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On Thursday morning, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, Richwood Police Department, Marysville Division of Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Northern Union County Fire District, Safe and Sound Coalit...

Contractors are getting close to finishing the new Marysville water treatment plant on Raymond Road, The plant will sit on 31.4 acres with a building that includes 10,500 square feet for administratio...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted an area man, charging him with the death of a local woman. Paul D. Mathers, 75, of 21502 Route 245, has been charged with one count each of aggravated vehicula...

The former Richwood Opera House and town hall building is one step closer to becoming a nationally recognized historical landmark. The Richwood Revitalization Committee Vice Chair Aaron Smith submitte...

A group of local Christians gathered Thursday at Partners Park in Marysville for National Day of Prayer. Church leaders prayed specifically for families, the church, businesses, education, military, g...

Third Street was closed Wednesday following a crash involving two vehicles at 248 W. Third St. The crash occurred about 3:40 p.m. Wednesday. The crash created a natural gas leak and first responders l...

A pair of car thefts are serving as a reminder for car owners to take precautions and the community to help. Monday night into Tuesday morning a 2013 Kia Sorrento was taken from Nutmeg Drive in Mill V...

The Marysville Auto Plant is the exclusive global producer of the 2023 Acura Integra sport compact. The new-generation model will arrive at Acura dealerships in early June, ranging in cost from the lo...

Jerome Township officials are planning to spend more than usual investing in road improvements this year. During a recent Board of Trustees meeting, the board appropriated an additional $75,000 to the...

Challenger Lawrence cruises past Schmenk A seated Union County Commissioner was defeated Tuesday in the Republican primary. According to unofficial results from the Union County Board of Elections, ch...

Voters in Allen, Jerome and York townships weighed in on a series of issues as part of Tuesday’s primary election. -Allen Township registered voters approved an additional 6-mill fire levy for a conti...

Election results were delayed Tuesday night as election officials scanned more than 1,100 ballots. The delay was caused after polling machines at one location were incorrectly closed, meaning their in...

The Jerome Township levy to keep dedicated police protection narrowly passed with roughly 52% of the voters in favor of it Tuesday night. “We appreciate the community support for helping us best provi...

At the March meeting of the Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, it was mentioned that COVID numbers at the hospital were good, but there had been an up-tick in data collect by wastewater senors. An u...

Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal hit-skip crash involving a 41-year-old pedestrian on Maple Ridge Road in Mill Valley Monday evening. Officials had not released the...

Officials are considering using the city’s current water treatment facility as a site for a new, proposed aquatics center. The water treatment plant on North Main Street in Marysville will be decommis...

Plain City Police officials are working to care for the emotional and mental health of officers following an officer involved shooting Saturday. “We will bring in some different resources, people to t...

Union County Officials are asking for help getting the word out about a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday. David J. Bird, 61, of Michigan, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. near the roundabout intersecti...

Marysville resident Rosstin Guy Bender is being held at Tri-County Regional Jail with bond set at $50,000 for allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old Richwood man. If convicted, Bender could serve up to eigh...

The Mental Health Recovery Board of Union County recently announced Philip D. Atkins will be resigning as the executive director and joining Harbor, Inc., a large behavioral health organization, as th...

Police officials are dealing with the aftermath and a local man is hospitalized and facing charges after the area’s first officer involved shooting in more than a decade. “I have been with the Plain C...

A Marysville man is in jail this morning after allegedly stabbing another man. Rosstin Guy Bender, 21, of 1663 block of Sassafras Lane, Marysville, was arrested at 4:10 p.m., Saturday, charged with fe...

David J. Bird, 61, of Michigan, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. near the roundabout intersection of Industrial Parkway and Old Industrial Parkway. Investigators said the man was not wearing a helmet....

Sean Waitkus of Marysville achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on April 24 at his court of honor ceremony held at the Marysville Public Library. He is a member of Troop 634 of the Polaris District charte...

The City of Marysville celebrated the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day on Friday by planting three trees in Mill Valley South Park. The city, which has more than 8,200 trees as part of its management pl...

“There has been no policy change.” That’s the message Trevor Secord, CEO of the Union County Family YMCA, is working to get out. “If you have been using the YMCA, it’ll be exactly the same as it was l...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help identifying the individual who stole a trailer from Store Ease on Industrial Parkway Monday morning. The man was driving the white Chevrolet 2500 truc...

Local election officials are preparing for next week’s primary election where political parties will select their candidates for the November election. Above, Gretchen Kinney, a part-time elections sp...

A portion of West Fifth Street was detoured Wednesday afternoon after a water line pipe fell from a trailer. Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said that at about 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, a contractor ...

It has been a busy week for Jonathan Alder Superintendent Gary Chapman. Monday, as part of a special board meeting, Chapman was approved as the new superintendent at Fredericktown Local School Distric...