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Great weather expected for fair
The 174th Champaign County Fair’s opening weekend will feature the ever-popular truck pull and Fair Queen crowning.Visitors to this year’s...
Grimes Field receives federal grant
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Tuesday that Grimes Field in Urbana has been awarded $151,254 in federal funding by the U.S. Department of Tr...
Village addresses income tax ordinance
ST. PARIS – The village council on Monday heard the first reading of an amendment to the village’s income tax ordinance that would remove ...
Alleged kidnapper found competent to stand trial
A woman accused of attacking and kidnapping a relative’s girlfriend was ruled capable to stand trial this week.Edith A. Corfman, 51, was determi...

Kalb wins AAUW scholarship
The Champaign Branch of the American Association of University Women awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a woman returning to school during the 2015-16 ac...

Library’s Summer Reading Program nears end
The Mechanicsburg Public Library had an exciting summer. The library’s 2015 Summer Reading Program “Every Hero has a Story” allowed ...
August 6th, 2015 updated: August 6th, 2015. |

Partnership benefits community
A partnership between the GrandWorks Foundation and the Person Centered Services Lawnview Career and Enrichment Center is helping to move along the re...
Events today at the Champaign County Fair
FRIDAY, AUGUST 77 a.m. Start Charging at the Gate8 a.m. Weighing of Junior Fair Market SwineWeighing of Junior Fair Market Lambs followed byOpen Class...
Yard sale to benefit cat altering clinics
The Black & Orange Cat Foundation in Plain City will host a yard sale on Saturday, Aug. 15, to raise money in support of free cat spay and neuter ...

Question ag authorities at Farm Science Review
Whether it’s questions about how this summer’s record flooding will impact grain prices or whether drones can be used legally to scout agr...