Escapee appears in local court for alleged violations
A Champaign County man captured last week after escaping from a correctional facility appeared in the Champaign County Common Pleas Court Monday.Troy B. Byrd,...
Historic bombers to gather at Grimes Field as set-up for 75th anniversary of Doolittle...
This Easter weekend there’s a good chance of someone in Urbana will be exclaiming to another person, with good cause, these famous words: “Look!...
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Oak tree in ‘Shawshank Redemption’ cut up, hauled awayMANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — What remained of a 200-year-old oak tree made famous by the movie...
Tractor travel
Triad High School students used their tractors to get to school April 7 for Drive Your Tractor to School Day. The day was in...
Urbana University athletes join Alicia Titus Memorial Peace Fund project
The Alicia Titus Memorial Peace Fund and the city of Urbana are linking Urbana University student athletes with community members in need. Our Urbana...
Burton Guthrie’s Grocery and Filling Station site became Johnson Manufacturing
Then - The first “Then” photo is of Burton Guthrie’s Grocery and Filling Station at 621 Miami St., Urbana, circa 1927. It is assumed...
WL-S unveils big plans
WEST LIBERTY - A collaborative effort unveiled Saturday evening will build a new $700,000 field house at West Liberty-Salem.The WL-S community has rallied after...
Learn about Black Widow fighter
The Champaign Aviation Museum is offering a lecture on April 13 at 10:30 a.m. about the World War II experiences of a P-61 Black...
Congressman Jim Jordan to be at Lima town hall meeting
LIMA - Members of the public are invited to attend a town hall meeting featuring U.S. Congressional Representative Jim Jordan (R-Urbana). The event will...
Those darned geese!
If you live in Champaign County then I am sure that you are familiar with the Canada goose. Canada geese are a permanent fixture...
