County adds 1 COVID-19 case
NMUSAF reopens to public
Surf the net before you go swimming
NMUSAF reopens to public
Racing at Shady Bowl Speedway rained out
Latest Updates
- Mechanicsburg students claim theatre awards - 9:42 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 7:41 pm
- Roundabout redo nearly finished - 9:41 pm
- County adds 1 COVID-19 case - 9:40 pm
- St. Paris library reopens - 9:40 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 9:39 pm
- NMUSAF reopens to public - 1:21 pm
- PETS OF THE WEEK - 10:22 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 10:21 pm
- City pool opens Friday - 5:54 pm
- Gloria Theatre to reopen July 3 - 7:36 pm
- HEAP Summer Crisis Program has started - 7:36 pm
- Library still offering pickup service, short visits - 7:36 pm
- Local Meals-on-Wheels volunteers sought - 7:35 pm
- THEN & NOW – Grimes Field - 7:35 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 7:34 pm
- Surf the net before you go swimming - 9:46 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 9:46 pm
- NMUSAF reopens to public - 2:50 pm updated: 9:50 pm.
- Champaign Gal to fly over U.S. capital - 9:36 pm
- Keeping downtown beautiful - 9:36 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 9:34 pm
- PETS OF THE WEEK - 7:38 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 7:37 pm
- COMMUNITY CALENDAR - 7:21 pm
NEWS
City pool opens Friday
The city pool at Melvin Miller Park will open Friday, July 3.Initially the COVID-19 pandemic concerns had kept the pool closed earlier in the season, ...
HEAP Summer Crisis Program has started
The Ohio Development Services Agency and Bridges Community Action Partnership will help income-eligible Ohioans maintain their utility service through...
Library still offering pickup service, short visits
The Champaign County Library is open normal hours of operation with limited building access at both the Urbana and North Lewisburg locations to provid...
Local Meals-on-Wheels volunteers sought
COLUMBUS - LifeCare Alliance, the Midwest’s leading provider of Meals-on-Wheels, is recruiting individuals, companies, social clubs and schools ...
THEN & NOW – Grimes Field
The “Then” circa 1944 aerial photo (#A2553) of Grimes Field Airport, Urbana, was taken looking west across North U.S. Route 68. Shown are ...
SPORTS
Fleming takes Shady Bowl late model main
DeGRAFF – Shady Bowl Speedway played host to its third night of racing on Saturday. The Noble Armor Coating Late Models, the Heath and Son’...
What might the season look like for Ohio State?
Remember the good old days all the way back in January and February when the biggest questions about Ohio State football were who was going to be the ...
High school spring sports season cancelled
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association informed member schools this week that spring sports are now cancelled, as Ohio Governor Mi...
Free fishing licenses available in Ohio
There are many people in Ohio who are eligible for a free fishing license.First of all, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), ...
OHSAA updates schools on status of spring sports
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released an update sent to its member schools on the status of the delayed spring sports se...
LIFE
Smiths celebrate 40th
Steve and Valerie (Mohr) Smith of Mechanicsburg will celebrate this year’s 40th wedding anniversary with a family cruise the summer of 2021.The ...
BIRTHS
Bexley Addison ZischlerBexley Addison Zischler was born March 9, 2020, at OSU Hospital, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 19 inches, to Krysta...
Souders celebrate 25th
Jade and Liza (Midgley) Souders of Urbana celebrated their 25th anniversary with a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.They were married in 1994 in The Litt...
ME senior donates $3K to shelter
MIAMI COUNTY — While it may be awhile before she can again enjoy the peanut butter and chocolate dessert, Miami East High School senior Kearsten...
Baldwins celebrate 50th
Frank and Nancy (Lokai) Baldwin of Urbana are celebrating their 50th anniversary. They were married on Jan. 31, 1970, in Urbana.They have two sons, Ma...
BIRTHS
Luke Harrison ErwinLuke Harrison Erwin was born Aug. 26, 2019, at 1:16 a.m. in Madison County Hospital to Heather Hurley Erwin and Alek D. Erwin. Mate...
OPINION
Local group disagrees with AP Stylebook
Elana Schor’s article “Abortion foes vent disappointment after Supreme Court ruling (Urbana Daily Citizen, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, p. 3) i...
Still celebrating after all these years
For 244 years now, we have been celebrating a brash idea committed to paper in Philadelphia and signed by 56 Founding Fathers, more than half of whom ...
Respond to the 2020 Census
The 2020 census is underway and our efforts to count every single Ohioan will not stop because of the pandemic. Ohioans can respond to the census safe...
Salad recall prompts questions of parasite
QUESTION: I read something about a salad recall due to cyclospora, but I’ve not really heard about cyclospora before – what is it? ANSWER:...
Sheriff’s sale purchase a boondoggle
I bought a house at sheriff’s auction. Big mistake! No, I’m not talking about the condition of the house, all the work cleaning it up or t...
Once something is bearable, debate is over
This is a quote from Dan Hodges, a British political commentator: “In retrospect, Sandy Hook marked the end of the U.S. gun control debate. Once...
