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As area schools look for the best course of action for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, vocational and technical schools have a unique challenge: how to teach hands-on learning during a nationa...

Jerome Township officials are working to improve the look of the township building and customer service policies within it. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, Director of Departments Douglas Stewart s...

Marysville students will be in class two days per week to start the school year as officials announced Monday that the district will open on Aug. 24 under a hybrid schedule. Students across all grade ...

Marysville City Council may create an ad hoc committee to explore a possible commuter tax credit, but it likely won’t happen this year. At the July 28 council meeting, a pair of residents joined counc...

A Whitetail Deer with velvet-covered antlers eats in a field of soybeans near the intersection of Bellepoint and Hinton Mill roads recently. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)

A man is recovering after being accidentally shot during a local bird dog event Saturday. Reports indicate deputies were called to a hunting club at 19081 Barker Road and Memorial Hospital after an in...

Two people walk along the midway at the Union County Fairgrounds early Wednesday evening. Traditionally a midweek photo of the midway during the fair would show food stands, carnival games, rides and ...

A tanker truck and box truck caused a brief closure of the westbound lanes on U.S. 33, near the rest area, Monday shortly before 10 a.m. Fire and EMS crews were on hand to cleanup a small leak caused ...

Steffen Baldwin, former chief humane agent for the Union County Humane Society, shown above, has been indicted for allegedly killing dogs and stealing from those looking to help the animals. (Photo su...

Ticket refund process detailed; Mitchell Tenpenny already booked for 2021 event After months of scrambling to make adjustments, organizers of the All Ohio Balloon Fest have rescheduled this year’s eve...

The Union County Health Department is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 associated with a church camp held within the county. As of Thursday, UCHD has received preliminary reports of five Ohio res...

A tree carving on Hinton Mill Rd. in Buxton Meadows pays tribute to military service. The carving is in the yard of Bruce Ward. Ward served in the Air Force for 26 years. His father served in the Navy...

A Marysville man is in jail this morning on charges stemming from an ongoing child pornography investigation. Ian F. McCarty, 28, of 7 Hillcrest Drive, was arrested Wednesday, charged with one count o...

Sisters Emma, left, and Madison Cook are overcome with emotion as they move in for a hug after winning top honors in the market dairy feeder show at the Union County Fair Wednesday. Madison’s entry wa...

The Marysville School District has been awarded a $1,050,000 literacy grant from the Ohio Department of Education. The district was one of 35 in the state to receive a Comprehensive Literacy State Dev...

The Plain City Farmers’ Market will open today, with added safety precautions in light of COVID-19. “This season will look different,” according to a statement from market organizers. One of the bigge...

Plain City’s mayor recently told council members and residents he feels working to support local businesses also means accepting changes in the village. During the most recent council meeting, members...

Time is running out for city residents to have their say on how Marysville addresses future road and traffic concerns. Marysville is updating its thoroughfare plan and is asking for public input about...

McDonalds owners and operators in a majority of Ohio and a portion of Kentucky recently gave away a 2020 Ford Fusion to one restaurant general manager chosen at random. Marysville General Manager Hayd...

A group of residents is asking Marysville City Council to create a committee to explore a possible commuter tax credit as well as other options for city financing. At Monday night’s city council meeti...

This grasshopper was discovered seeking shelter from Monday’s rain. It was spotted moving along a Journal-Tribune newspaper box on the west side of the city. The rain showers moved out overnight and c...

At Monday’s Richwood Village Council meeting, fiscal officer Sarah Sellers presented members of council with four new options to accept online credit card payments. The village already accepts online ...

This 2005 Honda Accord went off Middleburg Plain City Road and caught fire Sunday afternoon. Witnesses were able to turn the car over and pull two people from the burning car. A man died at the scene ...

The first cases of COVID-19 in a long-term care facility in Union County have been reported. According to the Ohio Department of Health, as of Friday one resident and one staff member at Prestige Gard...

Bayleigh Miller, pictured above in the center, was crowned the 2020 Union County Junior Fair Queen over the weekend. She is pictured with the 2019 Union County Junior Fair Queen and King, Maura Grose ...

What appears to be a routine action at Monday night’s Marysville City Council meeting, is actually part of what has been a frustrating project for city and county officials. The money to be appropriat...

Marysville Elks Lodge #1130 recently used money from the Ohio Elks Association Community Service Grant to purchase a Portable Scene Light and Plastic Face Shields for the Marysville Police Department....

Tracy Richardson, seen on the left in a photo from her Facebook page, may have been part of a group of representatives specifically chosen and supported by Larry Householder, right. Householder was ar...

Plain City Design Review Board members recently continued a meeting surrounding the property at 132 N. Chillicothe Street. Although applications for changes to the exterior of the building have not ye...

An unnamed suspect remains in the hospital following an incident last week. The man was allegedly seen Thursday going through cars on Milridge Drive. Police tasered the man after he fled the scene the...