After more than a decade of providing community news coverage to Urbana, Ijamsville, Green Valley and Monrovia, The Town Courier publisher has made the difficult decision to shut down The Town Courier. After close to a year of struggling advertising…
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General Manager Cares for Villages of Urbana
by Sally Alt • • 0 Comments
Villages of Urbana general manager Aimee Winegar is a master problem solver. Every day, she finds solutions to a wide range of local residents’ problems. Winegar’s job is to manage the Villages of Urbana properties, which includes two recreation centers…
Ijamsville Resident Dances to Raise Funds for Wife
by Kristy Crawford • • 0 Comments
On Saturday, May 2, The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Memory Ball was held at the Walkersville Event Center. Eleven couples competed in a Dancing with the Stars format to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. The semi-formal evening included cocktails, dinner,…
Community Enjoys Third Annual Hawkfest
by Sirad Hassan • • 0 Comments
This year’s 3rd annual Hawkfest, held April 25, did not disappoint with about 2,000 attendees enjoying the Urbana High School campus transformed into a quasí festival, fair and amusement park. Activities ranged from new rides, such as the Mindwinder spin,…
Williams Walk Draws Locals Together
by Bethany Starin • • 0 Comments
Each May, the Walk for Williams is an important event in the Urbana community, marking Williams Syndrome Awareness month. Williams Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects families in the Urbana area, including Tatum Ridgley, a 9-year-old who attends…
Time to Close Up Shop
by Bethany Starin • • 0 Comments
The news seems to have spread quickly proving Urbana as the tight-knit community I have grown to love — and nothing makes me sadder than this news in the first place. A few weeks ago, I received the phone call:…
Fresh Flavors at the Urbana Library Farmers’ Market
by Jo Ostby • • 0 Comments
The air is sweetly warm these days, inspiring me to combine fresh foods in creative ways for dinner. And there is no better place to find fresh foods than the Urbana Library Farmers’ Market. Set up behind the Urbana Regional…
Monthly Agenda
by Bethany Starin • • 0 Comments
Mission of Mercy Golf Classic On June 15, Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville hosts the Mission of Mercy Golf Classic. The event raises funds for Mission of Mercy, a nonprofit Christian organization that provides free healthcare, dental care and…
Relay For Life Offers Hope, Opportunity and Fun for All
by Kristy Crawford • • 0 Comments
In 2004, Victor Montalvo-Lugo was a clinical trial manager for a possible new drug to treat colon cancer. The Urbana Highlands resident worked for different medical companies in New Jersey then California for the trials of hopeful new medicine. In…
Urbana Resident Raises Funds for March of Dimes March for Babies
by Sally Alt • • 0 Comments
When Samantha Baker learned her first child would be born 10 weeks before her due date, she was afraid. As it turns out, her daughter, Camille, is fine, but the experience of parenting a fragile child made a big impact…