With a bye week from the Bengals (fans needed this), this week’s column will be a relief, as I can write about the optimistic ...

For the first time in school history, WL-S advanced to the state football semifinals by beating Indian Lake, 21-14, in a windy Division V, Region 20 final Friday night.

ST. PARIS – On Thursday, Nov. 21 at 4:05 p.m., the Champaign County 911 center received a 911 call regarding a two-vehicle ...

Urbana downed Kenton Ridge, 2,616-2,440, in CBC girls bowling on Thursday. For the Hillclimbers, Jazmyn Scott had a 258-236, Riley Smith a 179-199, Natalie Turner a 176-190, Mallory Stokes a 169-188 ...

WEST LIBERTY – Peyton Mounce had a game-high 28 points and 15 rebounds as Urbana defeated WL-S, 45-34, in a non-league girls basketball season opener on Thursday. The Hillclimbers led, 21-12, at the ...

The Champaign Family YMCA cut the ribbon on Tuesday, Nov. 19 on a new expansion adding three classrooms to the Y’s Childcare Learning Center. The expansion includes 2,480 square feet onto the current ...

The prep girls basketball season began Thursday night with Urbana playing at WL-S. Pictured is Urbana’s Peyton Mounce, who is expected to be one of the top returning players in the county this season.

The Urbana High School Cheerleading Team has achieved a milestone, earning a bid to the UCA/NHSCCA National Cheer Competition in Orlando, Fla. The prestigious competition will take place Feb. 7-10, ...

ST. PARIS – Christmas in the Village of St. Paris will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7. Craft vendor show starts at 10 a.m. and continues to 5 p.m. The craft vendor show spans two buildings: the municipal ...

There will be a DJ playing holiday music from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., free carriage and trolley rides after the parade until 9 p.m., caroling at 5:15 p.m. followed by the tree lighting ceremony at ...