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Deer on Game Farm Road Holds Up Three Trucks Without Apology
Wildlife traffic control.
Kiser Lake Weekend Traffic Turns SR-235 Into Accidental Parade
Recreation with brake lights.
Cedar Bog Purists Remind Everyone Again That It's a Fen
Woodburn Road science, enforced socially.
Adams Township Trustee Meeting Achieves Rare Bipartisan Agreement on Coffee Brand
Governance is 10 percent policy and 90 percent percolation.
Hillclimbers Stadium Lights Stay On Late Enough to Start Neighborhood Diplomacy
Washington Ave brightness as foreign policy.
Crybaby Bridge Closed Overnight; Ghost Stories File for Temporary Relocation
The asphalt is real. The screaming is flexible.
Mayflowers Takeout Bag Spotted at Township Meeting, Sparking Soft Power Analysis
Diplomacy smells like lo mein.
Lonesome Road Residents Demand Official 'Little Smokies' Highway Sign for Davey Woods
Branding, but for trees.
Woodstock Man Declares Village Meeting 'Basically Congress' After 40 Minutes
Woodstock does not have a filibuster. It has opinions.
Man on the Monument Demands Paid Vacation, Threatens to Face Dayton Until County Agrees
The statue is bronze. The grievance is somehow more solid.
Village extremely proud of new Main Street bench nobody asked for
A plaque was involved on Mechanicsburg’s Main Street. Of course a plaque was involved.
LETTER: Stop parking like it’s valet at St. Paris Shoppers
Two-minute errands on W. Main have become a municipal crisis of character.
Man brags about not needing GPS on US-36, arrives 40 minutes late
“I know a back way between the Burg and Urbana” has claimed another evening.
St. Paris committee formed to plan another committee for fall festival
The festival is in October. The email chain on Springfield Street is already infinite.
Neighbor war erupts over leaf-blower hours on Sandusky Street
7:58 a.m. has been declared either “morning” or “violence,” depending on the driveway.
Man furious Amazon driver used his gravel driveway as intended
Tracks in the stone have been logged like a crime scene off a county road near Mutual.
Mechanicsburg zoning talk about a 4-foot fence lasts three hours
Democracy thrived at the village offices on N. Main. Nobody thrived.
Township man treats recycling rules as more of a vibe
Pizza boxes with cheese still on them have been described as “basically cardboard” near Cable.
Man shares same weather take seven times between Main and Sandusky
“Hot one today” remains undefeated as a social strategy in the Burg.
Parents furious Indians youth baseball game started on time
A 6:00 first pitch at 6:00 in Mechanicsburg has been described as “aggressive.”
Man pulls over on US-36 to correct stranger about corn height
Agronomy was not requested between Mechanicsburg and Urbana. Agronomy was delivered.
Village debates whether flashing speed sign on Main is 'too city'
Mechanicsburg council split on whether digital numbers protect kids or invite Columbus energy.
Local man wins argument about which Burg coffee is better
A 22-minute debate at the corner of Main and Sandusky ended the way all great debates end: with nobody changing their mind and everyone late for work.
Village council tables debate over fourth stop sign on Main Street
Mechanicsburg council members agreed only that something should be done, then scheduled another meeting to decide what.
Local man declares victory after mowing ditch before neighbor
A Mechanicsburg-area homeowner called the early cut “the Super Bowl of rural property management.”
ROAD WORK: US-36 detour now a lifestyle
County and state work on the east–west spine continues. Drivers say their GPS is gaslighting them.
Sheriff reminds drivers that deer do not use crosswalks
Nighttime crashes climb as corn reaches “ambush height,” officials say.
St. Paris fireworks still 'technically legal if you ask right,' say locals
Fourth of July weekend brought tradition, tinnitus, and one very tired dog on Springfield Street.
Data center flyer war enters week six with no clear winner
Champaign County mailboxes fill with glossy promises and glossy counter-promises.