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Pictured above is demolition work on the former Catholic Community Center, off West Fifth Street, Tuesday. The facility is being taken down to make way for the construction of the new Parish Life Cent...

The Union Soil and Water Conservation District (USWCD) will hold its 74th annual meeting on Wednesday, August 14 at the Der Dutchman Restaurant, 445 South Jefferson Avenue in Plain City. The term for ...

The last several council meetings have had numerous residents within the village questioning solons about the continued flooding in Richwood. Many questions have been raised, so Mayor Scott Jerew invi...

Visitors to the Union County Courthouse will have to use the north entrance (facing Fifth Street) starting this week. Construction will begin on the south entrance, pictured above, and will run throug...

A game at the Union County Fair, that once offered rabbits as a prize, now gives stuffed animals to players able to toss a ping-pong ball onto a floating dish. The game switched prizes after the local...

In a split vote, Marysville City Council voted to approve an apartment complex on the land behind Meijer. In a 4-2 vote, council offered final approval for the rezoning of 18.76 acres behind Meijer on...

The City of Marysville has received a $10,000 grant to host a water education day at Aldersgate Park. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has given the grant to the city to promote outdoor activi...

An Ostrander man was killed in a head-on collision early Saturday morning. Tony Autrey, 53, was heading northbound on U.S. 42 when his vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a semi just before 6 a....

Agenda for Meeting of June 22, 2019 7 p.m. – Council Chambers – 209 S. Main St. Call to Order: Pledge of Allegiance: Invocation: Roll Call: Approval of Minutes: July 8, 2019 Minutes Administrative Rep...

Monday Madness July 22 at 1-2 p.m. Monday Madness is back. Join us for special guests, programs and fun every Monday throughout Summer Reading. This week’s program is: Matt Jergens Juggling Show. For ...

State officials are warning older Ohioans to take extra caution during the excessive heat warning this weekend. The Ohio Department of Aging and the Ohio Department of Health are reminding residents t...

A floor plan for the future office location of the Union County Prosecutor shows a change in space and layout. Prosecutor Dave Phillips said the design of the building was done to better accommodate t...

Marysville residents have seen someone looking through their recycling carts and the person has no intention of stopping, at least for a couple of weeks. Marysville Public Services Director Mike Andra...

Area residents braved the 90-plus degree heat Friday evening to watch the annual Plain City Steam Threshers parade. Pictured among the procession’s entries was this early 20th Century steam engine. Th...

Emergency personnel from the Pleasant Valley Fire Department and Jerome Township Division of Fire assisted with an injury crash, vehicle roll-over at the intersection of Route 161 and Plain City-Lafay...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) has received a grant to facilitate distribution of naloxone, a drug that reverses the effect of opioid overdoses, throughout the region. UCHD, in partnership ...

After months of conversation, Jerome Township is moving forward with a fire levy on this year’s ballot. At a continued meeting of the township trustees Friday morning, the board approved a 5.5 mill fi...

Marysville is getting several new police officers and it has an agreement with the school district to thank. The Marysville finance committee recently approved the hiring of three new patrol officers ...

The Columbus Division of Fire’s bomb squad was in Marysville on Thursday to help local law enforcement dispose of a suspicious package. At approximately 10:57 a.m., Thursday, a woman called police fro...

Birthdays Diane Brubaker, Lee Kerns, John Wykstra, Hannah Carpenter, Bradley Hagstrom, Daisey Green, Tammy Baker, Cinda Fleming, Karen Barnes, Jason LeVan, Maggie Green, Michelle Devecky, Shavonda Nea...

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Christian Assembly 1003 N. Maple St. Donald R. Moceri, Pastor Childrens Church-10:30a Worship-10:30a Sunday School-6:30p Tuesday Ladies Bible Study-9a Wednesday Evening Bible Study-7...

The Fairbanks community is grieving this morning following the death of a local boy. Lance Emberling, with the Union County Coroner’s Office, confirmed that an 11 year-old boy had died, the result of ...

This rendering shows a preliminary design plan for the proposed Madison Meadows mixed-use development in Plain City. The 104 acres of land would house three sub-sections of mixed-use housing and a 12-...

This weekend will be one of the hottest yet this summer. With temperatures nearing the triple-digits, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning. The warning will be in effect f...

Marysville Division of Police officers and fire department medics respond to an address on West Fourth Street Wednesday morning. A one-month-old girl was transported from the scene and later pronounce...

Jerome Township is one step closer to putting a fire levy on the November ballot. At their regular meeting Tuesday night, township trustees approved a resolution declaring the necessity for the levy a...

Tractors are moving into place for the 2019 Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association’s annual steam show at Pastime Park in Plain City. The event kicks off Thursday, July 18 at 10 a.m. with the openin...

Drivers in northern Union County will see road-paving crews out throughout the coming weeks.   The annual chip sealing projects began this week, starting on roads northeast of Marysville. Crews from t...

A variety of options are on the table for the 2019 Marysville football season. Construction crews say the stadium project is behind schedule, but officials hope that with some luck, it will be ready f...

(Christy Leeds is Union County Extension Educator, 4-H and Youth Development and Extension Director. She can be reached by email: leeds.1@osu.edu or by calling 644-8117 or (800) .8584. The OSU Extensi...