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Plain City is looking at the benefits of an impact fee study that could potentially bring additional revenue into the village. Representatives from Strand and Associates, a civil engineering firm in C...

What started with a disabled car has ended in indictments for several Columbus men. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tranez Minnifield, 21, Kenyetta Glass, 32, and Todd Hicks, 19, all of Colum...

Construction is underway at the former Richwood Bank building on West Fifth Street where the renovated space will eventually house the Union County Prosecutor’s office. Crews demolished the drive-thru...

North Lewisburg officials are concerned that a community service program is being abused. Nearly 10 years into the village’s community clean-up program, the quantity of rubbish being collected is incr...

The Maple Street reconstruction project in Plain City will not be finished by its projected date of completion of June 21. Weather delays and project obstacles have led contractors to request an exten...

Richwood Village Council members were told that there are three levies which are coming up for renewal. There is a 1.2-mill levy for the general fund, which brings in $30,885, set to expire soon. Afte...

Plain City residents will soon see stricter consequences for not maintaining their property. Village council passed an ordinance Monday evening that would amend the existing code dealing with weed and...

Officials say the Village of Milford Center is losing nearly $24,000 a year as a result of discrepancies in water billing and infiltration issues. At Monday’s council meeting, Mayor Virgil Reisinger s...

At Monday’s meeting, Marysville Council heard a first reading for Kenmore Place, a proposed 264-unit apartment complex. Above, the complex is proposed for 18.76 acres on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard, ...

A two-story, duplex, made of shipping containers, is under construction at 714-716 Collins Avenue, off Linden Street. Officials say the apartments will be “cutting edge.” (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac...

Pictured above, from left to right, are Rorke Warne of Springdale Baptist Church, Gene Miller of Agape Community Fellowship and Jeff Schooley of First Presbyterian with a with a sign promoting the loc...

The Union County Health Department’s vector control intern, Collin Brown, set the first mosquito traps of the season last week near Mill Creek in Marysville. Brown, an undergraduate student at Ohio Un...

Fields, like this one, across Union County are not as full as usual seasons. The wet spring has made planting difficult for local farmers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson) –––– This farme...

Clair Grywalski, Trail Blazers 4-H Club Clair Grywalski is the daughter of Lisa Grywalski of Plain City. Grywalski’s history within 4-H is storied. She has shown a number of projects as the Ohio State...

Discovery Riders, Inc., a non-profit, therapeutic equestrian learning and riding center, is offering a volunteer training workshop on June 15. The organization serves individuals of all ages four year...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office, along with several public safety partners and many local governments in Union County have joined together to adopt an expanded community notification system called N...

City officials are considering a policy to ensure property is maintained inside and out. At this week’s council work session, Code Enforcement Officer Zach Andrews presented a proposed update to the P...

Marysville’s Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport (BATT) arrived in the city last night. The BATT will serve a variety of purposes for the city’s police department. The vehicle weighs about 19,000 pou...

Agenda for Meeting of June 10, 2019 7 p.m. – Council Chambers – 209 S. Main St. Call to Order: Pledge of Allegiance: Invocation: Roll Call: Approval of Minutes: May 27, 2019 Minutes and June 3, 2019 W...

The Union County-Marysville Economic Development Partnership has narrowed the pool of candidates for a new project coordinator position to three finalists. The Development Project Coordinator will fun...

Pictured above is a rendering of the future front entrance of the Union County Judicial Center, comprised of the courthouse and adjoining justice center. (Graphic submitted) –––– Union County official...

An investigation is ongoing after a dump truck roll over Tuesday afternoon. About 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, a dump truck was driving north on state Route 37, just north of Magnetic Springs. The driver of th...

Developers are moving forward with a plan to create a townhouse and condominium community behind the current Kroger Market Place. At Monday night’s meeting, the Marysville Planning Commission unanimou...

A Richwood man could be facing as many as five years in prison following multiple drunk driving convictions. James Joseph Gleason, 52, of 324 W. Ottawa St., Richwood, has pleaded guilty to one count o...

The intersection at state routes 47 and 31 has been reopened following a two-vehicle crash this morning. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., a white Chevrolet pickup truck allegedly failed to stop at the inters...

Work on West Fifth Street in the city will continue through the summer. Officials have said they want to maintain traffic flow on the street during the work. Once work is completed on the east bound l...

The final plot of land in New California Hills may finally get filled. Jerome Township Trustees approved the application for the thirteenth and final phase of the development that first saw homes in t...

Option 1 - “The overall design mimics Ohio’s State flag, with the colors and symbols of Marysville’s logo. The green was maintained to build on the city’s slogan, ‘Where the grass is greener.’” –––– O...

A pair of vehicles were involved in a crash about 9 a.m. today on Maple Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. According to police, the incident allegedly involved an older man and an older female, ...

A schedule change at Tolles Career and Technical Center could alter arrival and departure times for some local school districts. Tolles officials are looking at adding time to the beginning and end of...