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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...

Sheriff Jamie Patton has announced the 2021 employees of the year at the Union County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy sheriff of the year is Detective Seth McDowell. The civilian employee of the year is ...

The 2022 tax season has arrived, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting and processing 2021 tax year returns on Jan. 24. Brian Ravencraft, principal of Holbrook & Manter, CPAs in Marysv...

Road crews were hard at work in Union County throughout the recent severe weather, ensuring that the public stayed safe despite the area escalating into a Level 3 snow emergency.   Union County Union ...

By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia Though officials believe they have found the cause of a carbon monoxide (CO) buildup that sickened more than a dozen people in a local hotel Jan. 29, they still que...

Local officials are urging residents to ensure carbon monoxide detectors are present and functioning within their homes. “Because carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas, we often are not going t...

City officials removed three Pin Oak trees along Collins Avenue this week. Marysville Urban Forester Andy Evans said two of the trees were more than 100 years old and the other was more than 150 years...

First responders look over organizational material in the back of a truck outside of the Hampton Inn in Marysville Saturday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- “You always say, ‘It ...

Audio of the 911 calls from the Hampton Inn Saturday evening paints a chaotic scene in the swimming pool area as multiple callers reported children passing out. ––– The 11-year-old brother of a young ...

Local first responders swarmed to the Hampton Inn on Square Drive Saturday evening on reports of numerous guests in distress. A carbon monoxide leak is being blamed for more than a dozen people being ...

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. F ollow www.marysvillejt.com for more information as the story develops. What is being called a hazmat incident at the Hampton Inn in Marysville Saturday has resulted i...

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has created a regional public transit and human services transportation plan. A portion of the plan looks at resources and needs in Union County. The plan als...

It may not feel like it, but central Ohio may have avoided the worst of the omicron surge. At a recent board of trustees meeting, Memorial Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Russell said that when...

Blaine Ricketts of TRC Inc., an ​​independent mobility testing service provider, sets up a vehicle target at the intersection of the 540-acre SMARTCenter. The targets are used in vehicle collision avo...

Officials around the county have said this has been a relatively quiet snow season, though they are prepared for things to get busier. Above, a Marysville snow plow applies de-icer to Fifth Street on ...

The man who allegedly led police on a multicounty chase before ditching his car in a field and running has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Brandon Heath Webb, 44, 8420 Silverbe...

Plain City Council is working to ensure the right administrators are in place to guide the village. During Monday’s meeting, council members discussed their search for a new village administrator, as ...

The routine final approval of changes to Marysville’s Facade Improvement Grant Program turned into a discussion about preservation at Monday night’s city council meeting. Council held the third readin...

Residents gathered at the Village of Richwood Council meeting Monday to protest changes to the ordinance regarding livestock. Diana and Dirk Detillion own two cows on their property in the 300 block o...

The Marysville Public Library is bringing interactive, museum-quality exhibits to the library in an effort to inspire wonder and learning for all ages. The Traveling Museum Exhibits feature six differ...

North Union CFO/Treasurer Scott Maruniak is initiating a traffic study with the district’s contracted architects and school resource officers to improve safety at school drop-off at the middle and ele...

These former Marysville High School athletes were inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday evening. They are from left, state wrestling champions Noah Forrider and Josh Palivoda, Ashl...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee is working on a proposal to request appropriations from the 2022 state capital budget designated to local community infrastructure projects. The committee plans t...

Jonathan Pfarr may not be the youngest to receive Grammy nominations, but receiving two nods at only 22 years old is an inarguable accomplishment. Pfarr, known professionally as jfarr, is an Ohio-born...