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School board officials at Jonathan Alder have chosen a candidate for the district’s new superintendent. At the regular meeting of the Alder Board of Education on Monday night, board members said they ...

The Village of Richwood Council wants to encourage healthy transportation around the municipality through walking or biking. Tamisha Matus, a Creating Healthy Communities coordinator at the Union Coun...

Marysville School Superintendent Diane Allen was at Marysville City Council Monday night to discuss expanding the School Resource Officer program in the schools. She would like to see an SRO in each o...

The Senior Services Levy will once again be on the ballot this fall. Union County Commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday renewing the ¼% sales tax levy which will appear on the November ballot....

A Columbus trio has been indicted after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of tools from a local home improvement store. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Anthony Frierson, 31, Jess...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee voted to ask the Village of Richwood Council to authorize the hiring of Triad Architects not to exceed $42,100 for the opera house revitalization project. Brent F...

Superintendent Richard Baird recently informed the North Union Board of Education about improvements being made within the district to address shortcomings in student achievement. During his superinte...

By Mac Cordell and Michael Williamson Just hours after the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion Friday, local officials are working to understand what it means for the community. The Supreme...

Supply chain issues have forced Marysville Schools to adjust the timeline for a renovation project involving two district buildings. The upgrades involving the former East School Building on Chestnut ...

The Village of Richwood Planning Commission’s review of a proposed zoning amendment to regulate livestock led to tense discussions Wednesday night. The zoning amendment was drafted by Village Solicito...

A Raymond man was transported by MedFlight early Wednesday morning following what officials believe was an accidental gunshot wound. Reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office indicate the shootin...

The city is getting a McDonald’s on the west side. The McDonald’s Corporation has proposed a restaurant at 1305 W. Fifth Street. A rendering of the proposed McDonald’s is shown above. (Photo submitted...

Communities throughout the county are celebrating Fourth of July with a variety of family-friendly events. Marysville The city will host its annual parade and fireworks show in celebration of Independ...

Marysville water customers are being told to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars. “The city is requiring all outdoor water usage to cease immediately,” according to a release from the Cit...

Part-time firefighters at the Jerome Township Division of Fire will go from the some of the lowest paid in the region to among the highest. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its most rece...

Gary L. Brill, left, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Brill could face as many as five years in prison. Because he is a sex offender, Brill is required to re...

Representatives from the First United Methodist Church talk through future church project ideas with Union County Commissioners during the regular meeting on Wednesday. Though none of the ideas were o...

North Union Board of Education President Brian Davis presented several facility projects, particularly in the high school gymnasium, he would like included in the budget during the board meeting on Mo...

James A. Gray, 66, of Richwood, died Monday after he was thrown from a Gator on Route 37, in Leesburg Township. Gray was driving the Gator when it was hit from behind by a 2003 Honda Accord. (Photo su...

Less than six months into 2022, city officials are already starting the process of looking at the 2023 budget. “As it stands right now, I am not particularly worried about the income side of the ledge...

The Ohio law allowing adults to carry a firearm without a license is now in effect and it has the Sheriff’s Office uneasy. Ohio’s Senate Bill 215 went into effect last week allowing a “qualifying adul...

City officials are asking residents to help conserve water until the new water plant is operational. Officials said customers are nearing the 4 million gallon daily maximum capacity of the city’s curr...

The Leesburg Township Fire Department intends to merge with the Northwestern Joint Fire District. Leesburg Township Trustees Bill Lowe and Jeff Robinson informed the Northern Union County Fire and EMS...

“Gentlemen, turn and talk - go,” Triad Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool told her students Thursday evening. These students were not the typical children in her classroom, though. Instead, they...

While school and law enforcement officials have been innocuous in their responses to House Bill 99, the Marysville teachers union has taken a stand. “The idea to protect kids from gun violence (by bri...

Ken Chaffin will be the first person to be principal at both Marysville high schools. The Marysville Board of Education voted to approve the recommendation of district Superintendent Diane Allen to ma...

The Northern Union County Fire and EMS District Board voted to increase part-time rates for medics and basics beginning July 3 during its meeting on Thursday. Currently, medics earn $16.06 an hour and...

Local officials are currently investigating a gunshot-related death that was believed to be self-inflicted. Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, units from the Union Township Fire Departme...

Like many employers throughout the nation, the Union County Health Department is taking extra steps to attract new staff members and to keep the ones they have. “We’re finding recruitment and retentio...

The Union County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office, within the local health department, recently became a drop-off location for the OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank. Pictured above are WIC Adminis...