Several athletes qualify for state in D-III
WL-S boys win D-II regional title
Memorial Day events scheduled
FFA NEWS
Charles Jones Sr. built a legacy in Urbana
Latest Updates
- PET OF THE WEEK - 10:38 pm
- Memorial Day events scheduled - 6:19 am
- YOUTH CORNER - 8:31 pm
- JUNE EVENTS IN MECHANISCBURG - 8:30 pm
- UJHS students complete project-based learning - 10:24 pm
- Urbana College reunion is June 25 - 10:24 pm
- Local libraries kick off summer reading programs - 10:23 pm
- Looking Back: Pennsylvania RR Depot - 10:23 pm
- Cultice named president of Ohio Aviation Association - 10:22 pm
- Soldier’s remains return home - 10:22 pm
- Ultra-met announces scholarship program - 8:41 pm
- UPD receives First Responders Appreciation Honor - 8:41 pm
- FFA NEWS - 8:41 pm
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- Vernon unveils cremation center - 8:06 pm
- FFA NEWS - 8:06 pm
- Barns, buildings business opens - 8:05 pm
- Charles Jones Sr. built a legacy in Urbana - 6:34 pm
- New restaurant in Urbana - 11:40 am
- Soldier’s remains to arrive Wednesday - 6:51 pm
- ROAD WORK - 6:51 pm
- Mechanicsburg Alumni Association awards scholarships - 6:51 pm
- Taking his first flight - 6:50 pm
- PET OF THE WEEK - 10:38 pm
NEWS
Ultra-met announces scholarship program
Ultra-met has announced a scholarship program for high school graduates. This program allows students to attend Clark State to pursue a manufacturing ...
UPD receives First Responders Appreciation Honor
Since 2019, the Walter & Lewis Funeral Home has sponsored an annual First Responders Appreciation Honor program naming a local first responder org...
FFA NEWS
2021-2022 West Liberty-Salem FFA Ag Science DayThe high school students of the West Liberty-Salem FFA Chapter put on an Ag Science Day for the element...
FFA NEWS
MECHANICSBURG – On Friday, May 13, the Mechanicsburg FFA Chapter hosted its 2021-2022 FFA banquet. The dinner offered to attendees was provided ...
FFA NEWS
Urbana 2022 FFA BanquetUrbana FFA held its annual banquet on May 15. Approximately 125 members and guests were in attendance. During the meeting, awar...
SPORTS
WL-S 4×800 relay team qualifies for state
TROY – The West Liberty-Salem girls were sitting in 9th place after day one of the Division III regional track meet. The meet was suspended earl...
Indians fall in D-III baseball district final
PLEASANT HILL – Cincinnati Roger Bacon held off Mechanicsburg, 4-2, in a Division III baseball district final.The Indians jumped out to a 2-0 le...
Youth Sports
Pony League West Liberty-Salem 2/LeVan’s Excavating improved to 5-0 on the season with an 11-1 victory against DeGraff. Colton Sachs, Conner Lei...
Indians advance to district baseball final
NEW CARLISLE – Jake Edwards earned the complete game win and had 13 strikeouts as Mechanicsburg defeated Indian Lake, 5-0, in a Division III bas...
Indians fall in softball regional
Bradford defeated Mechanicsburg, 13-3, in six innings in a Division IV softball regional semifinal on Tuesday at Northmont. The Indians finish the sea...
Nesbitt wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League event
LAKEVIEW, Ohio – Boater Michael Nesbitt of St. Paris caught five bass last Saturday weighing 10 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fi...
LIFE
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...
Grahams celebrate 50th
Jack and Deborah Graham of North Lewisburg are celebrating 50 years of marriage. They were married on February 4, 1972 in the Mechanicsburg United Met...
Looking Back – Runkle Family Singers
This looking back features the Runkle Family Singers of St. Paris. The photos are from a 1923 promotional brochure outlining “A Tentative Progra...
Looking Back – Cable
This is a 1900 postcard photo (#A1364) of the Cable Pennsylvania Railroad depot. Cable was the next stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Brush La...
WL-S grads excel at University of Cincinnati
Two 2021 West Liberty-Salem graduates, Kaylee Levan and Luke Hudson, now attend the University of Cincinnati. Both are freshmen at UC and part of the ...
Wares celebrate 60 years
Alan and Antoinette Ware, residents of Urbana, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 31.Alan was born and raised in Urbana an...
OPINION
All’s right with the world
When Robert Browning in 1841 wrote “The year’s at the spring,” I believe the English poet had in mind the week we just experienced. ...
Commercially speaking
I mostly ignore the commercials interrupting The People’s Court, House Hunters, and Jeopardy! every few minutes. As annoying as they are, I long...
Library board decides not to seek levy renewal
Thank you, Champaign County citizens and taxpayers, for supporting the Champaign County Library over the years. Your support has allowed the library t...
Learning to love math in the elementary years
Editor’s note: Mechanicsburg has a history of mathematical proficiency. Named after the 19th century settlement of mechanics working at the loca...
Figuring out their futures
I reach for the HIDE button whenever this Facebook share reappears: NORMALIZE SENDING KIDS TO TRADE SCHOOLS WITHOUT MAKING THEM FEEL LESS THAN FOUR-YE...
April is Autism Acceptance Month
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.April is Autism Accepta...
