City seeks funds to improve roundabout
The Urbana City Council, during its 6 p.m. meeting today in municipal court chambers, will hear the first reading of a resolution aimed at...
Local News Briefs
Camp Phoenix helps kids experiencing grief due to loss of loved one, divorce, separationSPRINGFIELD - Community Mercy Hospice offers a unique opportunity to meet...
Poll workers needed for March 15
Kathy Meyer provided the program at last week’s Urbana Lions Club meeting. She discussed the ballot issues and the latest technology being used in...
‘Bad Art’ effort raises more than $15,000
Champaign County Arts Council President Jodi Thompson is shown with the 2016 “Bad Art by Good People” winner Patrick Field during Friday night’s dinner...
Man pleads guilty to drug possession charges
A man charged with drug possession following an Urbana Police Division investigation pleaded guilty to two felony charges Thursday.Josiah D. Thrasher, 24, pleaded guilty...
Second Baptist Church is a work in preservation
MECHANICSBURG – For the past 14 years, the Champaign County Preservation Alliance (CCPA) has dedicated the majority of its resources toward preserving the oldest...
4-H News
The Double L 4-H Club held the first 4-H meeting of 2016 on Feb. 14th at 2:30pm. We elected officers, discussed our projects and...
Ohio House bill makes cockfighting a felony offense
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislation has passed through the Ohio House of Representatives that would make a deeper involvement in illegal cockfighting a felony...
Urbana Police Division welcomes 2 officers
The Urbana Police Division welcomed two new officers to fill vacancies.Both officers passed the August 2015 civil service written and physical fitness testing and...
Local superintendents weighing in on report cards
Area school superintendents are mixed in their opinions about the 2014-15 school report cards, noting that new tests and new standards contributed to a...
