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Union County residents can now text messages to 911 in the event of an emergency. Sheriff Jamie Patton announced Friday morning that the “Text to 911” service is available to residents in the county a...

The streets of Uptown Marysville were packed with activity Friday night as the city began its two-day bicentennial celebration. Above, McGuffey Lane plays on stage as residents kick back in lawn chair...

A Marysville teacher has resigned after admitting to targeting a recent graduate for sexual advances over social media. The board of education accepted the resignation of second-year teacher Jacob New...

The Triad Board of Education is working on a vision for students that will guide their strategic planning in the coming years. The vision, “Portrait of a Graduate,” is essentially a set of skills and ...

Members of Marysville’s School Resource Officer team were introduced to the Marysville Board of Education during Thursday night’s meeting. Members pictured above are, from left to right, Don McGlenn, ...

Representatives from the All Ohio Balloon Fest donated $15,000 in proceeds from the event to its local charitable partner, the Hope Center. The money from the Balloon Fest will be used to support serv...

Jerome Township is moving forward with filling their zoning inspector vacancy. The trustees held a special meeting Thursday morning to establish details of the job description as well as how to handle...

The 79 soldiers of Battery C, 1-174th Field Artillery will return from their deployment to Europe on Friday. They left Marysville in September as part of a NATO exercise which took them from Germany, ...

Navin Elementary School Principal Lynette Lewis, right, welcomes students back on their first day of school this morning. Marysville elementary schools have a staggered start date, with students with ...

The York Township farm worker who died last week has been identified. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement and federal officials identified Josue Adan Mezhua ...

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...