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Firefighters worked quickly this morning to extinguish a fire at 220 W. Eighth St. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire, which started shortly after 7 a.m. and damaged portions of the hom...

The Village of Richwood plans to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), but will have to wait to do so. Craig Mescher, a project manager at Access Engineering Solutions, said during a p...

According to a statement from the Jonathan Alder School District, Jonathan Alder High School, Jonathan Alder Junior High School and Canaan Middle were closed Monday because of a power outage at those ...

Officials are planning a new park for the Heritage Cooperative site, 324 N. Main St. Planned for the park is a 65,000-square-foot mural on the site's 16 connected silos. The mural would be the second ...

The Marysville Police Department is warning drivers that rising prices are not the scariest thing at the gas pump. Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said that on March 1, his department received a p...

Marysville Council President and Mayor Mark Reams is frustrated that legislation passed by council has not been given to the city’s planning commission. Earlier this month council approved a resolutio...

Alyssa Clark, a classroom aide who previously graduated from the horticulture program at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, displays a worm farm during the “Of Ohio Expo.” Clark said the animals consume ...

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...