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As Plain City continues to grow, the village is clamping down on issues previously unattended to and the result has some residents concerned with the changes. Several residents and business owners att...

Jonathan Alder’s school board is contemplating changing the usage policy for the stadium after the recent completion of a new stadium at Jonathan Alder High School. Superintendent Gary Chapman said it...

The finished Jonathan Alder High School turf field and scoreboard will be on display for the public to see Thursday ahead of the first football game of the season on Aug. 30. Alder’s Athletic and Musi...

Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee, left, presented certificates of achievement to two officers at the village’s council meeting Monday night. Sgt. Tharon Prather, center, was recognized for 15 years ...

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month and the Union County Health Department (UCHD) wants families to know that Union County is a breastfeeding friendly community. “Support for breastfeeding familie...

Branding for the Northwest 33 Innovation Corridor continues to be a point of contention for the members of the corridor’s Council of Governments (COG). At their monthly meeting Wednesday, COG members ...

Milford Center Council recently approved an ordinance that will affect the billing, late charges and shutoff of water in the village. At Monday’s meeting, council voted unanimously to approve a shorte...

With the decision stalled on whether Plain City will join their water service with the City of Columbus, the village is moving forward with a backup plan. Village Council introduced legislation Monday...

Residents continue to attend the Richwood Village Council meetings to check on any updates regarding the flooding issues residents have endured after heavy rains. Mayor Scott Jerew stated that a packe...

Marysville is moving forward with an agreement to sell 15.28 acres along U.S. 33 in the city’s Innovation Park. The buyer, BlueScope, is planning to build two buildings on the site. (Photo submitted) ...

It was a record-breaking weekend at the All Ohio Balloon Fest. Saturday’s festival attendance approached 15,000 with weekend participation of about 27,000. Above, children were the center of Saturday’...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is now offering another form of birth control through its reproductive health and wellness clinic. On top of their current options, UCHD is offering long-acti...

Above is a rendering of the proposed spec buildings, to be built by BlueScope. The development group is in the process of buying 15.28 acres of Marysville’s Innovation Park. (Photo submitted) ---- Cit...

A successful second day of the 2019 All Ohio Balloon Fest came to a close Friday evening. The always-popular Balloon Glow was held at sundown and the above photo features the Yoda Balloon. In the phot...

Marysville turns 200 on Saturday and officials are getting ready for a party. “Tomorrow is our birthday so it is going to be a big day,” said City manager Terry Emery. The city will officially begin i...

Jaden Brake, 8, left, and Caitlyn Kolopajlo, 11, right, watch to see how many pennies a beetle is able to pull. The activity at the first annual Story of Autism STEAM Day on Wednesday allowed students...

A worker at an egg farm in York Township has died. According to information released by the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 25-year old immigrant farm worker living in Marion, died as a result of fal...

Fans gathered Thursday night to see 38 Special kick off the first night of the 2019 All Ohio Balloon Fest. Lead singer, Don Barnes, left, took the crowd back to the 1980s with many of the band’s class...

An updated site plan for a development in New California, proposed by the Homewood Corporation, shows 83.5 acres of land southeast of U.S. 42 and U.S. 33. The property would be a mixed-use development...

Jerome Township is without a zoning inspector. Mark Spagnuolo, the township zoning officer, resigned effective at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, just ahead of the first regular trustees meeting of August. Sp...

Local election officials say they are already preparing for November’s election. “We are working hard, we have a lot of stuff to do,” said Brandon Clay, director of the Union County Board of Elections...

The All Ohio Balloon Fest begins tonight at the Union County Airport and things are starting to take shape. Above, Michele Lambert of Belgium inflates the Yoda balloon at the airport this morning. At ...

The Plain City Police Department will gain a few more officers. Village council members approved the addition of a police levy on the November ballot at a special council meeting Monday night. The mea...

Construction is underway on an addition at the Der Dutchman restaurant on Jefferson Street. The restaurant plans to expand the bakery. The 5,000 -square-foot prohect has seen several delays due to its...

A Columbus woman, accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through Union and Logan counties, has been indicted. The grand jury has charged Brandy N. Fuqua, 25, of Columbus, with one count of fa...

Aaron Lewis, shown above in a promotional photo, will headline the All Ohio Balloon Fest on Friday, taking the stage at 8:30 p.m. (Photo submitted) –––– No one can accuse Aaron Lewis of being a sellou...

Marysville residents gathered around the Virgin Hyperloop XP-1 test pod at Partners Park Tuesday morning. The pod is part of a traveling roadshow going across the nation to show the test vehicle that ...

Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew called an emergency meeting of village council Monday, stating that he received a lengthy email from Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips regarding the wording on the three...

The Union County Veterans Service Commission and Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County are hosting an event to promote the mental health of veterans in the community. Lifting Up Our Veteran...

The All Ohio Balloon Fest will feature a virtual reality experience from the United States Air Force this weekend, August 8-10. People of all ages will be able to participate in a variety of challenge...