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Union County officials are participating in a Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign in an effort to stop drunk driving leading up to and during the Labor Day weekend. Expanded efforts to “take drunk...

Union County is experiencing high transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Though some have compared the virus to the flu, Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said doing so is inaccurate. Over th...

Fairbanks’ Mason Eagon (21) reacts with teammates Riordin Stauffer (24) and Joe Kinsley (54) after a sack of Cardington quarterback Nate Hickman (8) during the first half of Friday’s game on the Panth...

Attendees at Thursday night’s Marysville School Board meeting listen as high school senior Kieran Mulligan voices his support for wearing masks in school. Several people on both sides of the mask issu...

West Fifth Street, between Court and Maple streets, will be closed for about six weeks beginning Monday while contractors replace water lines. The street will be open for residents and businesses on t...

Triad educators are working to ensure “every future matters” within their district. The phrase, which is emblazoned on a new banner in Triad High School, is guiding the district’s philosophy, said Dir...

A white Volvo semi-truck crashed into the VFW on Industrial Parkway on Wednesday about 3:30 p.m. after colliding with a blue Ford Focus that pulled from the stop sign on Coleman’s Crossing into its pa...

Members of the Union County Board of Health agree that damage done to the fairgrounds during COVID-19 vaccination clinics should be repaired, but are still unsure of the price and who will foot the bi...

Local first responders were called to the scene of man dead of a gunshot wound Wednesday night. According to a report from the Marysville Division of Police, at approximately 7:33 p.m., police were ca...

Members of the All Ohio Balloon Fest and sponsors from the event, present a check for $15,000 to the Hope Center. Pictured above are: row one, from the left, Kevin Behrens with the All Ohio Balloon Fe...

Two Marysville students were unhurt after a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus this morning. Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Barker Road this morning at about...

Local first responders are shown above participating in a grain bin training hosted by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety recently. The program, provided by Nationwide’s Grain Bin S...

Today is the first day of school for many Marysville students. Officials from the Marysville Division of Police are asking drivers to use extra caution and be on the lookout as children will be walkin...

Azelene Bond, 88 of Bluebird Retirement Community, enjoyed a helicopter ride at the All Ohio Balloon Festival on Aug. 13 after her free hot air balloon ride was canceled because of weather conditions....

Planning for the new Jerome Township fire station and salt barn are well underway. Director of Departments Douglas Stewart told the trustees during Tuesday’s meeting that there will be a “shift in pro...

The Ninth annual McCarthy & Cox Charity Golf Outing was a success, raising a record $24,930 for two charities. “Tom McCarthy and I started the McCarthy & Cox Cares Fund in 2013 to assist seniors, yout...

For the third year in a row, a local resident is organizing an event to provide free haircuts for local youths as they prepare to go back to school. Marysville’s Chris Taylor, of Ohio Concrete Service...

Marysville’s Finance Committee is recommending the city appropriate $200,000 to complete restrooms and concession stands at the joint recreation facility. In 2019, the Union County Joint Recreation Di...

North Union Local School Superintendent Richard Baird provided a COVID-19 response update to the board of education Monday, stating that face coverings will be optional at school and during school act...

Kathy House, of the Central Ohio Youth Center, left, and Corie Bix, of the United Way of Union County, stand with a portion of the school supplies collected during the “Learn United” School Supply Dri...

Patrons of the All Ohio Balloon Fest, shown above, enjoy shopping from balloon venders. The All Ohio Balloon Fest was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Union County Airport. Attendance just ov...

The 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle pictured above was found at the scene of a motorcycle crash in the 26000 block of Route 31 early Saturday morning. The driver of the motorcycle, David P. Winkle Jr., 39, o...

Marysville City Council will hear a plan next week to deal with Uptown parking during snow emergencies. At a recent meeting, the Marysville Public Safety/Public Service Committee voted to recommend le...

Country music star Mitchell Tenpenny entertains the crowd during Friday evening’s All Ohio Balloon Fest at the Union County Airport. The event will conclude this evening. (All Ohio Balloon Fest photo ...

This graph shows growth in Union County from the 2020 census. Marysville and Union County residents know the area has seen growth. Now they know exactly how much growth. Thursday afternoon, the U.S. C...

A missing person’s report has led to felony charges against a local man. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Zane Corban, 22, of 32 Spruce Drive. Corban is charged with two counts of unlawful sex...

Crowds poured into the Union County Airport for the first day of the 2021 All Ohio Balloon Fest - before the rain began to pour, too. Performances from opening acts Shane Stephens Band and Cliff Cody,...

The man allegedly responsible for stealing nearly $18,000 worth of lawn mowers from a local store has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Michael Anthony Caldwell, 64, of Columbus, ...

Clinton A. Rice and a juvenile passenger were riding this 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle when they hit a truck turning into a driveway on Buck Run Road. (Photo submitted) A Milford Center man has die...

Officials from Richwood met with the Union County Commissioners on Wednesday to provide an update about the former Richwood Opera House development efforts and discuss funding opportunities for the pr...