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Fairbanks School District will need to find a new leader. This morning, Superintendent Bob Humble announced he will step down at Fairbanks to take the same position in another district. “It is with gr...

Members of American Legion Unit Post #79 recently conducted their annual American flag disposal ceremony. The purpose of the ceremony is to dispose of tattered, worn-out and unserviceable American fla...

Alisha Nolan, left, and Melissa Rozanski, right, are a part of a group of volunteers who have been working to dry the ball fields at Schwartzkopf Park Wednesday and today. Nolan, Rozanski and her chil...

Plain City Village Council is moving forward with a plan to help fix the clock tower building. At a meeting this week, the council authorized Village Solicitor Paul Lafayette to begin conversations wi...

The standard for corn progress has long been “knee high, by the Fourth of July.” With the mid-season holiday approaching, farmers are beginning to look at the crop growth. Above, corn along Middleburg...

Marysville residents might notice some more foliage along Fifth Street over the next year. Earlier this year, the city received a $25,000 grant from Dayton Power & Light’s Right Tree, Right Place prog...

Pictured is the proposed new entrance of Jonathan Alder Junior High School, presented at a board of education meeting Tuesday night. The design features a new single door for entrance, featured right,...

CHILESKI –––– Memorial Health Board members learned Monday night that Andrew Chileski has been selected to fill the health system’s newly created Chief Information Officer (CIO) position. As part of t...

The Fourth of July is rapidly approaching and with it comes local celebrations including fireworks, live music, food and games. Festivities in Marysville will kick off at 7 a.m., July 4 in the hall of...

Richwood Village Council heard from mayor Scott Jerew that the park project is near completition and the trail committee is awaiting on the final walkthrough. Jerew did mention that the walking path r...

Fairbanks Elementary School Principal Mark Lotycz, left, received an award on behalf of the school from Mark Jones, associate executive director of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administra...

The above map shows the boundaries of the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area (MORA), as well as businesses included in it, presented to Marysville City Council Monday. Note that the legend has the Ea...

Plain City Village Administrator Kevin Vaughn took an opportunity Monday to thank the village council and residents. Monday was the last meeting for Vaughn, who last week tendered his resignation to t...

More than 22,000 Honda volunteers across North America, including hundreds locally, helped organizations in the communities where they live and work for the third annual Team Honda Week of Service. Te...

Plain City officials have decided to wait before looking at the future governmental structure of the village. At a recent meeting, the Plain City Village Council decided to wait until the completion o...

ROLLINS –––– The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a man and woman following an alleged plot to mail drugs into the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Joshua Fuqua and Heather Rollins have each been charg...

Followers of the festival’s Facebook page will have the opportunity to select the cover art for the 43rd All Ohio Balloon Fest Event Guide. Students from Marysville teacher Doug Weller’s art camp subm...

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a car crash involving least two vehicles occurred near the intersection of Route 4 and Wolford-Maskill Road at around 2:30 p.m. Friday. The crash involved a...

The impact of Thursday’s five-plus inches of rain were still being felt in Union County Friday, as shown in the accompanying photos. Above, a semi makes its way through high water on U.S. 36 in the vi...

Revenue has increase by millions in the last few years; city and schools benefit –––– The City of Marysville and the Marysville Exempted Village School District have each seen an increase in revenue c...

The Triad School District is looking to keep its income tax levy this November. Superintendent Chris Piper presented to the Triad Board of Education Thursday a resolution requesting the renewal of the...

At Thursday’s meeting, the Marysville Board of Education approved a contract with Memorial Hospital to provide athletic training services for the district through 2027. “It’s been a great partnership,...

High waters flooded many parts of Union County Thursday night, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory. According to the Marysville Division of Police, ruled the flood threat ...

Mary Chapter #9, Order of the Eastern Star met June 12 to present its Esther, Ann Bugg, with a 75-year membership pin. She has held the office of Esther in the chapter for 10 consecutive years, along ...

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced Wednesday the opening of the Main Street Bridge would be delayed about three weeks. Originally slated to open June 26, the bridge will now open J...

Pictured is a map of the planned renovation of the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) building, modified to reflect current changes to the floor plan. The red boxes indicate areas that were in th...

Charges are pending against a Richwood man after he led police on a chase that ended with him in the hospital. According to Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks, at about 9:48 Wednesday evening an offi...

Charges have been filed against the Villa Hotel in Richwood. Sgt. Tiffany Meeks, with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, confirmed administrative charges had been filed against the Villa Hotel’s liquor pe...

Library Volunteer Mary Ann Conley, right, hands milk to Eleanor Bryant and her mother, Jillian Bryant, Wednesday afternoon as part of the Marysville Library Summer Lunch program at Partners Park. Mond...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2003 GMC medium duty utility truck, pictured above, driven by Bryan E. Bolling, 20, of Woodburn, Kentucky, rolled over on U.S. 33, near Route 739, at ...