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Organizers of the Community Care Train have been forced to implement changes in the event this year due to constraints created by the pandemic. The annual Care Train Auction, such as the one pictured ...

The Union County Health Department is hosting a free tire collection day Saturday, Oct. 17. The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at the Richwood Fairgrounds, 1 Gill Street. Tires will be accepte...

A Galion man could be facing more than eight years in prison after allegedly injuring an infant. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Alexander Michael Kasson, 23, of Galion, charging him with two...

The Union County Juvenile Court is in the process of considering what to do with a group of boys accused of stealing political signs supporting presidential candidate Joe Biden. Union County Prosecuto...

A carpenter bee prepares to take flight from a blade of grass in the area of Wedgewood Drive earlier this week. Despite being known for burrowing into wood or tunneling to make their homes, carpenter ...

A Department of Homeland Security report has indicated that a mission to bring home the remains of Marysville natives Capt. John “Blackie” Porter and Sgt. Harold Neibler, as well the other U.S. airmen...

Jerome Township Trustees agreed Tuesday with a recommendation to continue active tax abatements in the region. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Board heard from Jason Stanford with Union County Economic ...

Members of the Plain City American Legion and VFW posts met Saturday for a flag retiring ceremony at Lovejoy’s Plaza. Post members helped to retire discarded American flags by burning them in a contro...

On Sunday, the team above, comprised of Willa Elswick, Brian Elswick, Violet Elswick, Betty Elswick, Vanessa Prentice, Jerry Klein, Lily Klein, Yetunde Durodola, Sam Klein, Julie Klein and Olia Elswic...

Above, dozens waited outside the local board of elections office this morning as early voting began today. Below, Cheryl Alexander, right, and Tina LaRoche, deputy director of the Union County Board o...

Will be taking position with Franklin County Marysville Public Service Director and Deputy City Manager Mike Andrako has resigned. ANDRAKO Andrako has accepted a position with the Franklin County Engi...

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently released the names of the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program Commended students, including Marysville Early College High School student Swaraj ...

Lt. Shawn Cook, commander at the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, has a message for local drivers. “Every time someone takes their eyes or their focus off the road, even for just a fe...

A local sex offender has been charged again for similar crimes. MILLER The Union County Grand Jury recently indicted James Richard Miller, 64, of 630 E. Sixth St., Marysville. Miller is charged with o...

The lamp posts in Uptown Marysville got a facelift recently. The posts at several intersections in the area were repainted. Above, Scott Clark, of Martin Painting in Grove City, works to paint his way...

Not that he needed it, but the bath Marysville Football Coach Brent Johnson is shown getting above was 20 years in the making. The MHS coach was drenched by his players at the end of a 28-7 win over O...

Honda’s annual Manufacturing Day events looked a little different this year. The 10th annual celebration took a virtual format, with various online activities for students and teachers designed to hig...

FHS Homecoming king and queen Wyatt Miller, left, and Jada Rausch pose for a photo after being crowned the 2020 Fairbanks Homecoming king and queen. The Panthers would end up losing their homecoming c...

Acciona is planning to build a large solar farm in Union County. While traditional farming is difficult, the company will seed the land with hopes that it can be used for other agricultural purposes. ...

Servant leadership can be a difficult trait to identify. Typically, because those who exemplify servant leadership do so with no intention of self-promotion. Recently, a committee of community busines...

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by Marysville Schools. ––– RICHARDSON KRUEGER MELISH The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the 2021 National Merit Schol...

Editor’s note: The following comes from media releases from the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office. ––– On Thursday the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office located the body of Whitney Hostler, 25, in a w...

Above, Monarch cheerleaders at the corner of Fifth and Main streets react to passing vehicles during Marysville’s Reverse Homecoming Parade Wednesday night. In years past, athletic teams, the homecomi...

Fairbanks hits the breaks on five-day school week Citing an outbreak of cases in the district, Fairbanks school officials have decided to hold off on a plan to reopen the buildings at 100% capacity. “...

The Jonathan Alder High School football team will host London Friday evening for the fall Homecoming game. Members of the JA Homecoming court are from left, front row, Kennady Izzard, Georgie Wheeler,...

New Plain City Mayor Jody Carney, pictured at left, was sworn into office Wednesday. Village staff and council members gathered for a small ceremony in the new Plain City Municipal Building to see Car...

Jerome Township Trustees approved a TIF, or tax increment financing, district this morning that will affect properties within the districts of Jonathan Alder Local Schools, Dublin City Schools and the...

Officials at the Union County Prosecutor’s Office are working to identify additional funding and cut services for local victims of crime. Last week, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office learned fundin...

Members of the Marysville High School and Early College High School Homecoming courts were recently announced. The queen and king of each school will be announced prior to Friday’s football game again...

A Columbus man is facing first-degree felony cocaine charges after a local traffic stop revealed thousands of dollars’ worth of cocaine. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Timothy Gilbert Fergus...