Welcome to another edition of On Fertile Ground, where we talk about life in Champaign County—from our farms and gardens to the people, places and occasional critters that make this place home.

Urbana defeated visiting Mechanicsburg, 25-19, 25-12, 25-19, in non-league volleyball on Monday. For the Hillclimbers, Lily Trenor had 8 kills, Kaylee Wooten had 7 kills and Payton Dyer added 16 ...

Mercy Health – Urbana Hospital celebrated the facility’s 75th anniversary during a celebration on Thursday. Once known as Mercy Memorial Hospital, the name has changed and so have the services offered ...

Triad held off Cedarville, 29-31, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12, in OHC volleyball on Thursday. For the Cardinals, Reagyn Welty had 22 kills and Haven Cantrell had 46 assists. WL-S beat Jackson Center, ...

Submitted by Champaign County Sheriff’s Office: Please join us in congratulating Lieutenant Pete Milano, our Employee of the Month. Lt. Milano serves as Supervisor of Court Security and is being ...

The future of electricity transmission in western Ohio took center stage Wednesday evening as residents, farmers, landowners, engineers, project representatives and local officials gathered at the ...

LONDON – Urbana fell to London, 59-18, in CBC/KTD football Friday night. London took its opening possession of the game and scored a touchdown on a two-yard run. Early in the second quarter, a 10-yard ...

West Liberty-Salem beat Springfield Catholic Central, 8-0, in OHC girls soccer on Thursday. Scoring for the Tigers (5-3-1, 4-1-1) were Jenna Cline, Karlee Lucas and Skylar Ropp each with 2 goals while ...

West Liberty-Salem defeated North Union, 2-1, in non-league girls soccer on Monday. Scoring for the Tigers were Karlee Lucas and Avery Brown. Arianna Weaver and Emily King each added an assist and ...

Hi! My name is Selina is a 1-year-old tabby domestic short hair girl. My people had to bring me in because they have allergies to cats in the home. They are taking very good care of me here at Barely ...

After a fantastic start to begin the season, the Bengals dropped their first game in a road matchup against the Steelers, giving Cincinnati a 2-1 record (tied with the entire AFC North). It was an ...

Hi! My name is Zeke and I am a 4-1/2-year old Lab Schnauzer mix boy and I weigh about 70 pounds. My person has gone through lots of changes and could no longer take care of me. He brought me here to ...