While Tuesday was Election Day, polling locations around Union County were closed. Signs, like this one posted at the Pleasant Valley Fire Station in Plain City, greeted voters who wanted to cast a ba...

Plain City Council is considering ways to adjust the 2020 budget in light of the economic effects of the current pandemic. During Monday’s council meeting, during which council members met via Zoom an...

The tumultuous campaign for the republican nomination to the Ohio State Senate’s 26th district appears to have come to a close with Bill Reineke of Tiffin taking a decisive victory over Marysville’s M...

Residents in the southeast corner of the county voted on a series of issues surrounding first responders this election. According to information from the Union and Madison county boards of elections, ...

Robinson, Burke appear to have won races for commissioner Local election officials are stressing that with more than 1,160 potential votes to be counted, election results will not be official for near...

Two suspects were caught on surveillance footage after breaking into Country Jack’s store and gas station in Broadway and stealing cigarettes early Monday morning. (Photo submitted) The Union County S...

Marysville City Council members are mixed in their support or opposition to a pair of proposed fee increases for residents wanting to renew their vehicle registration each year. Legislation introduced...

When Marysville seniors came to pick up their graduation caps and gowns Monday morning, they were greeted with banners with their pictures, community members, teachers and area first responders. Pictu...

Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew called a brief council meeting Monday evening to take care of immediate business with council members. Due to the continued “stay at home” guidelines set by Governor Mike De...

Bill holiday unlikely Marysville officials are saying that while they will not discontinue service to any water customer during the current health and economic crisis, they will also not offer custome...

While the state is planning for a gradual reopening, the annual Memorial Day Parade has been canceled due to lasting concerns surrounding large gatherings. Bo Johnstone, who is involved with the plann...

Dr. Jacob Boucher of Memorial Family & Sports Medicine-Gateway, is pictured using the health system’s new telehealth services. Telehealth services are available as either a phone call with a provider ...

If live meetings are not on horizon, officials could table measure Marysville City Council is expected to consider increasing the fee for residents to register their vehicles. In December, the city’s ...

The National Guard was recently on the grounds at the Ohio Reformatory for Women to erect temporary housing structures. ORW spokesperson Clara Golding-Kent said the additional housing will help to cre...

Local election officials are stressing that time is running out for residents to vote in Ohio’s 2020 Primary Election. Tina LaRoche with the Union County Board of Elections stressed that there “is no ...

Honda announced Thursday it will once again extend its production suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A company statement indicated production at its automobile, engine and transmission plants...

As one of only six prisons in the state with no positive COVID-19 tests among inmates or staff, the Ohio Reformatory for Women is hoping to stay that way. Members of the National Guard are working wit...

While Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has said that beginning May 1, some businesses will be able to reopen and life can begin to slowly get back to normal, Marysville city officials say it is not that simple. ...

As the coronavirus strangles the cash flow of area businesses, families living paycheck to paycheck are the first to suffer. For one local business, ARF Venture Corporation run by Adam Fitch of Marysv...

Grand jury indictments A Marysville man could be facing more than 240 years in prison after allegedly taking pictures of and digitally manipulating pictures of a child. The Union County Grand Jury has...

A construction crew works on a roadway in Marysville Estates Wednesday. The crew was resurfacing the roadway after infrastructure improvements. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)

As the country prepares to gradually reopen businesses closed during the pandemic, Jerome Township is planning to do so as well. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, Director of Departments and Fire Chi...

Since students will not return to schools this academic year, Jonathan Alder is finding creative ways to recognize seniors. The district joined many throughout the state that turned on their stadium l...

Just hours after Gov. Mike DeWine announced that schools in Ohio would not reopen this academic year, the Fairbanks School Board met Monday to discuss what happens next. “We will continue to deliver r...

As the COVID-19 case count in Union County continues to grow, local agencies are preparing for the possibility of increased cases from correctional facilities. The Union County Health Department recei...

Reese Rodger is doing her best to celebrate her birthday and practice social distancing. She is shown above sitting with her favorite bear and asking people to honk as they pass her home on Valley Dri...

Marysville police and fire crews responded to a home on Cinnamon Drive in Mill Valley shortly after 8:15 a.m. today. The incident, which involved reports of smoke coming from the home’s second floor, ...

Officials left to wonder if suspect wanted to be caught after series of odd decisions Police are confused by the moves and motives of a homeless Marysville man. The Union County grand jury has indicte...

The Union County Fair Board is working to hold this year’s fair on July 26 through Aug. 1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Officials from the Union County Fair are moving forward with plans to h...

Like many school districts, Triad Local Schools is adjusting to education during the COVID-19 pandemic. During Saturday’s Board of Education meeting, which was broadcast on YouTube, board members hear...