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The City of Marysville and local firefighters’ union are in the middle of a dispute involving overtime. “They are grieving how they are paid overtime,” said Marysville City Administrator Terry Emery. ...

The Union County Fair Board has announced it will hire Mike Schnell as the new fair manager. Schnell will begin his new position on Dec. 6, 2021. “We are excited to add Mike to the team, his passion f...

County officials are already planning for a total eclipse happening April 8, 2024. All of Union County will experience between two and four minutes of total darkness between 3 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. The l...

Jennifer (Nelson) Heinmiller, a 2003 graduate of Marysville High School, has co-edited a dictionary of southern Appalachian vernacular with Dr. Michael B. Montgomery, a Distinguished Professor Emeritu...

Jonathan Alder students are pictured waiting in line to be served lunch. Districts throughout the county are being impacted by supply chain issues, from shortages of pizza and chicken to Styrofoam tra...

Plain City Council formed one new committee Monday evening and considered eliminating another. Council unanimously approved the group of individuals who will serve on the village administrator search ...

Residents Steve and Chris Davis approached the Village of Richwood Council during its meeting on Monday with concerns about livestock in the village, beautification of the downtown area, snow and ice ...

Marysville storm water rates will likely be increasing, though there will be some time before that happens. At a recent city finance committee meeting, members questioned the number of storm water pro...

The Union County Health Department is hosting a drive-thru pick-up for at-home COVID-19 test kits from 1-4 p.m. today. The health department is encouraging local families to “test before giving thanks...

Marysville senior offensive lineman Gavin Rohrs is awash with disappointment as he holds the Regional runner-up trophy after the Monarchs fell to Springfield 27-0 Friday night at Hilliard Darby. The l...

Students at Plain City Elementary School got an unplanned vacation day Friday. Jonathan Alder officials closed the school building Friday after staff smelled what they called, “a strong burning odor l...

Students who participate in the Bunsold After School Enrichment (BASE) program meet after classes for tutoring, homework help and extracurricular activities. BASE is planning to launch an Esports Leag...

Thursday’s school board meeting was a lesson in arithmetic for the Marysville District. During the span of one meeting, the district subtracted two days from the school calendar, added five years to t...

Streets in uptown Marysville were blocked off Thursday night so that the community could rally behind the Marysville High School Football team ahead of today’s regional final. A few hundred students a...

Triad is turning to creative methods in an attempt to mitigate staffing shortages felt by school districts throughout the state. The district filled several custodial and bus driver positions after ho...

Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said the area recently began seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, though it’s too early to tell if another surge is on the horizon. During Wednesday’s Boar...

The Jerome Township police protection levy officially failed, according to results certified by the Union County Board of Elections Wednesday. Union County Board of Elections Director Tina LaRoche sai...

The community will celebrate the Marysville High School Football Team reaching the Elite 8 with a pep rally on Thursday in front of the Avalon Theatre at 6 p.m. The Marysville Police Department said r...

Jerome Township officials are working to ensure their residents do not bear the brunt of the cost to adequately staff the Union County Sheriff’s Office. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, Chair Megan ...

The Ohio Power Siting Board is expected to take action Thursday on one of several proposed solar farms in the county. The Cadence Solar project will be in front of OPSB Thursday for approval. “My expe...

The design of the front of the Jerome Township Division of Fire’s second fire station, Station 211, is illustrated above in the preliminary elevations from Mull & Weithman Architects, Inc. Constructio...

Tri-Rivers Career Center Superintendent Charles Speelman gave the North Union Local School District Board of Education members a tour of different program areas before their meeting on Monday. Speelma...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a woman traveling with an assault style rife and armor-piercing bullets. Adderlisha Alexandre, 19, of Douglasville, Georgia, has been charged with one count of...

The Marysville football team continued its winning ways Friday night, dismantling Toledo Whitmer 49-14 in the Regional Semifinals in Lima. The 12-0 Monarchs will play Springfield on Friday, with a tri...

There were numerous budget changes presented at Monday night’s city council meeting. “A vast majority of those were due to a change in formula I did to be more accurate as we move forward through next...

Union County leaders are in the process of hiring a new county administrator. At Wednesday’s meeting, the county commissioners approved the release of information that they have been working with Bill...

Some Marysville streets — including portions of London Avenue, South Main Street, and Ninth Street —were closed this morning as automobile industry officials tested in-car technology in the city. All ...

North Union Elementary School students welcomed veterans with American flags and “thank you” signs during the first “Reverse Veterans Day Parade” on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. Participants lined up from Ly...

Ken Ewing of Longstreth is shown above adding 38 new markers to the Union County Veterans Monument. In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson memorialized the end of World War I, proclaiming November...

Volunteers are still needed for the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the First United Methodist Church, 207 S. Court St. The Community Thanksgiving Dinner Foundation strives to provide a warm m...