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This home at 1347 Milford Ave. not only has an inflatable Snoopy airplane, but also blue runway lights, white center line lights and red lights at the end of the runway. The owner of the home, who sub...

The Jonathan Alder girls softball team was recognized at the Ohio Senate for winning the 2019 Division II State Championship. The team was at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Dec. 11, to celebrate it...

Marysville City Council has again tabled a plan to amend the city’s zoning code. Council was scheduled to take a vote Monday on a rewrite to code. Because of the response at the November public hearin...

Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton was at Leads Headstart, on Morey Drive, Monday morning. Patton was at the center to give an award to State Representative Tracey Richardson. While Richardson spoke wi...

The number one FFA Agronomy team in the nation, was congratulated during the North Union Board of Education meeting Monday evening. North Union Superintendent Rich Baird read a proclamation from the b...

Nevin Taylor adjourned his final meeting Monday night. The longtime council member was defeated in November’s Ward 3 Council election and will not be returning to council in the new year. Above, Taylo...

STAUCH WEAVER A pair of Union County elected officials have been appointed to statewide offices. Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch and Auditor Andrea L. Weaver have been named as officeholders in thei...

Above, Tom McCarthy gives information about a fishing trip with a professional angler which he provided for the Care Train Auction Saturday at McAuliffe’s Hardware. Two student volunteers in the backg...

The Board of Health has approved the 2020 budget for the Union County Health Department (UCHD). During a special meeting Wednesday, the Board of Health approved appropriations for 11 different funds, ...

Marysville’s Merry on Main celebration will begin at 10 a.m. today with Santa visits, performances, carriage rides and a giant snow globe at Partners Park. The iceless ice skating will open at 1 p.m. ...

A pair of men are facing felony charges after allegedly lying on the federal background check, required to buy a gun. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ryan Jay Miller, 27, of 14 Aspen Dr., Mar...

Houses around the community, like this one on West Seventh Street, reflect their owners’ Christmas spirit as the holiday approaches. Readers are encouraged to submit photos of their holiday displays a...

Police are saying that criminal charges are likely after a Marysville student allegedly made threatening comments. “We are aware of some threatening statements made by a student of the Early College H...

The annual Care Train of Union County live auction will take place Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The auction raises funds to provide food vouchers for those in need throughout the county, aside...

Others believed to be still on the loose A police pursuit that began in Plain City ended with five individuals in custody and others possibly still at large. Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee said th...

Counselors were on hand Wednesday at Bunsold Middle School. Students and staff were learning of and dealing with the death of Laney Moore, a 13-year-old eighth grader at the school. Lance Emberling, a...

A 12-foot white spruce tree was recently donated to the village of Unionville Center by two local churches. The tree was planted on The Green in the village earlier this month. Above, pastors Bonnie F...

The Village of North Lewisburg’s 2020 budget shows expenditures in excess of revenue next year, though appearances can be deceiving. The budget, approved by village council Tuesday night, shows estima...

A Mill Valley man could be facing a decade and a half in prison after allegedly sexually assaulting a child. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Timothy Daum, 58, of 345 Saddlebred Circle, Marysv...

Throughout the village, residents are embracing the holiday spirit. During Saturday’s Christmas Under the Clock event, the Girl Scouts and Plain City Police Department partnered to host “Cram the Crui...

Before they head home for winter break, Jonathan Alder students celebrated Christmas during Saturday’s “Breakfast with Santa” fundraiser. Members of the freshman class cooked breakfast for families to...

NAHVI The City of Marysville has begun its search for a new director of finance. City Manager Terry Emery said Monday that finance director Justin Nahvi has accepted a similar position in the City of ...

Chestnut Crossing is a proposed 28.28-acre, 121-home development between Chestnut and Walnut streets, south of Eljer Park. As part of the project, the developer will be responsible for extending Profe...

Following the opening of the Monday night’s Richwood Village Council meeting, members went into executive session to discuss employee compensation. When members returned to regular session, a motion w...

This banded net-winged beetle was recently photographed in the area. The bug is reportedly very rare in Ohio. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

A Marion man could be facing more than two decades in prison after allegedly raping and kidnapping a local teen. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jaden Michael Thomas Darst-Mullins, 18, of 375...

Young area hoopsters, age 5-12, took part in the kickoff for the Junior Cavs basketball program at the Union County YMCA Saturday. Eight weeks of games will begin in January. Each player receives a Ca...

Pictured above is a rendering of the multiple-building FedEx facility planned for a 99-acre site at 8341 Industrial Parkway. Company officials are expected to make the first portion of a $7 million co...

Tyler M. Heap, 13, of Marysville, has earned the Eagle Scout Award, the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America has to offer to Scouts. Tyler will be recognized in a ceremony on Saturday, ...

Union County is asking for help to create a multi-use trail from Plain City to Woodstock. The Union County Commissioners have signed a letter of support asking for funding through the Ohio State Capit...