Urbana native one of 2 people found dead
An Urbana native was one of two people found dead inside a home in Oklahoma this week.According to KSWO, the Oklahoma State Bureau of...
Local church raising funds to help wildfire victims
A local church is raising funds to provide aid for victims of the Tennessee wildfires.This holiday season, the First Christian Church of Urbana is...
Movie time for weary Santa?
After tonight’s trip around the world to leave toys for the good girls and boys, Santa may be ready to climb into the private...
Pets of the Week
PAWS Animal Shelter (cat)Hi! My name is Aretha Franklin. I am part of the Rock Star Girls group. We were all stuffed into a...
Dear Santa … Letters to the Jolly Old Elf from local children
‘Tis the season for children - and some adults, too - to make wishes they hope will come true. A few of the many...
Crash near KTH injures 2 drivers
ST. PARIS - A collision between a compact car and a semi-truck on Friday afternoon sent drivers to area hospitals. The crash happened in...
Park Seed Farms once thrived in Champaign County
As a continuation of the stories of the Lippincott Station area, here is the story of the old Park Seed Farms as related by...
CRSI CEO elected to ANCOR’s board of directors
The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) welcomed Than Johnson, CEO of CRSI, a not for profit provider of developmental disability service...
$264M tax break for Ohio drillers awaits governor’s action
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s oil-and-gas industry would get a retroactive tax benefit that will cost state and local governments a combined $264 million...
Ohio lawmaker vows reform of payday loans, costliest in US
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio state lawmaker is vowing to work on payday lending reform early next year after a research group found...