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County awards bridge, resurfacing contracts
Drivers in some parts of Clark County can expect orange barrels to line the roads this year after the Clark County commissioners Tuesday approved contracts to design a bridge replacement and a separate $1.2 million project to resurface about 22 miles of local roads.The county plans to enter an agreement ...
County debates next step for 911 tower
Some local officials are questioning a recent decision by Urbana’s Board of Zoning Appeals to reject a proposed 911 tower that would be placed on the city municipal building, saying the decision could kill the project.But at least one member of the zoning board countered that the proposal, while potentially ...
County makes second try at 911 levy
Champaign County officials will ask voters to approve a 0.5-mill levy to fund the 911 dispatch center this fall, although voters handily defeated an attempt to pass the issue last November.Craig Evans, director of the Champaign County Emergency Management Agency, thinks ballot language may have confused voters last November. The ...
Company invests $1.4 million to replace gas lines
Columbia Gas of Ohio is preparing for a $1.4 million project in Urbana that will install more than two miles of natural gas pipe and affect as many as 350 customers. Statewide, the company is planning to spend $2 billion over the next 25 years to replace about 4,000 miles ...
County spends more on lawyers
Champaign County is spending nearly twice as much to provide legal defense for its poor in the last decade, consuming more of the county’s budget.Local officials and attorneys attributed the increase to several factors, including increased heroin use that’s driving up the number of felony criminal cases, an increase in ...
City tax revenue offsets state losses
Although Urbana continues to see improvements in its income tax, estimates from the city’s finance director show those gains will be offset by decreases in other sources of revenue.Council members recently took an early glance of the city’s tax budget, a snapshot of the revenue that might be available for ...
Thousands could be purged from voter rolls
Elections officials in Clark and Champaign counties are updating their voter registration records, a process that could end with thousands of people purged from voter rolls.Overall, about 900 of Champaign County’s roughly 27,500 registered voters could be taken off the voter rolls this year because of inactivity, said Kathy Meyer, ...
Urbana business to teach kids to rock
The back wall of Art’s Playground, a new business in downtown Urbana, should be enough to let students know they’re not going to get a typical music lesson.They’re going to get a crash course in how to be in a band. The business that just opened this month will teach ...
Urbana man faces drug charges
The Champaign County Grand Jury indicted one man on drug charges this week.The prosecutors alleged that on April 25, a 35-year-old Urbana man knowingly shipped and was in possession various drug substances and had possession of criminal tools and $1,848 found in connection of these offenses.James Douglas Breneman, of 452 ...
County, townships fight turbine ruling
Champaign County and a handful of townships will ask the Ohio Power Siting Board to revisit its ruling on the Buckeye Wind Project, including issues such as road maintenance and other protections the county is seeking if the wind farm is built.Last month the siting board approved the second phase ...
Health district, beekeeper move large hive
The Clark County Combined Health District and a local beekeeper are working together to move a massive beehive that spent much of the past year building a wall of honeycomb in a vacant Springfield house.Sara Dunheath has lived next door to the bee colony in the 1200 block of Innisfallen ...
Bike tour to boost local businesses
City officials and business owners in Urbana, St. Paris and New Carlisle will make sure 2,500 bicycle enthusiasts get a warm welcome next weekend when the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure passes through the region.In return, business owners hope the annual bike tour’s participants remember to pack a little extra cash ...
Group targets ER wait times
Mercy Memorial Hospital officials believe a new physician’s group treating patients will lead to shorter waiting times and better interactions for the 18,000 people who visit the Urbana ER each year.Increasingly, hospitals nationwide are monitoring those factors as a way to reduce costs, improve efficiency and ensure patients have a ...
Urbana councilman resigns seat
Larry Lokai, a member of the Urbana City Council for almost a decade, told council members this week he will resign his position in order to spend more time with his family.Marty Hess, president of the Urbana City Council, said council members will have 45 days to appoint someone to ...
Bids too high, so Urbana tries again
Plans to build a $20 million wastewater treatment plant in Urbana will be delayed after city officials decided to seek new bids for the project that is expected to cost much more than the city originally anticipated.City council members voted recently to move forward with the project, and accepted a ...
KTH plans $23M to $36.5M expansion
KTH Parts Industries — a Honda supplier that employs about 800 workers — is planning a $23 million to $36.5 million expansion that could add about 12 jobs, if it completes an incentive deal with Champaign County.The company could build a $5 million to $8.5 million addition at its Johnson ...
State board OKs Champaign turbines
The Ohio Power Siting Board voted Tuesday to allow the second phase of the multimillion dollar Buckeye Wind Project, despite comments from a state senator who argued he would have rejected it with the evidence presented.Opponents who live near the proposed project said immediately after the meeting they will ask ...
Students repair Humvee for sheriff’s office
The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office received a refurbished Humvee from students at the Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center last week that might be driven through rough terrain to eradicate marijuana in the county.But before they turned it over to deputies, the students made sure they left a unique mark on the ...
Village plans safety upgrade
The village of Woodstock is preparing to move ahead with a $327,000 project to eliminate a roadway hazard that has been a hassle to village residents for decades. Beginning in mid-June, the village will begin work on a $327,000 project to raise the road grade on a section of South ...
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 ...
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