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The Union County Commissioners appear to be moving closer to a decision about the taxing structure for a local solar farm. On Wednesday, the commissioners met with the county auditor and representativ...

Plain City Council recently rejected the rezoning request and preliminary development plan that would pave the way for a second phase of the Madison Meadows residential development. The 79.734-acre si...

Jerome Township officials feel the area needs to revamp its branding, but it will have to wait until next year. Trustee Chair Megan Sloat, who leads the township’s rebranding committee, shared a recom...

Marysville City Council said hello to a new clerk and goodbye to a former mayor at Monday night’s meeting. Monday was the first day for McKenzie Proudfoot, the new clerk of council. Proudfoot told cou...

Winter Homecoming courts for both Marysville High School and Early College High School were announced recently. Court candidates will campaign at their respective buildings this week during spirit wee...

The Village of Richwood Council is considering a new tax levy for street improvements. Council member Von Beal said during the council meeting Monday that the budget subcommittee met recently and ther...

Country musician Clayton Q’s crew sets up for a performance on Friday afternoon at the Leon’s Live in the 13,000-square-foot expansion of Leon’s Garage on Fifth and Oak streets. Clayton Q performed at...

As the number of COVID cases in Union County continues to decrease, mask-wearing is no longer encouraged by the CDC for community members. “The sharp decline in COVID cases in Union County has continu...

The last week has been busy for the Union County Coroner’s Office. In seven days, the coroner’s office has handled two suicides and an overdose death. Lance Emberling, an investigator with the coroner...

Though the United Way of Union County will allocate less funds in 2022 than in years past, the organization’s director said it is not a cause for concern. “Things are changing and we are being proacti...

Marysville continues to study how vehicles and infrastructure can communicate with each other. As part of that process, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided about 200 on-board units to b...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a Mt. Vernon man, accusing him of being a major drug offender. The grand jury has indicted Jonathan Robert Flack, charging him with one count each of aggravate...

Two pedestrians experienced possible injuries after they were struck by a 90-year-old driver Friday night. Marysville Police Department officers responded to West Fifth Street at 9:40 p.m. Friday for ...

Local voting officials say they are watching and waiting as state officials work to create new legislative maps. “We are moving forward with a May 3 primary and we are certainly monitoring the activit...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee announced Thursday that it has received a $4,000 donation from local author and historian Dustin Lowe’s book sales and a $65 donation from Richwood Civic Center m...

Few things in nature are as beautiful and treacherous as winter ice storms. Thursday’s overnight rain froze and gave a glistening glaze to Union County, including the road sign at Rapp-Dean Road, show...

Less than an hour after it was reported stolen in Springfield, this 2013 Chevrolet Silverado was recovered at a home on Woodstock Road. Following a manhunt, local officials investigators arrested a pa...

The City of Marysville is doing away with a fee for nearly every business in the city. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Marysville Finance Committee, officials announced a plan to eliminate a fire pr...

Union County Commissioner Steve Robinson welcomes Union County residents to a special session Tuesday, expressing surprise at the amount of local individuals who came to share their opinions about a p...

An agreement in principle has been reached to bring Moeller Brew Barn, a restaurant and brewery, to the clock tower building in Plain City, 101 S. Chillicothe St. The Ohio-based business began with a ...

North Lewisburg Village Council met in special session Tuesday night to approve its next village administrator. The board voted 5-0 to approve North Lewisburg Realtor Todd Freyhof to the position. Fre...

Heavy rains this week resulted in flooding in some areas throughout the county. On Hill Road, in Jerome Township, some property owners saw high levels of water in wooded areas in front of their homes....

Jerome Township’s first Panama Pete Ice Drop has come to a close. Township officials said they were inspired by the Village of Richwood, which hosts an ice drop challenge with a tree to raise funds fo...

The City of Marysville is making improvements to an alley in the Uptown, hoping it starts a trend. Marysville will renovate the north-south alley between Fifth and Sixth streets and the east-west alle...

The North Union Board of Education is expected to approve a resolution for a 2022-23 calendar at the regular meeting in March. During its meeting on Monday, the board discussed the favored calendar th...

Holbrook & Manter, CPAs, recently purchased the Conrad, Leibold, Woerner & Company accounting practice, but the entire CLW team will continue to operate from the office on West Sixth Street. “Througho...

The City of Marysville recently took a donation of more than 112 acres along U.S. 33, between Waldo Road and Route 4. Officials expect to use the land to create a new city park. (Graphic submitted) Ma...

Officials with Lightsource bp have announced plans to develop a solar farm in Union and Logan counties. According to information from Lightsource bp, the company intends to construct a 100-megawatt so...

Pictured above is the Marysville Marching Band as it performs in a parade at Disney World in Orlando Monday. The band and choir left for Orlando on Friday and will begin the trip home Tuesday night. B...

Columbia Gas is planning to construct a 4.78-mile natural gas pipeline, known as the Marysville Connector, beginning at Watkins-California Road between U.S. 42 and Derio Road and ending on Industrial ...