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Jerome Township Trustees recently approved the rezoning of 163.568 acres, outlined in blue, located along the northwest side of U.S. 42, between Harriott Road and Wells Road. Jerome Village developers...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has clarified why thousands of fish are dying at Marysville’s Upground Reservoir. Initially, local and state officials thought the fish were dying as a ...

Those visiting Marysville’s Upground Reservoir may have recently noticed a large number of dead fish. City officials contacted the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, who notified them that it is a ...

Jerome Village is one step closer to adding its first neighborhood in the Fairbanks district. Jerome Township Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to rezone 16.286 acres of land on the southeast side of...

According to reports, Honda is cutting production at all North American auto plants, including the Marysville Auto plant. “In some way, all of our auto plants in the U.S. and Canada will be impacted, ...

U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan, center, visited the main campus of Memorial Health Tuesday to tour the health system’s new inpatient and outpatient pavilions, which opened in fall 2020. Jordan was joined...

A crew member is pictured while pruning trees at Pastime Park. Plain City Parks and Recreation officials said pruning helps to preserve trees and improve their health. They advised residents to use ca...

Marysville Police were called to the scene a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of West Fifth Street and Damascus Road Tuesday afternoon. Above, the vehicles involved are loaded on a tow truck fo...

A black 2019 Honda Civic, pictured in surveillance footage, was stolen from a local dealership Monday afternoon. The suspect eluded a pursuit by a Union County Sheriff’s Office deputy after stealing t...

The City of Marysville is lowering standards for some firefighters in hopes to be able to recruit more of them. At Monday night’s finance committee meeting, the group heard plans to increase the pay f...

North Union School Superintendent Rich Baird shared some exciting news to the board at Monday night’s regular meeting regarding the Coronavirus in the local school district. Baird stated that over 150...

Marysville has a variety of rules on the books about parking in the Uptown. One rule says cars need moved when there is more than two inches of snow on the ground. Another rule prohibits on-street par...

Governor Mike DeWine, pictured at left, and First Lady Fran DeWine, right of the governor, visited the Union County Health Department’s COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination site at the Union County Fairgro...

North Union graduate Haley Spriggs has taken an internship at the Union County Coroner’s Office and turned it into a job. The Bowling Green State University alumni is preparing to take the American Bo...

Regina Morris, RN, Employee Health nurse at Memorial Health, delivers the COVID-19 vaccination to David Gleeson, Director of Respiratory Therapy, during the first-round administration in December. (Ph...

The Union County Commissioners have hired a Columbus based law firm to help them prepare for several proposed and potential solar farms. Last month, the county commissioners voted to retain the law fi...

Friday was Senior Living Celebration Day in the City of Marysville and Bill Wilcox, a resident at Brookdale Marysville, was ready to celebrate. Wilcox was among dozens of residents outside the senior ...

U.C. Health Commissioner strikes a hopeful tone Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena spent the health department’s annual District Advisory Council meeting reflecting on how much has changed ...

It now appears ride service will not expand The Union County Commissioners will not be moving forward with a plan to provide a public transportation option for all county residents. Last month, the Un...

City and county officials spent a moment Thursday morning in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The 2011 natural disaster claimed the lives of more tha...

Marysville’s Design Review Board approved plans for a Build Cowork + Space, a co-working space that provides shared offices, conference rooms and internet for businesses. The owners are planning to re...

Plain City Council is seeking additional ways to revitalize the Historic Uptown District. During the most recent council meeting, Mayor Jody Carney posed the possibility of creating a vacant building ...

Union County will receive $10,824 to supplement emergency food, shelter, and utility assistance programs under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP). Any nonprofit, faith-based ...

Forced out as county administrator, Cunningham installed by 4-2 vote A Marysville City Council member is calling for the Planning Commission’s newest member to step down. In a 4-2 vote Monday, City Co...

Less than two dozen Union County voters cast ballots Tuesday on the Plain City Charter. Above, Blaine Keene, prepares to vote in the special election as poll worker Randy Artrip helps. Earlier in the ...

The North East Champaign County Fire Department will be getting a new pumper truck. North Lewisburg Mayor Cheryl Hollingsworth updated village council on the department’s search for a new vehicle at T...

Would have been first opportunity to collect payments on new regulation Plain City Council made the first decision of its kind during Monday’s meeting. “Before you tonight is actually a first time for...

A group of local youth and community leaders recently gathered to commemorate Plain City Mayor Jody Carney’s proclamation declaring March 7 to March 13 4-H Week. The proclamation commended Madison and...

Several residents of Dudley Circle wants answer from council about drainage problems and flooding. Contractor Jason Wills attended a council meeting last year listing his plan in completing the constr...

Marysville City Council heard plans Monday night for a mixed-use project that would redevelop the former Kroger Plaza on West Fifth Street. The plan includes three story walk-up apartments, townhomes ...