Council incumbents may face no opposition in November
Four Republican incumbents seeking additional four-year terms on the Urbana City Council may have no opposition in the Nov. 7 election, since no Democrats...
Ohio State University, others embark on Ohio Bee Atlas project
COLUMBUS - Bee populations across the country are facing survival threats, and one Ohio species, the rusty patched bumble bee, recently was listed as...
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Suit aims to block fracking plan for National Forest in OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups has filed a lawsuit aimed...
Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Leave wildlife in the wild
COLUMBUS - The spring season has arrived, offering many opportunities for Ohioans to help protect young wildlife. Each year, Ohio Department of Natural Resources...
Annexation process in Urbana nearing completion
Nearly two years in the making, an annexation agreement involving a property just outside the city’s northeastern corporation limits is expected to be finalized...
Champaign County Preservation Alliance hosts Historic Home & Garden Tour
The date for the 25th annual Historic Home and Garden Tour will be the last weekend of June: Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June...
City of Urbana’s floodplain map changing
For the first time since November 2009, changes are coming to the city of Urbana’s floodplain map, and it’s good news for dozens of...
Childrens author to visit Urbana
Popular children’s author and illustrator Henry Cole, will visit Urbana North, South, and East elementary schools and the sixth graders at Urbana Junior High...
Urbana breaks ground on primary school
Community members got a chance to view plans for the new Urbana City Schools’ pre-kindergarten to eighth grade building Sunday at an official groundbreaking...
Planting trees for Arbor Day
Urbana University students and staff, and City of Urbana Community Development Manager Doug Crabill, right, recognize Arbor Day with a tree planting and city...