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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...

Editor’s note: This is the third in an ongoing series of articles detailing issues and candidates before voters in the November election. All candidates were asked the same questions and given the sam...

Members of Marysville’s Football Team pose under the scoreboard following Friday night’s 34-6 win over Olentangy Berlin which secured the Monarchs’ OCC Capital title for the second year in a row. The ...

A Marysville man died early Friday morning after he struck a deer while driving on U.S. 33. The Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at mile post 17 of U.S. 33, just...

Editor’s note: All candidates for seats on the Marysville Board of Education were asked to submit personal information about themselves, as well as their stances on issues facing the district. The thr...

Plain City is expanding last year’s Halloween festivities to a full fall festival this weekend. The Village’s Fall Festival will be held form 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Pastime Park. Mayor Jody Carney said ...

Amanda Avink, who voluntarily cleans and repairs headstones, footstones and markers at Oakdale Cemetery, rinses a headstone with water before she uses a soft nylon brush to remove moss on Wednesday. (...

Council members are grappling with how to handle surprising census results that prevent Plain City from becoming an actual city. Results from the 2020 U.S. Census indicate Plain City’s population is 4...

Unseasonably warm weather has been helpful as work continues on West Fifth Street in Marysville. Above, Zach Tehan, in orange, and Robert Smith, in green, wait Tuesday as Jason Horne uses a skid steer...

Richwood Village Council agreed to release Alison Boggs from her duties as village solicitor so she can focus on the work of her private practice and hire Julie Spain to fill the role during its meeti...

North Lewisburg Village Council handled a number of routine issues at Tuesday night’s meeting. Mayor Cheryl Hollingsworth reported that the village has received a total of $153,460 in American Rescue ...

The Jerome Township Fire Department and deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a train accident at 9640 Crottinger Road on Monday about 10:10 a.m. involving a train and a 2014 Ne...

A Worthington man was found dead Monday at the Honda Research and Development facility near Raymond. Lance Emberling, investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, said Michael Narazaki, 53, of...

City Council has approved a first tenant for Marysville’s Innovation Park. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Savannah Allen, development project coordinator for Union County Economic Development...

A Marysville man could be facing as many as 12 years in prison for allegedly sending a series of sexually explicit texts to a local girl. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Marvin Neer, 35, of 2...

The Marysville Journal-Tribune recently honored its best newspaper carriers as part of National Newspaper Carrier week, celebrated during the first full week of October. Those honored were, from left ...

A West Mansfield man could be facing life in prison, charged with repeatedly raping a child. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Zachary Lee Edwards, 23, of 140 S. Main St., W. Mansfield, chargin...