County jobless rate unchanged in December
Champaign County’s jobless rate remained at 4.1 percent in December 2015, according to information from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.While the...
Cause of weekend barn fire under investigation
MAD RIVER TWP. – The cause of a fire that destroyed a barn over the weekend is under investigation by the Johnson-St. Paris Fire...
Former YMCA employee sentenced to prison
COLUMBUS – A Columbus man who attended Urbana University and was employed by the Champaign Family YMCA was sent to prison last week for...
Urbana city, school officials have ‘positive’ meeting on Washington Ave. extension
Urbana city and school officials recently had a “positive” meeting about the development of one of the new school buildings and the roads to...
Utility upgrade worries drivers
ST. PARIS – Utility linemen continue to replace poles and conductor (power lines) along West U.S. Route 36 as part of a Pioneer Rural...
No reports of listeria in Champaign County
One Michigan death and 12 hospitalizations in six states have been linked to packaged produce from a Dole facility in Springfield, however, there have...
Take painting lesson at library
NORTH LEWISBURG - The North Lewisburg Branch Library, 161 Winder St., will host “Painting with a Purpose” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan....
UPD finds drugs, fake money
The Urbana Police Division served multiple drug search warrants at local residences over the past few days, according to a press release issued on...
Restorative treatment ordered for local man
A man charged with multiple violent offenses was ordered to undergo restorative treatment last week after he was found incompetent to stand trial.Trae A....
Deadline set for election letters
The deadline for submitting letters about the upcoming election is Monday, Feb. 29 at 5 p.m. The word limit is 100. Submitting a letter...
