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Hailey Combs, 13, had an emergency appendectomy in Turks and Caicos during a family vacation but is recovering nicely since returning home to Zephyrhills, Florida.

Urbana FFA members honored Janie Wallace, retiring President and State Degree recipient Submitted photos Submitted photos Submitted photos This year, the Ohio Future Farmers of America (FFA) state convention was held virtually due to pandemic restrictions. The Urbana FFA members attended the 93rd Ohio State FFA Convention on April 29 and 30. During school hours, students had the opportunity to come down to the Ag classroom to the watch party for the ceremony. Snacks and refreshments were pr...

FFA News Urbana FFA Competes in State Contests Urbana FFA members took part in the State Career Development Events on March 22, March 29, and April 27. The Equine Management team competed on March 22nd while the Milk Quality and Products and General Livestock teams competed on March 29. On April 27, the Meat Evaluation and Technology team participated in the state contest. These competitions promote leadership and life skills for the students involved. All students take part in practices before...

Urbana FFA places 2nd in Ag Communications Submitted photo The Urbana FFA submitted their final video presentation for the state Agricultural Communications competition on Feb. 19. Participants in this event work as a team of communication consultants to develop a written media plan and distribute the plan to a panel of judges by submitting a video of the team presenting. Participants must communicate effectively while advocating to consumers about agriculture. This year students were challeng...

Urbana FFA team scores in top 10 at state By Hailey Combs Shown are, from left in back, Nathan Deere, Layne Settle, Kendra Baccus, from left in front, Hailey Combs, McKayla Mills and Aerianna Hernandez. Submitted photo On December 8, Urbana FFA competed in the virtual state Food Science and Technology CDE. Marah Kerns, Phoebie Heatherly, Alistar Greenlee, Mckayla Mills, Layne Settle, Nathan Deere, Hailey Combs, Kendra Baccus and Aerianna Hernandez competed in the competition with the top four...