Graham Elementary teacher making her mark
CASSTOWN — All she’s ever wanted to do was teach children — and she now has an even bigger classroom.Amber Johnson of Casstown, a...
Gecowets wins aviation heritage award
DAYTON – Longtime heritage volunteer Jerry Gecowets of Urbana is the winner of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance’s 2016 Ivonette Wright Miller Award.NAHA’s annual...
Accidental overdoses killed 8 daily in OH last year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on...
At least 12 tornadoes strike Indiana, Ohio; no bad injuries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A wave of severe storms produced at least a dozen tornadoes in Indiana and Ohio, damaging homes and businesses but causing...
Ohio News Briefs
Ohio court: Juvenile crimes can’t enhance adult sentencesCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Supreme Court has ruled that prior juvenile convictions cannot be used to...
Local businesses invited to Activities Fair at UU
Urbana University is inviting all area businesses and organizations to participate in the 2016 Activities Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to...
Alicia Titus Peace Run set for Sept. 10 at Urbana U.
The Alicia Titus Memorial Peace Run 5K and 1 Mile Walk will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Student Center...
New truck to make local recycling easier
The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District and Union Recyclers announced the purchase of a new recycling truck for use at mobile recycling access...
What GMO labeling means for storage, distribution
LONDON - Foods with labels indicating they were made with genetically modified ingredients are coming soon to a grocery store near you. But what...
Grimes Field hangars on hold
A privately-funded project to construct two hangars at Grimes Field in Urbana came to a halt after the anticipated grant funding for the needed...
