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A twice convicted child sex offender could spend the rest of his life in prison. A Union County jury recently convicted Charles Calvin York, 49, of 109 Papaya Dr., Marysville, of two counts of rape in...

Local State Farm Agent Brittany Freeman, at left, recently donated more than 40 smoke alarms to the Marysville Division of Fire to provide to families in need of a new detector. Also pictured is Marys...

A boxelder bug is pictured resting on a window on Fourth Street. The bugs get their common name from their usual habitat, the boxelder tree. Even so, they are known to enter homes, sheds and garages t...

Traffic was slowed this morning about 8 a.m. after a dump truck, carrying scrap metal, tipped and went off the road at the intersection of routes 4 and 347. The truck apparently hit another vehicle th...

Union County’s OSU Extension is advising farmers to use caution as they enter the fields this spring. Wayne Dellinger, Union County extension educator for agriculture and natural resources said that b...

Officials from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) were busy this week constructing a temporary emergency shelter in the former Kroger building, 1095 W. Fifth St. Off...

Triad Board of Education members recently heard a presentation surrounding the district’s new strategic plan. The document will be used to “define the expectations and aspirations” that will drive the...

This week’s Honda production shutdown will continue at least one more week. Last week Honda announced that most manufacturing plants in North America, including the Marysville Auto Plant, would be “te...

This street light on East Fourth Street in Marysville showed damage from wind gusts in the area early this morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Several street signs and traffic signals ...

Though plans may look different than years past, local churches and community members are preparing to celebrate Easter. Plain City will host a village-wide Easter egg hunt at noon Saturday. Mayor Jod...

After reports of a potential threat Thursday morning, local school officials are encouraging community members to speak up when something is wrong. Marysville Early College High School Principal Ken C...

The Half Pint has announced plans to expand into the former Gates Brothers Glass Shops at the corner of Fifth and Plum streets. The building, which is connected to the current Half Pint restaurant and...

Less than two weeks after his appointment to Marysville’s Planning Commission, John Cunningham has resigned. In a Monday afternoon email to Council President Mark Reams, Cunningham resigned from the c...

A public health worker is pictured outside during a COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic. Honda has donated dozens of EG2800i portable generators, pictured at center, to help power vaccine clinics in seve...

At Monday night’s council meeting, city officials presented results from the recent customer service survey for Marysville. The 39-question survey covered areas like safety, parks and recreation, city...

A Marysville man experienced severe injuries following a motorcycle crash Tuesday night. Cameron Landacre, 20, of Marysville is currently hospitalized after being found unconscious at the scene of the...

Plain City’s Zoning Department will soon be expanding, in preparation for more growth in the area. Council voted unanimously during its most recent meeting to approve the creation of a new position, c...

City manager Terry Emery presented the annual State of the City address, as a video at Monday night’s city Marysville City Council meeting. The address highlighted accomplishments of 2020 as well as e...

Plain City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request Monday that will pave the way for a new residential development. Approximately 48.85 acres along North Chillicothe Street is planned as the f...

Richwood Village Council heard a few weeks ago of a finding from the State auditor’s office that payment of approximately $19,000 was missing from the village audit. It appears that former Fiscal Offi...

Construction is continuing on the new Marysville water plant on Raymond Road. In July, officials broke ground on the facility. The plant will have capacity for about 7.5 million gallons a day, nearly ...

Local officials are trying to remain flexible as the state decides how to react to a change in the federal income tax filing deadline. Earlier this week the United States Treasury Department and Inter...

A Raymond man, already under indictment for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a Richwood man, has been indicted on additional charges, stemming from the overdose of another indi...

Is alleged to have given parolee a gun, forged her documents A Union County probation officer has been indicted for inappropriate conduct with one of those he was supposed to be supervising. The Union...

While all the details aren’t in place yet, Marysville’s plans for getting students extra help during the summer are starting to come into focus. In a video presentation at Marysville’s Board of Educat...

Union County Health Department staff members and Medical Reserve Corp volunteers, pictured above, draw doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a recent mass vaccination clinic at the Union County Fairground....

As Marysville students are now starting to return to class on a more regular basis, district officials are working to make sure the senior year celebrations also return. Marysville’s two high school p...

As COVID-19 vaccine eligibility continues to expand, the Union County Health Department is preparing to serve the largest group yet. Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said the health depar...

As spring planting season approaches, officials are encouraging drivers and farmers to be on the lookout for one another on the roads. OSU Extension Educator Wayne Dellinger said a number of accidents...

A Columbus man is being held on a $500,000 bond after allegedly shooting into a Marysville apartment. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Mohamed A. Nurein, 34, of Columbus, charging him with two...