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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...

Jason Yoder, 9, prepares for Sedosa the Harris’ Hawk to land on his arm as Master Falconer Joe Dorrian, left, coaches him. Dorrian brought several birds of prey from the Ohio School of Falconry to Pas...

A pair of men are in custody this morning, charged with stealing catalytic converters from a local car dealership. Donald Edward Hicks, 41, of Belle Center, and Evan Michael Regan, 26, of Ridgeway wer...

Officials with the Richwood Civic Center are looking for a new home. “We are not going away. We are going to be around for a long time,” said Richwood Civic Center Executive Director Susie Pfarr. “We ...

Above, Richwood Revitalization Committee and community members participated in a cleanup day of the Richwood Opera House at 101 S. Franklin St. on Saturday between 9-11 a.m. to prepare for tours and a...

At Monday night’s meeting, the Marysville City Council will be asked to approve more than $2 million in budget adjustments to pay for a new waste water pump station for Jerome Township. Because Marysv...

Firefighters from the Marysville Division of Fire and the Allen Township Fire Department participated in a joint training at the Union County Emergency Management Agency earlier this week. The agencie...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee, a subcommittee of the Village of Richwood Council, did not make its membership legal at Thursday’s meeting because all voting members were not present. Of the 10...

The Village of Richwood Trailblazer group made a some recent improvements at Richwood Lake Park on Lynn Street. A new grill post was installed across from the gazebo, the rubber bridge frame had a mis...

A Columbus man suffered injuries to his stomach following a bicycle accident, initially believed to be a motorcycle crash. Vincent Payne, 33, of Columbus was transported to Grant Medical Center by Car...

The local man accused of shooting his nephew is now facing attempted murder charges. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Richard A. Smith Jr., 52, of 13163 Route 347, Marysville, charging him wit...

Marysville officials tested nearly all of the storm water outlets in the city Thursday. Cole Riley, city project engineer, said the tests are aimed at eliminating illicit discharges into the city’s wa...

Representatives from the Union County Fair Board and Union County Health Department say they have a strong working relationship, as they navigate repairing damages caused during COVID-19 mass vaccinat...