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Fairbanks is asking the community to be part of creating a long-term facilities plan for the district. “Please, please join us in this process and invite others in your circle to join in,” said Distri...

Officials believe that a series of local break-ins and high-end auto thefts are connected to a much larger operation and part of a disturbing trend. Over the past several months, thieves have broken i...

Across the country, parents are urging children to further their education because earning a college degree is not only beneficial to an individual’s financial success but a community’s economic growt...

Editor’s Note: The following article is the sixth and final segment of a series by Eric Demchak about one of Marysville’s forgotten war heroes. The series describes the career of Col. Joseph G. Hawkin...

Plain City residents bothered by live music performances in the Uptown district are asking council how much noise is considered too much. Resident Mike Walter spoke during the most recent council meet...

This geophysical survey map of the area of the former Brown Cemetery conducted by the Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc. shows that radar and magnetics testing detected about 25 possible graves, but the ro...

Firefighters responded to the China Wok restaurant at 310 E. Fifth St. about 4:47 p.m., Tuesday, on a report of flames coming from the roof. Marysville Fire Chief Jay Riley said the fire, which was la...

Plain City Council recently upheld a decision from the village’s Design Review Board to reject the proposed deck, modeled from the photo above, at 150 W. Main Street. Council members told property own...

Paxton Bennett, 1, of Marysville, left, and Turner Davis, 2, of Indian Lake found a sure way to beat the recent scorching temperatures. The pair had a refreshing romp in the splash pad at Partners Par...

A variety of animals will be scurrying around Pastime Park during special events hosted by Plain City’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Ohio Nature Education will bring live bats, spiders, snakes ...

Investigators continue to seek answers in disappearance of Patti Adkins Lt. Jeff Stiers has been trying to answer the same question for the past 20 years: Where is Patti Adkins? He said it’s a simple ...

Marysville is looking at grants to fund a program that would provide public, on-demand transportation to residents using autonomous vehicles. The vehicles would most likely be mini-van style vehicles,...

How many council members can legally represent the Village of Richwood Council on a committee or board? Village Solicitor Alison Boggs said she is researching Ohio laws and Ohio Ethics Commission opin...

With a little more than a month to go, officials at the local elections board want potential candidates to know about the upcoming filing dates. “August 4 is coming soon and it will be here before you...

This is an aerial file photo of the Union County Joint Recreation District ball fields after being newly constructed. The UCJRD is now building a new bathroom and concessions facility at the pod of fi...

Honda today announced that its first new volume battery-electric vehicle will be named “Prologue.” In this morning’s announcement, Honda officials said Prologue is “signaling a new electrified era tha...

A former supervisor at a Rural King store is under indictment after allegedly forcing his juvenile subordinates to perform sex acts. Cameron Ford, 29, of 211 ½ Fifth St., has been indicted, charged wi...

Residents recall events from 1971 Fifty years ago Friday the homes of residents went dark about 7:40 p.m. when a tornado with 80 mph winds hit Marysville and most of southern Union County. The harsh w...

Editor’s Note: The following article is the fifth of a six-part series by Marysville resident Eric Demchak about one of Marysville’s forgotten war heroes. The series describes the career of Col. Josep...

Marysville Division of Police K-9 Officer Bear died Thursday, his ninth birthday, while on duty with his partner, Officer David Nist, left. Above, Nist helps escort Bear’s body into Underwood Funeral ...

Just months after being dismissed from her city position following a public, profanity-laced altercation, a local woman has been indicted for allegedly attacking her husband with a gun. The Union Coun...

Law enforcement officials have identified the man found dead from a gunshot wound Wednesday at a U.S. 33 rest stop. Lance Emberling, investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, said Ryan Litt...

The Burger King on Delaware Avenue is among the first in the nation to be renovated to become the company’s new “Pavilion Building.” The restaurant will showcase a modern design with glass features, a...

Was wanted in connection with incident in Milford Center A local fugitive was murdered Friday in Columbus. Joe Lewis Bernard McGraw IV, 21, of Youngstown, also known as “Lil Bra,” was pronounced dead ...

Apparently died of gunshot wound to head A fatal gunshot wound appears the cause, but law enforcement officials do not have many answers yet about the death of an individual found at a local rest area...

Jerome Township Trustees recently initiated the process to create a zoning overlay district for a new Innovation District, depicted above. The proposed zoning district will cover approximately 741 acr...

Cooler temperatures Tuesday provided a nice environment for tree trimming throughout the city, including on West Fifth Street, as pictured above. Marysville officials have previously said that trimmin...

Marysville officials are saying that through the first five months of 2021, finances look good, but warned it is too early to predict how the year will end. At Monday’s City Finance Committee meeting,...

The Burger King restaurant on Delaware Avenue is getting a new look. Pictured above, work crews begin demolition work on the building this morning. Much of the facade and existing building will be tak...