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Fears of the COVID-19 outbreak have started impacting the local economy. This weekend, gas prices in the area began to fall. Some experts fear that as the virus spreads, people will travel less, using...

A local man could be facing more than a decade in prison after allegedly attacking his live-in girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jeremy Jerome Zimmer, 38, of 265 Restoration Drive, ...

By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia With a wintry week, school districts around Union County are looking at their calamity days. As of today, only Marysville Exempted Village School District will need...

Nearly 100 individuals with Union County ties gathered in Florida recently for lunch at the Burnt Store Marina near Punta Gorda, Florida. The annual event has been held on the last Wednesday in Februa...

Pictured above are two types of standard use masks used by medical professionals at Memorial Hospital. The Memorial Board of Trustees learned Thursday night that the most vulnerable aspect of local co...

Triad officials broke ground for the district’s new athletic complex Thursday night. During the Board of Education meeting that followed, board members accepted proposals to complete the first phase o...

Members of Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team loft their Division II district championship trophy Thursday evening at Ohio Dominican University. The Lady Pioneers beat River Valley, 66-44, to clai...

Jerome Township Trustee C.J. Lovejoy fills in a schedule during Wednesday’s baseball lottery. Instead of an online or first come first served system, the township opts for a traditional lottery using ...

Marysville officials are pleased with progress an ad hoc committee is making to the city zoning code. Now they want to hear what the public thinks of that progress. Marysville will host a public forum...

Pictured above is Journal-Tribune carrier Kage Moss who was recently selected as runner-up in the Ohio News Media Association’s (ONMA) Carrier of the Year competition. He is shown receiving his certif...

After years of consideration, the fate of a potential Plain City development may be decided in March. A public hearing for the Oak Grove residential development was held during Monday’s council meetin...

A number of second grade classrooms at Plain City Elementary School were recently transformed into “surgery centers.” Students became “surgeons” for several days while they completed lessons regarding...

Marysville Planning Commission is expected to reconsider a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Cook’s Pointe area. Earlier this month, the Planning Commission unanimously rejected an application to...

Jonathan Alder swimmer Eli Stoll, pictured third from left on the podium, placed fourth in the 100 backstroke event at the state swim meet. He finished with a time of 50.99 seconds. He also took sixth...

Says probe into recovery of remains was “to be kept under wraps” Marysville Council member J.R. Rausch issued an apology at Monday night’s city council meeting. “I do owe all of you a bit of an apolog...

Pictured above is the Richwood town hall/opera house. Mayor Scott Jerew has called for a town meeting Monday at the village administration building, 153 N. Franklin St., at 7 p.m., where the community...

Editor’s note: The following information was written by Friends of the Library Board Member Florence Allen. ––– Martin (Marty) Gitlin, from Cleveland, will meet with Marysville book lovers to tell of ...

Marysville Exempted Village School District has reached a settlement with former principal Melissa Hackett. As part of a settlement reached with the former Northwood Elementary School principal, Marys...

Although there are no significant changes in alerts for the local community, the Union County Health Department (UCHD) is continuing to update residents regarding the coronavirus. UCHD continues to wo...

At approximately 7:55 a.m. Monday, officials responded to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 4 between County Home Road and Amrine Wood Road, near the Dutch Mill Greenhouse. Officials at the ...

The Bunsold Mini Swingers, right, and Marysville Swingers Unlimited, above, were both crowned Grand Champions in their respective divisions at Saturday’s Olentangy Keynote Classic Show Choir Competiti...

In 2011, Professional Adventurer Clayton Kuhles discovered wreckage near the India/Myanmar border. Kuhles found a set of dog tags and believes the site was where local Capt. John “Blackie” Porter’s pl...

Area south of city and Cooks Pointe see biggest changes Marysville school officials adopted an elementary redistricting plan Thursday night that should meet the needs of foreseeable development and al...

A group of local residents may be eligible for a refund in charges for certain sewage treatment systems. During Wednesday’s Board of Health meeting, Health Commissioner Jason Orcena discussed an error...

Members of the Women’s Select Chorus, Concert Choir and Symphonic Choir of Marysville High School traveled to Orlando over the long President’s Day Weekend. The highlight of the trip was a performance...

Marysville residents may be noticing an increase in certain, city-provided services this month. Beginning in the February billing, the city’s $20.50 per-month trash collection service was increased 50...

Jerome Township Trustees were busy approving zoning applications during Tuesday night’s meeting. The board approved two applications, each in different phases of the zoning process. The first applicat...

The Marysville Marching Band returned today from a whirlwind trip to Orlando over the long President’s Day weekend. The band left by bus on Friday and took part in various events at Disneyworld and Un...

The driver killed in a Monday crash on Collins Road may have been under the influence of drugs, according to law enforcement officials. At approximately 5:12 p.m. Monday, a 1999 Honda Accord which dro...

Jonathan Alder High School language arts teacher Megan Dincher, left, recently shared a sonnet written by student Garret Proxmire, right, about his love for Pedialyte with Abbott Nutrition. In return,...