Urbana
Urbana dog park to be built
Dogs will have a new place to play this summer after a two-year project to build a dog park recently received approval from the Urbana City Council.The 2.4-acre park, which will be located in Melvin Miller Park, could be complete as early as July 1, said Audra Bean, a member ...
Millions in bonuses remain for Ohio veterans
Veterans from Clark and Champaign counties who served during the first Gulf War or the War on Terror have received more than $829,000 since Ohio voters in 2009 approved tax-free bonuses for their service, state records show.But with a total of $200 million set aside for the Ohio Veterans Bonus, ...
Local vets helping animals injured in tornado
For nearly every person injured after a tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., an animal also is in need. Now a group of local volunteers are headed there to help.The massive storm left an estimated 4,000 injured horses, cows, cats and dogs but only eight veterinarians on hand in Oklahoma to ...
Pools prepare to open, test water often
Local public pools are preparing to open for the Memorial Day weekend, including painting, cleaning, filling the pools and most importantly — testing the water.A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 58 percent of pools have tested positive for E.coli bacteria.Public pools are required ...
City ranks near bottom in population loss
Springfield’s population continued to decline last year, and only 26 U.S. cities have seen bigger losses since the 2010 Census, according to new figures released today.The estimates show Springfield’s population at 60,147, down from 60,322 in 2011. Springfield has lost approximately .8 percent of its population since the 2010 census, ...
Jobs figures promising but challenges remain
Champaign County’s jobless rate and economy have improved, but some job seekers at a fair Wednesday said many of the open positions are only part-time or with difficult hours.Champaign County added about 300 new jobs last month as its unemployment rate dipped to 6.3 percent, according to state data.Despite the ...
Champaign gains 300 jobs in month
Unemployment in Champaign County dropped 1.4 percentage points in April, the largest drop in the Clark-Champaign area in at least five years.Champaign County’s unemployment rate fell from 7.7 percent in March to 6.3 percent in April, mainly because of job gains in the county, according to the Ohio Department of ...
Woman gets 8 years in fatal crash
A 49-year-old woman was sent to prison Monday after she pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a hit-and-run that killed a 15-year-old boy.Cathy Humphries, previously from Kentucky, was sentenced to a total of eight years in prison and had her driver’s license revoked for life, according to proceedings in the ...
Champaign wind farm decision nears
The Ohio Power Siting Board may decide this month whether the second phase of the Buckeye Wind Project will move forward after more than a year of debate and rising tensions between some Champaign County neighbors and the company in charge of the project.It would include construction of 56 wind ...
Local phone alerts could save lives
Authorities in Texas credit emergency notification alerts sent via telephone with saving lives after a deadly storm swept through the small community of Granbury on Wednesday night. The same technology is available in Clark and Champaign counties, but officials here say the system’s biggest flaw is the lack of people ...
Teen must write apology after bomb threat
An Urbana teenager was ordered to serve probation, perform community service and apologize to her classmates after she admitted to writing a bomb threat on a school bathroom wall earlier this year.Brianne N. Castle, 19, of Urbana, had previously pleaded guilty to a single count of inducing panic after she ...
Council OKs $20 million project
Council members unanimously approved plans to build a $20 million wastewater facility, saying it is not only necessary for the city’s future growth, but a basic responsibility of government.Council members approved on Tuesday the recommendation to move ahead with a bid from Cincinnati-based Dugan and Meyers Construction Company, and the ...
Honda to build $70 million plant
Honda, which employs 2,700 people from the Dayton-Springfield area, will invest $70 million in Ohio and transfer 100 current employees to build a new high-end sports car in Marysville. The company hosted media and government officials Tuesday in what will become its new manufacturing plant — the former North American ...
BWC could return $1.8M to local agencies
Nearly 70 public employers in Clark and Champaign counties could see a combined $1.8 million refund on their 2011 Bureau of Worker’s Compensation premiums — and could see a 4 percent reduction in future rates — if a proposal is passed later this month.The plan would return nearly $1.3 million ...
Urbana project could cost $20 million
Urbana council members tonight will discuss building a roughly $20 million wastewater treatment facility, a project other cities across Ohio have taken on in recent years to attract growth and to replace or rehab aging systems.The cost would be $6 million more than earlier estimates, and it would likely mean ...
Levy renewal gives Urbana time to plan
Voters in Urbana overwhelmingly approved a five-year, 9.75-mill renewal levy last week, a result district officials said will allow them to avoid cuts that would have slashed busing to state minimums and required eliminating extracurricular activities.The levy’s passage means board members can also look ahead to the fall, when the ...
3 Clark school issues fail, 1 approved
Voters rejected Tecumseh, Clark-Shawnee and Greenon school issues but approved Springfield’s request in Tuesday’s primary election.Tecumseh Local Schools lost its ninth straight request for new operating money. The 12.37-mill levy would have raised $3.5 million per year for the district.The school board already approved placing the same levy on the ...
Levies pass months after rejection
Voters in Jackson and Union townships passed three levies that they rejected just months ago, according to final, unofficial election results.The townships went back to voters Tuesday for the levies that failed in November because, officials said, the townships wouldn’t be able to maintain the same level of service for ...
Urbana incumbent loses primary
Republicans Doug Hoffman and Tony Pena will move forward to the fall general election after pulling ahead in a crowded primary race for two at-large city council seats.Both candidates will move on to face Richard C. Kerns, the lone Democrat on the ballot, in November, according to final, unofficial results ...
Police say new tactics pay off in drug cases
Urbana police officers are employing new tactics in their fight against drugs and that are resulting in more criminal charges.Since the 1970s, the division had handled drug cases the same way. That typically involved assigning all tips and drug cases to detectives who were responsible for gathering evidence and, in ...
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