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Mental health through art
Staff at Urbana Junior High School recently asked students “why you matter?”Each student wrote their response on a white board and was the...

Eagle Scout project helps YMCA camp
Samantha Meyer, 18, is working to earn the highest rank in Scouts BSA: Eagle. To complete the process, she needs to finish her difficult community ser...

County blood drive is Dec. 23
Community Blood Center needs “Hometown Heroes” to donate during Christmas week at the now monthly Champaign County blood drive Wednesday, ...

County health officials issue guidance on COVID-19
In the past four weeks, there has been an increase of 829 confirmed COVID-19 cases with an additional 38 hospitalizations and nine more deaths in Cham...

Sign up now for vaccine notifications
Champaign County residents not registered in the CodeRED emergency notification system are being encouraged to sign up so they can be alerted about up...
December 9th, 2020 updated: December 10th, 2020. |

Have a letter for Santa?
Children can tell Santa exactly what they want for Christmas by dropping their letters and lists into Santa’s Mail Box, located by Oxner’s...

Coats collected, donated
Following its annual coat drive, Walter & Lewis Funeral & Cremation Services delivered coats to Urbana Elementary, the Madison-Champaign Educa...
Ohio State-Michigan game cancelled
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan canceled its annual rivalry game at Ohio State on Tuesday because of the COVID-19 outbreak within the Wolverine...

Ceremony held for 3 UPD officers
On December 4, one current and two new members of the Urbana Police Division were sworn into office by Judge Gil S. Weithman. Due to COVID restriction...

Slavens’ perennial toy drive seeks monetary donors this year
DeGRAFF – The annual area toy drive organized by DeGraff’s Tyler Slaven and his sister Monica that has collected over 35,000 toys in the l...