers - 8:33 pm
- Continuing Education for Health and Human Services:Substance Use & Abuse – Signs, Safety and Resources - 1:42 pm
- Downhill sledding fun - 9:59 pm
- PET OF THE WEEK - 8:11 pm
- Triad High School Honor Roll - 8:11 pm
- January sun - 8:10 pm
- Graham Community Foundation marks milestone - 8:10 pm
- Oasis of Mercy now serves 5 counties - 8:08 pm
- Time to test homes for radon - 8:08 pm
- Guard members arrive at SRMC - 8:56 pm
- WL-S girls team gives back on holiday - 7:19 pm
- WL-S names Seniors of the Month - 7:19 pm
- Local theatre group seeks permanent location - 7:17 pm
- View Story - 9:57 pm
- Soil health class offered Feb. 24 - 9:57 pm
- Reasor honored by MHDAS group - 11:04 am
- PET OF THE WEEK - 9:28 pm
- UHS cheer to compete at OSU - 9:50 pm
- WL-S Middle School students of the month - 9:50 pm
- ‘No surprise’ medical billing law goes into effect - 9:48 pm
- Triad’s 2022 Snowball Court - 1:18 pm
- UJH wins OAC State Cheer Championship - 8:22 pm
NEWS
Oasis of Mercy now serves 5 counties
MECHANICSBURG - Oasis of Mercy food pantry in Mechanicsburg has grown exponentially since its start six years ago.Scott Spinner, president of the Oasi...
Time to test homes for radon
Champaign Health District (CHD) is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a nationwide campaign to educate Americans about the...
Guard members arrive at SRMC
The Ohio National Guard has arrived at Mercy Health – Springfield Regional Medical Center, according to information from Mercy Health released o...
WL-S girls team gives back on holiday
WEST LIBERTY – The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team spent Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a “day on,” not a day off,...
WL-S names Seniors of the Month
West Liberty-Salem has named the following Seniors of the Month for January.NAME: Adam LaRocheSCHOOL: West Liberty-SalemPARENTS: Dan and Tez LaRocheSc...
SPORTS
Mechanicsburg downs Piqua in boys bowling
The Mechanicsburg boys bowling team beat Piqua, 2,823-2,630, in non-league action.The Indians were led by Eli Mayberry, who rolled games of 210 and 22...
Mechanicsburg tops Triad in girls hoops
NORTH LEWISBURG – Mechanicsburg defeated Triad, 73-7, in OHC girls basketball on Saturday.The Indians led, 50-7, at the half.For Mechanicsburg (...
Sanford leads Triad to win over Indians
MECHANICSBURG – Ayden Sanford scored a game-high 25 points as Triad defeated Mechanicsburg, 58-49, in OHC boys basketball Friday night.The Cardi...
Mechanicsburg beats Piqua in girls bowling
The Mechanicsburg girls bowling team beat Piqua, 2,109-1,786, in non-league action.The Indians were led by Hannah Dingledine, who rolled a 355 with ga...
WL-S knocks off Triad in girls hoops
WEST LIBERTY – Bailey Poppe scored a game-high 13 points as WL-S beat Triad, 52-12, in OHC girls basketball.The Tigers led, 35-4, at the half.Fo...
Falcons sweep Indian Lake in bowling
Graham held off Indian Lake, 2,261-2,251, in CBC girls bowling.For the Falcons (12-2, 11-2), Kailey Dowty rolled a 187-185 372, Gracie Astry a 130-211...
LIFE
First baby of 2022
The obstetrics team at the Memorial Hospital Miracle Life Center was excited to welcome the first baby of 2022 – Adariah Billie Rose McCarty was...
Looking Back: Bob Martin Band
This photo of the Bob Martin Band was taken at the Urbana Country Club on New Year’s Eve, 1951, and submitted to this newspaper 50 years later b...
CLUB NEWS
Urbana Chapter DARDecember 8, 2021The Urbana Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. at BrownRidge ...
CCHS hosts Christmas festivities
The Champaign County Historical Society, with the generous support of Farmers and Merchants State Bank, recently hosted a Christmas gathering for thei...
Looking Back: Brush Lake
This is a 1909 photo (#A416) of the Brush Lake railroad tower. Unfortunately, the Champaign County Historical Society does not have a photo of the Bru...
5 generations of Wrights
The Wright family of Urbana is marking five generations. In front and center is the eldest member, Connie Rice, holding the youngest member, Roman Wri...
OPINION
Reflecting on the past
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.It is officially 2022! ...
The tiring part of retirement
While I was teaching, I rarely entertained the thought of retirement. I did, however, observe those latter years of life as my parents experienced the...
Back to the future going forward
Regular readers know I have fairly untraditional ways of poking around on the internet for intriguing nuggets of historical information. I most often ...
On the wings of a song
Annually anticipating The Kennedy Center Honors as the old year closes out, I thoroughly enjoyed the return of the star-studded program last week in a...
Group disputes AP story
On Thursday, December 23, the Urbana Daily Citizen carried an article by Julie Carr Smyth on DeWine’s “born alive” bill (pp. 1-2). T...
Merry Christmas, even if you’re a dog
(Translated from meow to English by her servant.)I’d rather be hiding in the dark woods right now under a pile of brush listening to the neighbo...
