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Good spring weather means that most local farm fields are planted. With a hot week, some farmers have been able to get a first cutting of hay. But not all agricultural work happens in the fields. Some...

After 15 years, contractor given six days to pave Dudley Circle Developer Jason Wills signed a contract with the Village of Richwood in 2006 regarding a plan to complete work in the Dudley Circle hous...

Members of the Marysville Schools Class of 2021 throw their caps into the air at the conclusion of Saturday’s graduation ceremony at the football stadium. Though the 455 graduates were spaced out and ...

Fairbanks Board of Education and the Fairbanks Education Association have passed a three-year contract extension for teachers. At a recent meeting, the school board unanimously approved the agreement ...

Ohio Department of Natural Resources District Wildlife Officer Brian Motsinger talks with Inge Witt, left, and Anna Segner, right, as they prepare to put kayaks in the Marysville Reservoir Saturday af...

Local law enforcement officers will participate in the inaugural Union County Quick Click Challenge to promote wearing a seatbelt. Community members are invited to watch the relay-style competition at...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a local couple, charging them with shooting at and into Mill Valley homes. Andrew J. Wiant, 40, and his wife Annamarie Christine Wiant, 34, both of 18100 Raymo...

Communities around the county are preparing for Memorial Day. Above, Ron Schilling Jr., of the Marysville Parks Department, mows a portion of Oakdale Cemetery. The cemetery will host a service at 9:30...

Marysville district residents want return to normal Area residents told the Marysville Board of Education exactly what they thought of the district’s mask policy Thursday night. Seven members of the p...

After a spell of rainy weather, local residents and wildlife alike are ready to soak in the sun. The warmer temperatures have also brought blossoming plants, including the wildflowers along the Jim Si...

As the academic year wraps up, Triad staff is preparing for a “booming enrollment” of summer school students. “It’s the highest we’ve ever had,” Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool said during th...

Fairbanks High School hosted its 2020-21 High School Awards Ceremony today. Ellee Bouic was named Valedictorian while Shelby Jones is Salutatorian. Bouic is the daughter of Dan and Ashlee Bouic of Ost...

New health orders from the state have left some local residents confused about where masks should be worn, including school board members. During the Board of Health meeting Wednesday, Union County He...

As the weather warms, Marysville’s Uptown is getting some added color. Employees from Scheiderer Farms spent the morning hanging baskets of flowers on the city light posts. Above, Jacob Nicol, in the ...

Police are looking for help to identify the suspects who fled Plain City early this morning in this black SUV. The suspects were first seen on Cooper Lane in the Copperfield Estates housing developmen...

City of Marysville officials are preparing to construct a new water tower, located along Industrial Parkway, in Jerome Township. Marysville Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said there is currently ...

The North Union School Board was asked to make masks in school voluntary by a crowd attending Monday’s meeting. Boys basketball coach Brian Terrill told the board that during basketball season, he was...

Marysville officials are looking at more than a million dollars of new employees. At Monday night’s meeting, Marysville’s finance committee heard requests for 16 new employees. Requested personnel inc...

As spring temperatures turn more mild and extended periods of sunshine dot the calendar, the Marysville Upground Reservoir’s walking path sees more use by residents. The above picture shows families e...

A Springfield man could be facing nearly a decade in prison after allegedly attacking a local woman at a bar. A Union County Grand Jury indicted Bradley Rogan, 33, of Springfield, charging him with on...

A Marysville man is in jail this morning, charged with repeatedly firing a gun inside an apartment complex. Edgar Misael Rivera Ramirez, 22, of Marysville has been charged with one count each of impro...

Lt. Christine Zimmer recently became the first female officer in the history of the Jerome Township Division of Fire. She said she hopes she is an example to young women that they can pursue their dre...

Newspaper takes home three honors in state contest A pair of local journalists have been recognized for their work, one taking home the state’s most prestigious individual award. This week, the Ohio A...

The Union County Auditor’s Office was recently awarded the Government Finance Officers’ Association’s Achievement of Excellence of Financial Reporting as well as the Auditor of State’s Award with Dist...

According to information from the U. S. Treasury Department, Union County will receive nearly $11.46 million as part of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package. Earlier this week the Treasury...

The Union County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday evening on the north lawn of the Union County Courthouse. The ceremony and monument honor officers in the area who lost their lives...

Most COVID-19 public health orders will end on June 2, Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday. The orders that will be removed include facial covering requirements, social distancing guidelines and ca...

A road rage incident in April reinforced the need for body cameras for North Lewisburg Police Chief Scott Bodey. The chief informed village council Tuesday night that he is in the process of securing ...

Eljer Park was alive with activity this morning as multiple groups and individuals took advantage of the sunny skies and seasonal temperatures. One group taking advantage of the park was Brenda Herron...

MPD initiated a pursuit with the a black Honda Civic traveling approximately 95 mph Tuesday night. After being forced to terminate the pursuit, the driver, Chris Hanson, 36, of Marysville crashed the ...