County may not pave any roads in 2026
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February 19, 2026

County may not pave any roads in 2026

By Michael Williamson 

A year after the Union County Engineer’s Office said the 2025 summer paving program might not happen, the issue hasn’t gotten much better.

In fact, for the second time in a row, Engineer Jeff Stauch told the county commissioners that this year’s paving program might not happen at all. That’s ...

City says commuter tax credit would leave funding gap
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City says commuter tax credit would leave funding gap
By Michael Williamson 
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Results from Marysville’s first commuter tax credit assessment suggest the break is just not feasible right now. The board held a special meeting ahead of the regular city council meeting Monday night...
Adding art Uptown
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Artists with Forged Ingrain, a company out of Perry, Ohio, install mural panels on the Union County building at South Main Street and Sixth Street Tuesday morning. The artists will be on-site througho...
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Drivers passing through Marysville in the evenings this week and last week might’ve noticed the blue light at the top of the Union County Courthouse. The county commissioners approved the weeklong lig...
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Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Hannah sends a kill over the net. The Lady Pioneers beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy in a Division IV tournament match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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