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By Chad Williamson and Kayleen Petrovia, Area school districts continue to make moves to deal with the impact of a substitute teacher shortage blanketing most of central Ohio. Triad has announced a bi...

Pictured above in Memorial Hospital’s new Level II Cardiac Catheterization Lab are, from left to right, in the front row, Tom Blincoe, Executive Director of Outreach and Engagement and the Ohio State ...

The Marysville Board of Education is being forced to look into the sun. While solar farms in Union County have generated a great deal of discussion in the North Union School District, Marysville decis...

Students at Triad are reaping the benefits of expanded reading intervention services, while educators and administrators are hoping the grant-funded program can stay in place as long as possible. Chie...

Fairbanks FCCLA also recently completed a “distracted driving” simulation with students at the High School. The group collaborated with the Union County Sheriff’s Office to show teenagers the dangers ...

Officials at the Union County Health Department are working to share their enthusiasm for the outdoor recreational opportunities in the area. Tamisha Matus, Creating Healthy Communities coordinator at...

The man who took his underage girlfriend to Florida will serve an additional 10 months in prison. In January, Rylan Lester John Ayers, 20, of 1480 U.S. 36, lot 54, pleaded guilty to one count of inter...

Jerome Township is one step closer to building a second fire station. The trustees unanimously accepted a bid for the construction of Station 211 during their meeting Tuesday. “It’ll be a wonderful th...

Plain City Council members recently heard the first reading of an ordinance that would rezone a nearly 80-acre property to allow for Phase II of the Madison Meadows residential development, depicted a...

Cub Scout Pack 90 led council and residents in the Pledge of Allegiance during Plain City’s most recent council meeting. Plain City Mayor Jody Carney, pictured at center, also presented the pack with ...

The City of Marysville is preparing its street paving program for the summer of 2022. Officials assign a rating to each street in the city. Based on the rating as well as traffic volume and price, off...

Village of Richwood Council member Reddy Brown proposed ways the village could impose restrictions on livestock within the village during the meeting on Monday. Referencing an ordinance from Brewster,...

A pair of Journal-Tribune staffers have been named state finalists in the Ohio Associated Press’ 2021 Newspaper Award. Reporter Kayleen Petrovia has been named a finalist in two writing categories whi...

A Richwood man has been indicted, charged with downloading child pornography. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tylor Anthony Lemaster, 31, of 100 S. Fulton St. Lemaster is charged with one cou...

The Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization (CORPO) has released a list of proposed transportation projects to collectively receive $943,737 in federal funds during state fiscal years 2022-2023 and a...

City workers are working to repair potholes around the community. Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said last week’s rain, followed by freezing temperatures was “the perfect storm” to create pothole...

A North Union High School counselor raised concerns about scheduling conflicts between the high school calendar and Tri-Rivers Career Center’s and Marion Tech’s calendars at a North Union Board of Edu...

Adam J. Hodnichak has been hired as the new executive director of The Union County Foundation, succeeding long-time leader, David A. Vollrath, who will retire from the post in April after more than 20...

Newspaper archives provide historical evidence for research and genealogical studies. The Marysville Journal-Tribune archives are available in various formats for easy accessibility for personal or pr...

A Columbus man is under indictment, charged with drunk driving for a fourth time. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Anthony David Castillo, 37. Castillo is charged with two counts of operating ...

This Nov. 19, 2019 file photo shows the logo on a Peloton bike in San Francisco. Peloton’s shares tumbled on Jan. 20 after a media report said the exercise and treadmill company was temporarily haltin...

The Village of North Lewisburg has received six applications from individuals interested in filling its administrator position. Three of the individuals currently serve the village, including a counci...

The Marysville Division of Fire and Marysville Division of Police responded to a call about a “strange odor” at UCO Industries Inc. on Square Drive Wednesday morning. Local authorities said carbon mon...

The bond has been modified and a pretrial hearing has been set in the case against a former Union County animal control officer. Steffen Evan Baldwin, 41, of St. Augustine, Florida, is charged with en...

Plain City Council members are working to ensure the progress made on their goals will be clear. During their most recent work session, council set timelines and deliverables for each of the 2022 goal...

A Columbus man with a history of violating protection orders has been indicted for allegedly violating a protection order again. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Roy Lee Anderson Jr., 39, of C...

Marysville Mayor and City Council President Mark Reams declared Feb. 7-14 as Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Awareness Week in the city. The city proclamation aligns with the national week of awareness...

Officials from the Union County Health Department are reporting a steep decline in cases of COVID-19 among local residents. “After a sharp approximately three-week surge in disease activity in January...

Marysville High School has found an opponent to take the place of Upper Arlington on the boys basketball schedule. The Monarchs were originally slated to host the Golden Bears on Tuesday of this week....

The former Unionville Center Fiscal Officer has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $81,000 from the village. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Christa Lee Williams, 48, of 490 Poppy...