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Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, at left, speaks with Mayor Jody Carney’s children, at center, after announcing a $250,000 grant from the State of Ohio that will allow the village to install a second, 10-inch wat...

The Village of Richwood Council voted to increase the water rates for residents by 2% annually to cover operating expenses. Currently, the baseline for water bills in the village is $23.52 for the fir...

North Union High School is the polling place for registered voters living in the Village of Richwood and Claibourne, Jackson, Leesburg, Washington and York townships. This year, high school administra...

Gus “Squashcarver” Smithhisler, a nationally recognized professional carver, was at the recent Plain City Fall Festival to carve a giant pumpkin for the village. Smithhisler chose “Handsome Harold” th...

The 2022 budget presented at Monday night’s Marysville City Council meeting looked different than the budget presented at last week’s finance committee meeting. The city budget, presented Monday for p...

Voters in the Fairbanks School District are being asked to vote for three school board members. Incumbents Angie Bouic, Derek Nicol and Brian Phelps are each completing their first term on the Fairban...

The Village of Plain City will receive a $250,000 grant from the State of Ohio through Gov. Mike DeWine’s $93 million dollar infrastructure project. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, pictured above, announced the ...

Plain City has will soon have a new administrator at its helm. Following Village Administrator Nathan Cahall’s resignation, Council moved Monday to appoint Management Analyst Haley Lupton as the Actin...

Route 31 was closed following crash involving two semi-trucks, involving a rollover, about 7:30 a.m. this morning, north of Wheeler-Green Road. Chief Tim Merrick with the Liberty Township Fire Departm...

Jerome Township officials are applying for grants to expand the area’s trails. The green areas represent existing parks in the township, while purple areas are residential developments. The red lines ...

Tri-Rivers Career Center seeks approval of a 1.3-mill renewal levy for current operating expenses. According to the Union County Auditor, the cost to taxpayers remains the same as the existing levy, $...

The Union County Health Department can now provide COVID-19 booster shots to those who received any type of the vaccine. In accordance with CDC guidance, booster doses are now approved for eligible in...

A group of developers and property owners who sued Jerome Township over what they claim are flaws in the area’s zoning system have offered the township a settlement. A settlement offer from the plaint...

Marysville’s Cameron Jones (4) jumps into the air with teammate Gabe Powers (36) to celebrate Jones’ 80-yard interception return for a touchdown during the second quarter of the Monarchs’ 35-13 win ov...

Marysville voters will have the opportunity to select the city council’s three at-large representatives. Current council members Henk Berbee, J.R. Rausch and Mark Reams are looking to hold onto the at...

Beginning Monday, masks will be optional for students and staff in the Marysville School District, despite the results of a parent survey that found a slim majority of families supported a continued m...

A pair of incumbents and a pair of newcomers are vying for two positions on the Jonathan Alder Board of Education. Shannon R. Foust and Mary Jo Boyd are looking to retain their seats on the board whil...

Triad educators are using the state report card from a “tough” pandemic year to plan for the district’s future. Although the 2020 data is not as comprehensive as it has been in years past, Chief Acade...

Editor’s note: The following information was supplied by Union County Community Concert Association Board Member Florence Allen. ––– The Union County Concert Association will welcome the Aladdin Shrin...

Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena recently shared encouraging news surrounding the coronavirus’ current impact on the county. “The picture is improving, but it’s not over,” he said during ...

Pictured above are various examples of the Halloween display at 503 E. Fifth St. The homeowners have rearranged the skeletons almost every day during October for the past six years. The Peake family c...

Three candidates are running for two seats on the Triad Board of Education. Incumbent Mike Perry is joined on the ballot by Jason “Kyle” Huffman and Kristin Smith. Matthew S. McConnell was appointed t...

Eight candidates are on the November ballot for Plain City Council. The village’s charter, approved in March, dictates that council will have six members elected from the municipality at large. Every ...

Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate what started as an apparent domestic altercation and ended in a gun allegedly being brandished. According to reports from the Union County Sheri...

The Plain City Police Department is aiming to empower local women by equipping them with knowledge. PCPD is hosting a training program titled “Empowering Women through Education” this week. Two differ...

With the Marysville budget books set to be sent to council today, city officials know there is still work to be done. At Monday night’s finance committee meeting, Finance Director Brad Lutz presented ...

Editor’s Note: The Marysville Journal-Tribune staff made multiple attempts to contact all candidates running for council in the Village of Richwood. The candidates who are featured responded by the de...

Superintendent Richard Baird, pictured right, presents a #NUPride Award coin to Dr. David Dunkin, who practices family medicine. Since 1995, Dunkin has attended the Friday night football games on the ...

The Union County Commissioners are meeting with solar farm developers to discuss finances and tax incentives. Officials with Invenergy, the company hoping to develop the Cadence Solar project, recentl...