St. Paris man sentenced to 4 years in prison for crash that killed fianceé
A St. Paris man entered into a plea agreement in relation to a motor vehicle crash that resulted in the September 2022 death of his fianceé, China Marie Stapleton.
Urbana Fire Division marks 150 years; parade at noon on Oct. 14
The Urbana Fire Division will mark its 150th anniversary this month.
Here come the Hillclimbers!
The Urbana High School football team takes the field prior to Friday night’s game with visiting North Union. The undefeated Hillclimbers rallied to win, 31-28, in the final minute. See story on Page 1B.
Upcoming local events and gatherings
Champaign County Farmers Market: open every Saturday May through October. Located on Market Street behind the Firehouse 9 a.m. to noon
Memorial Day at Oak Dale
Community members, volunteers, veterans and others gathered at Soldiers’ Mound in Oak Dale Cemetery in Urbana on Memorial Day morning to remember military service members who fought for the United States of America and defended freedom.
BROWN
URBANA – Cecil Brown, age 60 of Urbana, passed away on March 19, 2023. Visitation will be held at WALTER & LEWIS Funeral Home on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 4-6 p.m. with his service immediately following.
THOMAS LYNN MOFFITT
URBANA – Thomas Lynn Moffitt, 80, of Urbana passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
Miller stars amid alleged role in fatal shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alabama standout freshman Brandon Miller was in the starting lineup and had a career-high scoring game in a win over South Carolina on Wednesday night — one day after police said he delivered a gun ahead of a fatal shooting that took place near campus in mid-January, and hours after the university said he’d remain an “active member” of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide and is not considered a suspect.
Cisco pitched against all-time greats
With spring training currently in progress, I thought it would be a good time to look back at some baseball history.
Mahomes hopes to break MVP curse
PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he’ll try to break the MVP curse.