Local Focus: Champaign County for April 11

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Library honors Civil War vets

The Champaign County Library will host a reception to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Andrews’ Raiders. The 1 p.m. Thursday event will include state Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, as well as representatives from the offices of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan.

The library will show the movie “The Great Locomotive Chase,” based on their mission.

On April 12, 1862, 24 volunteer soldiers from Ohio went on a secret mission to destroy railroad and telegraph lines from Atlanta to Chattanooga. STAFF REPORT