Serna appears in court for arraignment
A juvenile facing felony charges from a January shooting at West Liberty-Salem High School made his initial court appearance in the general division of...
School invites public to see social studies material
The Urbana City School District is in the process of adopting new curriculum materials for social studies. The selected materials will be available for...
Teen charged with murder ruled competent
A juvenile charged with killing a Champaign County woman was ordered to undergo another evaluation after he was found competent to stand trial Thursday.During...
Masons celebrate their 300th anniversary
Three-hundred years ago, on June 24, 1717, four groups of London Freemasons joined together to celebrate the feast of St. John the Baptist. At...
EMA, Health District hold emergency drill
The Champaign County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and the county Health District held a joint emergency disaster drill June 6 in the county...
Family Children First Council administration changing
The Madison-Champaign Educational Service Center moved closer to becoming the administrative agent for the Family and Children First Council in Champaign County.The ESC board...
Online school sues Ohio board after vote on $60M repayment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of the nation’s largest online charter schools is suing Ohio’s State Board of Education over how the board handled...
Jordan reacts to shooting
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) Tweeted the following reaction to Wednesday’s shooting:“Today’s shooting was tragic, and I’m just grateful that my colleague @SteveScalise and...
Ohio News Briefs
Ohio church passes out opioid overdose drug at festivalCINCINNATI (AP) — Some people have questioned a southwest Ohio church’s decision to hand out the...
Grand jury indicts Serna on 13 charges
A Champaign County grand jury indicted Ely R. Serna on 13 charges Tuesday.Serna, 17, was indicted on two counts of attempted murder, three counts...
