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The home of Chris Hoehn on Restoration Drive is brightly decorated and has a few original decorations. The red and blue tree on the left and “cjh33” star on garage is a memorial to Hoehn’s son, Corey,...

Beach Boys to play at 2020 event The All Ohio Balloon Festival is promising Thursday-night concert-goers will have “Fun, Fun, Fun.” Officials have announced The Beach Boys will headline Thursday eveni...

The issue of student mental health was laid bare at Thursday night’s Marysville School Board meeting as three parents wanted answers. The parents were spurred to attend the meeting by the death of a m...

Honda’s East Liberty Auto Plant opened in 1989 with 1,800 associates. The plant was designed to be flexible and be able to produce a wide variety of vehicles. Above, the first group of associates to w...

Triad educators are celebrating a significant increase in the district’s third grade reading scores. At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, Elementary Principal Lee Claypool said the district’s thi...

While next year’s presidential election will get a lot of attention, there are a handful of local elections of note for 2020. Wednesday was the deadline for local candidates to file for the March 17, ...

Jerome Township officials recently approved plans to place a new fire levy on the March ballot. During Tuesday’s township trustees meeting, Fire Chief Douglas Stewart encouraged trustees to approve th...

Jerome Township officials are still undecided as to whether the rezoning of a proposed development will move forward. Developers were met with opposition from residents during a public hearing Wednesd...

A pair of local firefighters recently participated in specialized oil and natural gas field training. The program includes hands on training as well as classroom instruction and information about the ...

Richwood Village Council met Monday evening with president Reddy Brown running the meeting in the absence of Mayor Scott Jerew, who was attending the North Union Board of Education meeting. Knowing th...

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...