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Amanda Avink, who voluntarily cleans and repairs headstones, footstones and markers at Oakdale Cemetery, rinses a headstone with water before she uses a soft nylon brush to remove moss on Wednesday. (...

Council members are grappling with how to handle surprising census results that prevent Plain City from becoming an actual city. Results from the 2020 U.S. Census indicate Plain City’s population is 4...

Unseasonably warm weather has been helpful as work continues on West Fifth Street in Marysville. Above, Zach Tehan, in orange, and Robert Smith, in green, wait Tuesday as Jason Horne uses a skid steer...

Richwood Village Council agreed to release Alison Boggs from her duties as village solicitor so she can focus on the work of her private practice and hire Julie Spain to fill the role during its meeti...

North Lewisburg Village Council handled a number of routine issues at Tuesday night’s meeting. Mayor Cheryl Hollingsworth reported that the village has received a total of $153,460 in American Rescue ...

The Jerome Township Fire Department and deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a train accident at 9640 Crottinger Road on Monday about 10:10 a.m. involving a train and a 2014 Ne...

A Worthington man was found dead Monday at the Honda Research and Development facility near Raymond. Lance Emberling, investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, said Michael Narazaki, 53, of...

City Council has approved a first tenant for Marysville’s Innovation Park. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Savannah Allen, development project coordinator for Union County Economic Development...

A Marysville man could be facing as many as 12 years in prison for allegedly sending a series of sexually explicit texts to a local girl. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Marvin Neer, 35, of 2...

The Marysville Journal-Tribune recently honored its best newspaper carriers as part of National Newspaper Carrier week, celebrated during the first full week of October. Those honored were, from left ...

A West Mansfield man could be facing life in prison, charged with repeatedly raping a child. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Zachary Lee Edwards, 23, of 140 S. Main St., W. Mansfield, chargin...

Halloween decorating season is in full swing. This home at 529 Taylor Ave., in Marysville, is decked out for the scaring season. Marysville’s Trick or Treat will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday,...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee decided during its meeting on Thursday not to pursue an option to own the opera house as a private entity, following advice from Union County Historical Society P...

Union County officials have found more than 130 log jams in the 33 miles of Mill Creek in Union County. Officials say the log jams are damming up the creek and causing it to flood around the county. P...

The local health department will once again offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing. In partnership with St. Jude lab, the Union County Health Department is offering COVID-19 PCR testing from 10 a.m.-1 p.m....

Fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard are in skies above the area today as part of a controlled training mission. Officials said they don’t want people to be alarmed ...

Jerome Township will soon have a new and improved website. Director of Departments Douglas Stewart said Tuesday that officials have “hit a ceiling” with the current software. “We’ve been really limite...

Jonathan Alder will take on Bellefontaine for its Homecoming game at 7 p.m. Friday. Pictured above are Homecoming Court members, in the front row, from left, junior Hadley Glick, senior Ellie Heisler,...

Jerome Township Trustees took the first concrete step in developing an Innovation District in the area, approving a zoning overlay on Tuesday night. The trustees voted unanimously to approve the zonin...

The Plain City Police Department and Mayor Jody Carney were out and about with local students this morning for National Walk to School Day. Officers led students from around the village to Plain City ...

North Union High School announces its 2021 Homecoming Court. Pictured, in front row from left, are junior Chailyn Fishbaugh, senior Candace Holloway, senior Lacetyn Riffle, senior Ashley Hayward, soph...

Richwood Banking Company president and CEO Chad Hoffman is raising concerns about a proposed plan to help the IRS better audit taxpayers. President Joe Biden’s administration proposal would require fi...

The Union County Health Department is now offering COVID-19 booster shots to a certain group of eligible individuals. In accordance with CDC guidance, only those who completed their second Pfizer COVI...

Marysville line coach Craig Conley gives Marysville football players a thumbs up for their efforts in a 34-0 blowout of Dublin Jerome Friday night. Conley was asked to speak to the team by Monarch Hea...

With daytime, snow emergency and street sweeping parking regulations finally settled, Marysville City Council hopes the enforcement mechanism will be in place soon. City officials are hopeful a new pa...

The state has awarded Marysville a grant to help pay for improvements to Elwood Avenue. The project will include new pavement, new curbs, new storm sewers and new sidewalks. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

A former Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate is facing additional time behind bars after having a shank at the prison. Earlier this year, Sonya Hawkins pleaded guilty to possession of a deadly weapon wh...

Union County Emergency Management Agency Director Brad Gilbert, left, and Deputy Director Kathy Brown, right, recently graduated from The National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA), part o...

Due to a lack of beds, Memorial Hospital was forced to enact its diversion plan Wednesday afternoon. As part of the plan, non-critical EMS patients were to be taken to other area facilities. The diver...

While encouraged by an offer to contribute funding to traffic improvements, the Union County engineer disagreed with Jerome Township officials’ recommendations and approach to the matter. Jerome Towns...