EPA speed bump delayed city park work
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September 30, 2024
Work at Marysville’s Scott Family Park has been stalled for about two years after the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) filed a notice of violations for improvements the city made to the existing path or access drive already on the 112-acre property. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

EPA speed bump delayed city park work

By Mac Cordell 

A nearly two-year stall on work at Marysville’s Scott Family Park should soon be coming to an end, which means work can begin again.

Marysville Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said that work on the city park stopped in 2022 when the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) filed a notice of ...

Memorial buys two more lots near hospital
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Pictured above is an aerial photograph of the Memorial Hospital campus. The two recently purchased lots on Walnut Street are shown in blue. The yellow boxes represent property already owned by the hospital. The red boxes are hospital owned properties scheduled to be paved for parking in the spring. (Graphic submitted)
Memorial buys two more lots near hospital
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 12, 2026
Memorial Health has purchased two additional properties near the hospital’s main campus which will be used for parking. The system’s board of trustees approved the purchase of lots at 517 and 518 S. W...
U.C. nets nearly $6M in interest in 2025
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U.C. nets nearly $6M in interest in 2025
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Union County’s investment income hit a new record last year. Andy Smarra, the county treasurer, updated the commissioners on the county’s investment portfolio during the quarterly investment advisory ...
Ballot finalized; one removed from state race
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Ballot finalized; one removed from state race
By Michael Williamson 
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Union County Board of Elections officials approved the candidates and issues list for the spring primary. The board met Tuesday morning to solidify the list just a few days after the filing deadline f...
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Memorial buys two more lots near hospital
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Pictured above is an aerial photograph of the Memorial Hospital campus. The two recently purchased lots on Walnut Street are shown in blue. The yellow boxes represent property already owned by the hospital. The red boxes are hospital owned properties scheduled to be paved for parking in the spring. (Graphic submitted)
Memorial buys two more lots near hospital
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 12, 2026
Memorial Health has purchased two additional properties near the hospital’s main campus which will be used for parking. The system’s board of trustees approved the purchase of lots at 517 and 518 S. W...
U.C. nets nearly $6M in interest in 2025
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U.C. nets nearly $6M in interest in 2025
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 12, 2026
Union County’s investment income hit a new record last year. Andy Smarra, the county treasurer, updated the commissioners on the county’s investment portfolio during the quarterly investment advisory ...
Ballot finalized; one removed from state race
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Ballot finalized; one removed from state race
By Michael Williamson 
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Union County Board of Elections officials approved the candidates and issues list for the spring primary. The board met Tuesday morning to solidify the list just a few days after the filing deadline f...
Jerome data center site may be added to development district
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By Michael Williamson 
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Three properties in Jerome Township are looking to enter the area’s Joint Economic Development District (JEDD), but much of the focus is on the one that’s most likely to become a data center. Eric Phi...
The birth of Richwood’s “heart and soul”
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One notable speaker who attended the Opera House was former President Warren G. Harding, who spoke at the town hall on Oct. 21, 1903. Pictured above, a poster depicts Harding and a brief synopsis of his visit. (Photo submitted)
The birth of Richwood’s “heart and soul”
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With the news that the Opera House will be demolished, local historian and Marysville Municipal Court Judge Robert Parrott shared his compiled history of the 136-year-old building. Steeped in history ...
Fat lady sings on Opera House
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Pictured above is an old postcard showing the Richwood Town Hall and Opera House, which was constructed in 1890. (Photo submitted)
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