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PET OF THE WEEK
PAWS Animal ShelterBolt is a three-month-old male kitten who is super friendly and, like his siblings, loves to play! You can’t see it in this p...
The Strawther family legacy
Editor’s note: The Urbana Black Heritage Festival will be held at Barbara Howell Park on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 213 E. Market St. Thi...
Stillgess legacy and the Underground Railroad
Editor’s note: The Urbana Black Heritage Festival will be held at Barbara Howell Park on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 213 E. Market St. Thi...
Memory Kits available at Mechanicsburg library
MECHANICSBURG – The Mechanicsburg Public Library recently purchased 13 Memory Kits thanks to a generous grant from the Champaign County Memorial...
Urbana Black Heritage Festival is Saturday
The Urbana Black Heritage Festival will enliven Barbara Howell Park and the East Market Street area on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.The festival is ...
The Legacy of Arnold B. Brown, 1877-1940
Editor’s note: The Urbana Black Heritage Festival will be held at Barbara Howell Park on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 213 E. Market St. Thi...
BBQ, fireworks set for July 4
Plans are set for the Fourth of July Rotary Chicken BBQ at Urbana’s Grimes Field.Chicken BBQ tickets are $10 each and will be available to purch...
Looking Back: North Lewisburg Erie RR Depot
Initially, the Atlantic & Western Railway was laid through North Lewisburg in 1864. Later it became the Erie Railroad.The Erie Railroad through Ch...
Windsor Avenue named after Windsor Hawkins
Editor’s note: The Urbana Black Heritage Festival will be held at Barbara Howell Park on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 213 E. Market St. Thi...
CCHS receives expansion, renovation grants
On June 2, the Champaign County Historical Society’s (CCHS) Board of Trustees received notice that its two Ohio Cultural Facilities grant reques...
