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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...

Plain City Council voted Monday to vacate a public alley near the intersection of W. Main Street and N. Chillicothe Street. Private ownership of the unnamed alley, outlined in bold, will be split betw...

Plain City’s newest mayor took office today. Council President Jody Carney was sworn into office by Madison County Common Pleas Court Judge Eamon P. Costello. Earlier this month, former Mayor Darrin L...

Nearly a year after it was introduced to council the first time, a new zoning code is once again going through the approval process. “This is a long overdue product,” Council Member Alan Seymour said....

Fairbanks High School will host West Jefferson on Friday for its fall Homecoming game. Members of the Homecoming court are from left, front row, Mason Eagon (freshman) and Eli Thrush (sophomore); seco...

Richwood resident Aaron Smith attended Monday night’s village council meeting to ask officials about the former opera house/town hall building. He asked them about organizing a group of volunteers who...

Todd Kaufman, a 1993 Marysville High School graduate, founded Test Double in 2011. The consulting firm quickly grew to 60 employees and recently Kaufman and his partner sold to company back to its emp...

A Marysville man could be facing more than a decade behind bars after allegedly breaking into a home to threaten a former girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Brandon Huff, 27, of 425 ...

Because of COVID-19 precautions, many schools and communities will not be hosting a homecoming parade this year. Since residents can’t go to a parade, local officials are hoping to be creative and tak...

Marysville holds meeting to discuss correspondence from families, many urging return to five-day week With surrounding districts making changes, local parents are putting pressure on the Marysville Bo...

Triad High School crowned its fall Homecoming royalty Friday evening. JC Alexander (left) was named the king, while Emma Dorn was named the queen. Triad played West Jefferson for the Homecoming game. ...

Marysville officials are looking at exploring options for a third fire station. A feasibility study recommended putting the station in the southeast portion of the city on Industrial Parkway. Stars on...

Health system had no layoffs despite drop in revenue Memorial Hospital has weathered the COVID storm to date, but not without significant heartburn. In early March, Memorial Health leaders would have ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol recently released details of a motorcycle crash that left a Plain City man dead. About 6:13 p.m. Sept. 20, 60-year-old Daniel Weizenecker was driving his 2017 Harley Davi...

An Ohio State Trooper who lives in Marysville has been arrested, charged with allegedly raping a teenage girl. John David McLeod, 40, of 22261 McAdow Road, has been charged with two counts of rape, tw...

The Fraternal Order of Eagles presented a check for $15,000 to Union County 4-H. The Eagles money will be used to make a donation to each participant in the 2020 Union County Fair Livestock Sale. Unio...

Marysville officials got their first look at the 2021 budget earlier this week. “In spite of COVID-19, we are able to provide a balanced budget with no deficit spending,” said City Finance Director Br...

The historic Avalon Theatre is being demolished this week to make room for a new theatre. Organizers had hoped to preserve portions of the building after a June storm took the roof and walls of the bu...

Triad officials said they are glad to district returned to school in-person, five days a week, although it caused some growing pains. During the district’s most recent Board of Education meeting, Supe...

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the United Way of Union County. ––– United Way of Union County (UWUC) kicked off its 2020-21 campaign season earlier this month. This year’s cam...

Jerome Township Trustees recently approved an application modification for the last outparcel of the Dublin Green shopping center, outlined in bold. The building was initially designed for four tenant...

Plain City Officials are working on a “pilot program” to offer winter camping at Pastime Park. Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said only the gravel campsites, numbered 41-56 and at the top left po...

Interested Plain City residents have an opportunity to become a member of council. A council seat will soon open, as Mayor Darrin Lane recently announced his resignation will be effective Sept. 30. Ac...

The Fairbanks Board of Education voted Monday night to move to five-day per week classroom instruction, despite the objections of two teachers earlier in the meeting. The board voted 4-1, with member ...

The North Union School Board voted at Monday night’s regular meeting to go to learning level 1 beginning Monday, Oct. 5. This means that North Union students will be attending class five days a week, ...

Police are seeking information about theft of several political signs. A video of the signs allegedly surfaced Monday evening, alerting the police to several teenagers who may have been involved. Pict...