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Editor’s note: The following content was submitted by the Union County Health Department. ––– Could innovative prescription bottles help people battling substance use? This is a question the Union Cou...

The lighthouse was installed and wired for light on Saturday at the Richwood Lake Park. The lighthouse is located just south of Richwood Beach on a small point. The installation of a lighthouse was th...

Pictured above is the Mill Street Water Tower in North Lewisburg. The 222-feet-tall tower is believed to be the tallest municipal water tower in the state. The village is looking at recoating and repa...

Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by the United Way of Union County. ––– The United Way of Union County’s Learn United School Supply Drive will run today through July 29. Public collect...

Traffic backed up on U.S. 36 on the east side of Marysville as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames coming from the engine compartment of a Ram 1500 today. The driver said he didn’t hear anyth...

Square Drive was closed for several hours as employees from Columbia Gas worked to repair the line in front of 16450 Square Drive. Firefighters and police were on hand and helped evacuate the local bu...

Following a mid-year review, Plain City Council members said they have made significant progress on their annual goals but may need to tweak some of them. Council dedicated its July work session to re...

After months of hearings, hours of city staff time, thousands of dollars spent in preparation and a half-million dollar commitment from the developer to deal with infrastructure, a proposed developmen...

Several road improvement projects will start this week, kicking off the county’s annual summer paving season. Contractors and county crews have been working on various projects from guardrail repairs ...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a local woman for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a broken crack pipe. The grand jury indicted Stacey Lynn Chenault, 47, of 101 Rose St., Magnetic Spring...

Michelle Forrider was named the new director of the Union County Board of Elections. Forrider, a Republican, has been with the board for about three years. Above, Board member Rebecca Pokorski, a Demo...

Several fire departments responded to a barn fire at 16230 Myers Road on Wednesday morning. Crews were at the scene for several hours working to extinguish the flames and eliminate any hotspots from t...

The board of the Leesburg Township Fire Department tabled discussion on the invitation to join another fire district after a firefighter raised concerns Tuesday. The board has expressed the intent to ...

The Jerome Township Trustees grappled with how much control they should have over the action of department heads, as they voted against hearing a presentation from Fire Chief Douglas Stewart Tuesday. ...

The sky above The Arbors apartment complex on West Third Street appears fairly well illuminated considering the photo above was taken at 11 p.m. Tuesday evening. Strong thunderstorms created a near-co...

The communities of Union County were out in full force honoring America over the July Fourth weekend. Above, Uncle Sam was one of more than three dozen entrants that participated in Plain City’s annua...

A Springfield woman has been indicted after allegedly leading police on a high speed chase for more than 40 miles. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Heidi M. Evans, 49, of Springfield, charging...

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kenneth L. Bonnell was inducted into the Ford Oval of Honor on July 1. The honor is intended to recognize veterans who have demonstrated an “uncommon commitment” to defend the cause of...

Plain City Council approved a recent resident request with the stipulation that it does not set a precedent for the future. Council voted 4-1 to vacate the alley between 127 and 141 W. Main St., with ...

The Leesburg Township Fire Department, the Marysville Division of Fire and the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a camper on fire at the Shell station on Route 4 in the Pharisburg area on Mon...

The Marysville Division of Fire is investigating the cause of a house fire in Richwood. The Northern Union County Fire and EMS District (NUCFD) responded to the house fire at 113 S. Clinton St. on Sun...

Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks is asking residents to be responsible this July Fourth. Beginning Friday, Ohioans can legally set off fireworks on certain days. The new state law, however, does no...

The Marysville Planning Commission recently approved a conditional use and additional density paving the way for a 240 unit apartment complex in the Mill Valley area. The complex will have 10 building...

The Marysville Design Review Board recently approved a plan to renovate the building at 15700 Deleware Avenue into a space for three separate tenants. The building had most recently been the Frisch’s ...

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting an information session and public hearing regarding the expansion of the Plain City wastewater treatment plant. The information session will b...

The Village of Plain City has canceled its Fourth of July fireworks show. According to a statement from the village, the fireworks vendor “only notified the village this week that they would not be ab...

As crews worked Wednesday morning to repair damage caused by a vehicle to the Bigelow Covered Bridge a month ago, the Spain Creek Covered Bridge near North Lewisburg got hit - much harder. While the d...

Plain City Council unanimously approved a zoning text and development plan amendment for Subarea D of the Darby Station residential development, pictured above. Subarea D, which sits on 30.6 acres of ...

A list of roads that will be used as construction routes for one of Union County’s solar projects has been approved. The County Commissioners approved a Roadway Use Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) for Un...

City officials are expected to announce today that they will lift a ban on outdoor water use. “There are no restrictions on water usage,” Marysville Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said Tuesday in...