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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was in Union County this morning to tour the local Board of Elections office. Above, LaRose, second from right, discusses opportunities to involve high school stud...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) will not begin a new inspection cycle for sewage systems until 2025, rather than 2020. Although a new inspection requirement was previously required to begin ...

BY THE EXAMINER STAFF Deputies from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a double-fatal crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon on Township Road 230 between state routes 540 and 47 Brot...

The Eljer Park playground is getting an overhaul and will include one of the few gravity rail rides in the state. Above, Tim Harper, of MidStates Recreation, works to spread gravel at the playground. ...

Jerome Township officials are in favor of a new Amazon facility coming to the area. During Tuesday’s Trustees Meeting, trustees voted unanimously in favor of both agreements that would pave the way fo...

Marysville is increasing the amount of lights in the city’s Uptown. Residents said they enjoyed the patio lights, strung on Fifth Street, one block east and west of Main Street. The lights were initia...

Above is an installed secondary water meter, called a deduct meter. The primary meter measures the total amount of water a home uses. The deduct meter measures how much of the water is used outside an...

Officer Long Huynh, second from left, was sworn in as the newest member of the Marysville Division of Police Tuesday at the department. He comes to the local agency from the Granville Police Departmen...

While moving forward with a proposed pet crematory, Jerome Township officials voted Tuesday against a zoning code change that would create a new permitted use. During the zoning application process, F...

Jonathan Alder Drum Major Isaiah Heyman touches his plume to the turf at the Teays Valley stadium prior to the start of the Pioneers’ playoff football game against Jackson Friday. JA won the game 38-1...

The Plain City Elementary School Girls on the Run team participated in a celebratory 5K run Saturday at Columbus Commons. Over the course of the 10-week program, girls in grades 3-8 develop essential ...

Above, Fairbanks Board President Mark Lippencott accepts a gift of baked goods from one of the students who uses the district’s new Life Skills Lab. The district held a ribbon cutting for the facility...

Presentations on various topics were the main events during the Monday night North Union Board of Education meeting. Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew approached the board to help support a project called a ...

Memorial Medical Group has acquired Damascus Family Medicine. In a letter sent to Damascus Family Medicine patients, the practice announced that, “as of Dec. 2, 2019, our practice will become a part o...

Pictured above are the senior members of the Swingers Unlimited. They are, from left to right, seated, Matthew Cooper and Peyton Ice, standing in the front row, Liv Jordan, Donovan Muller, Emma Armstr...

Editor’s note: The following information was written by UCCCA board member Florence Allen. ––– The Union County Concert Association will present the Little Big Band Classic Performers on Thursday, Nov...

Local residents will soon be paying more for their vehicle registration. The Union County Commissioners on Thursday approved a pair of resolutions to add a group of fees each time a resident registers...

Jonathan Keith, left, of Jonathan Alder throws up his arm in celebration after the Pioneers defeated Jackson 38-13 at Teays Valley High School Friday. Teammate Dawson Detweiler is shown at right. The ...

Friday night, for the first time, a high school football game was held at Marysville’s stadium that did not begin with the words “this is Monarch country” over the public address system. School crews ...

MCCONOUGHEY A parole violation will bring no punishment for a former teacher convicted of having sex with a student. At a hearing this week, Judge Mark O’Connor decided to continue community control f...

Marysville elementary school parents learned recently that the district will soon begin the process of redistricting. A letter sent to parents Thursday states that the district will begin the process ...

This proposed Amazon facility will house data servers that store information saved to the cloud. Amazon is also looking at several other properties in the area to create a kind of campus. (Photo submi...

Plain City is working on extending the village’s contract with the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association. During Wednesday’s work session, council discussed updates to the lease agreement between P...

Although recent snowfall wasn’t particularly deep, there was enough accumulation for residents to create this small snowman along West Sixth Street. The little guy’s days may be numbered, however, as ...

Marysville City Council is moving forward to approve changes to the city’s zoning code. At Monday’s meeting, council heard a first reading of legislation that would amend the city’s zoning code. Zonin...

North Lewisburg Village Council has taken its first steps to address a problem with a troublesome box truck parking along city streets for extended periods of time. Council heard first reading Tuesday...

The Plain City Public Library hosted a “Family Sing-Along” Tuesday evening. The event welcomed children to sing along, karaoke-style to their favorite family-friendly songs. Pictured is Miles Moran, 5...

Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew told council members at Tuesday’s meeting that after he spoke with Ohio Senator David Burke and State Representative Tracy Richardson, that the village will be submitting re...

Plain City residents will need to pay their November utility bills by cash or check. Online bill pay is currently unavailable, as Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said the village encountered techn...

The Plain City Druggist will celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend. Pictured in the November 1999 photo above are, from left, Mary Lou Lovejoy, Bud Lovejoy, Betty Craft, Robin Craft, Joe Craft, ...