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Marysville is looking for a citizen to serve on the Civil Service Commission. “These are extremely important positions,” City Manager Terry Emery said at Monday night’s city council meeting. The city’...

Richwood Village Council met Monday with some members attending remotely and others behind in masks behind new plexi-glass shields in order to follow CDC guidelines. Village resident Jerry Moore inqui...

Plain City Council waived a third reading and approved the final development plan for the Oak Grove residential development Monday night. It will create 235 single-family homes along U.S. 42, on the s...

Dennis Stone Memorial Health Board Trustee Dennis Stone has been awarded one of The Ohio Hospital Association’s (OHA) annual leadership awards, given to only three Ohio hospital officials. Stone was a...

Plain City Design Review Board is the latest group of village officials to see a mix-up. Two new members were appointed to the board during Monday’s council meeting following an earlier pair of resign...

United Way of Central Ohio and United Way of Union County Announce Affiliation to Better Serve Donors and Communities United Way of Central Ohio and United Way of Union County recently announced a for...

Dispute centers around renovations World of Wonders officials have said they are pursing legal action after the local YMCA withdrew from an agreement with the childcare provider. Lauren Brown, executi...

Golden Ratio Hot Sauce owners Mike and Tammy Feasel create special, hand-painted gift boxes featuring a variety of their condiment flavors. He builds the boxes and she paints them with patriotic desig...

St. Nick returns to Marysville Santa House - by appointment The City of Marysville is moving forward with plans to share “holiday magic” though the celebration will look different. “We are trying our ...

Six years after the original structure burned down, the new Windsor Manor Apartments are open and at full capacity. The $4.7 million, 32 unit structure has one and two bedroom apartments and aims to b...

The winner of the Avalon Theatre’s 2021 T-shirt design contest was recently named. The Avalon Theatre’s board of directors picked three finalists in August from the submissions of area residents of al...

Local officials are making plans to spend their share of the more than $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act money. The CARES Act, passed by Congress and signed into l...

Plain City Council approved preliminary plans Monday to bring a residential development to the McKitrick Farms property. The applicant, M/I Homes, requested council rezone 335.83 acres located along R...

Uncle Beth’s BBQ owners Beth White and Matthew Michalkiewicz, along with their staff, recently presented a check for $4,731 to the Logan County Vets to DC organization. The BBQ, west of North Lewisbur...

Following new guidance from the local health department, Jonathan Alder Local Schools will be transitioning to 100% remote learning following Thanksgiving. An advisory released by Madison County Publi...

The COVID-19 death toll in Union County again rose over the weekend. There have been eight deaths related to the virus in Union County as of Sunday, according to data from the Ohio Department of Healt...

The Fairbanks Board of Education has voted to remain in a hybrid model through at least the middle of January. At a special meeting, the Fairbanks Board of Education voted unanimously to move to what ...

Elementary School Teacher Katie Organ, pictured at center, works through a lesson on sound formation with students. Since it is important to see a teacher’s mouth when learning how to pronounce letter...

Leaders from the Ohio Department of Transportation held a meeting Thursday to give residents and officials a preview of changes that could be coming to the region. ODOT presented “The US-33 Corridor P...

Memorial Health has announced it will implement a change to the organization’s visitor policies for all facilities, based on current medical guidance for COVID-19 spread conditions. Beginning today, M...

Director of Clinical Education for Memorial Health Erin Russo, pictured above, joined Gov. Mike DeWine at his Thursday press conference to speak about the effects of COVID-19 on hospital staffs. Russo...

Driver avoids injury Both the driver and train engineer were injury-free after a Thursday afternoon accident in which a train struck a semi-truck. Chief Deputy Tom Morgan said the driver of a 2001 Ste...

While Marysville officials are confident that precautions being taking during the school day are limiting the spread of COVID-19, events after hours may be a different story. Marysville Superintendent...

The Union County Health Department is feeling the stress of a local surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. “The story is just so overwhelming at this point that there’s not much more to...

Union County Economic Development Director Eric Phillips speaks as part of Wednesday’s ground breaking in the 33 Innovation Park. Officials turned dirt for the park’s first building, an 84,000-square-...

A pair of Marysville long-term care facilities have seen recent COVID-19 outbreaks. Memorial Gables, 390 Gables Drive, and Walnut Crossing, 311 Professional Parkway, each currently have double-digit v...

Citing a “significant increase of both COVID-19 cases and quarantines,” Fairbanks School District is making some changes, at least in the short term. On Sunday evening, Fairbanks Superintendent Adham ...

For the first time, Union County is ranked in the top 10 Ohio counties with the highest occurrence of COVID-19. According to data from the Ohio Department of Health, Union County had 803.6 new cases p...

Many homes in Plain City have a very festive feel this week. Some homes in the village are displaying autumnal pumpkins and corn stalks while others still have Halloween decorations. By contrast, some...

Jerome Township officials are already looking to implement possible safety measures in 2021. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, the board discussed potential changes to the township hall rental polici...