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Volunteers from the Hope Center are shown assisting with the inflation of a balloon at a previous All Ohio Balloon Fest. (Balloon Fest photo) A weekend of fun at the All Ohio Balloon Fest will benefit...

Though many pandemic restrictions have been lifted, officials say one of the changes made popular during the height of COVID-19 is likely to stay: food trucks. “It’s a trend we’re going to see for the...

Nearly 70 incoming kindergarteners at Plain City Elementary School spent four days at “Safety Town” to prepare them to be smart and safe students. Pictured above, children use tricycles to “drive” thr...

A bobcat climbs a tree in this photo provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The animal was recently spotted in Union County as they make their return to Ohio. (Photo submitted) The elus...

Current and past trustees of the Union County Foundation gathered for the annual Visionary Men & Women event at Agnone & Morrison and Associates recently, taking stock of what the organization has aco...

A trio of candidates has filed to fill the unexpired term of retired Marysville Municipal Court Judge Michael Grigsby. Assistant Union County Prosecutor Andrew Bigler, local attorney and acting judge ...

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, right, and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, of Illinois, left, were at the Union County Board of Elections on Monday afternoon to meet with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose as...

Marysville City Council got a lesson on the importance and process of evaluating employees at Monday night’s work session. Under city code, the council is charged with evaluating the city manager and ...

The Union County Health Department is offering three vaccination off-site clinics for students entering grades K-12. Off-site clinics for students will be held on Aug. 10 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at Buns...

Steer record obliterated The Grand Champion Steer, shown by Camdyn Burns ​​at the 2021 Union County Fair, beat the 2003 livestock sale record, selling for ​​$40,000 to a large conglomerate of business...

James Bowsher reacts after learning that local businesses had paid $10,000 to purchase his family’s market rabbits at Saturday’s livestock sale at the Union County Fair. Bowsher’s 11-year-old sister, ...

What started as an argument about a dirty apartment ended in a stabbing and felony charges. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Cassidy Ann Smith and Haley Rene Frazier. Smith, 24, of 114 W. Bomf...

Due to a member of his band testing positive for COVID, Gary Allan is unable to play his show at the Union County Fair tonight. Walker Hayes will be playing in his place and organizers say that ticket...

Candice Myers and her 5-year-old son Logan of Marysville search through a selection of DVDs at the Marysville Public Library Book Sale on Friday. The book sale continues today and Sunday from 10 a.m. ...

Ohio shoppers will not have to pay state sales and use taxes on a variety of apparel and materials up to a certain price during the Ohio’s annual sales tax holiday weekend Aug. 6-8. State lawmakers cr...

The village of Mechanicsburg has erected a stone monument at the Mechanicsburg Fire Department entrance on North Main Street to honor volunteer firefighter Jon C. Trainer, who died in the line of duty...

A dozen mailboxes at residences in the northern part of the county were damaged overnight Wednesday. Chief Deputy Tom Morgan said the Union County Sheriff’s Office first received a report of damage to...

Incoming Kindergartners at Plain City Elementary School “drove” through Safety Town this week. The gymnasium at the school temporarily became a mini-city, complete with roads, stop signs, traffic ligh...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its 10-week Citizens Sheriff’s Academy on Monday nights this fall at the Union County Commissioners Hearing Room at 233 W. 6th St. in Marysville. Classes a...

Emerson Trapp, 16 of the Marysville Future Farmers of America, prepared to show his pigs Stewart and Georgina earlier this week at the Union County Fair. The junior fair livestock sale begins at 11 a....

Plain City streets will be bustling Saturday during the annual Rock the Clock concert. The 2021 lineup kicks off with Jacked Up Band at 5 p.m. followed by Naked Karate Girls at 6:45 p.m. Headliner Dre...

A Richwood man could be facing more than a decade in prison after allegedly abducting and injuring a woman then running from police. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Trey Shelton, 26, of 606 F...

Members of the community gathered Wednesday for a memorial service at the Marysville Police Department to honor fallen Marysville Police Department K9 Officer Bear. Bear died of cancer June 24 while o...

Union County Fair King Matthew McMillen and Queen Isabella Roush. (Photo submitted) The 2021 Union County Fair King and Queen were crowned in ceremonies earlier this week. King Matthew McMillen, the s...

Despite millions of streams and thousands of loyal fans, Mitchell Tenpenny sees himself as a normal guy. Humility is a trait the rising country music star learned first from his grandmother, a titan i...

4-H officials honored Kathy Picklesimer Tuesday after the fair’s special interest project awards show. After 40 years, Picklesimer is stepping down as the leader of her local 4-H club, the Darby Clove...

Plain City officials are beginning a 90-day pilot program that will reduce parking in certain areas that create bottlenecks for emergency vehicles. Pictured above, curb areas of Cooper Lane and Dicken...

Marysville Police Chief Floyd Golden has announced he will retire later this year. In a letter to City Administrator Terry Emery, dated Monday and read at Monday night’s city council meeting, Golden s...

Cows bed down and try to stay cool in the new beef barn at the Union County Fairgrounds on Monday. With temperatures climbing into the 90s again today, keeping animals cool at the fair will be a prior...

Mayor Scott Jerew addressed the possibility of adding 13 camping spots near the bus garage at Richwood Lake Park during the Village of Richwood Council meeting on Monday. “That’s a 40-foot site, so th...