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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 ...

The Marysville Police Department is looking to institute a new rank within its hierarchy. Police officials spoke to the city’s finance committee Monday about the creation of a “corporal” rank. Accordi...

The Union County Grand Jury has filed additional charges against members of an alleged drug manufacturing and sale ring. In January, the Union County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement (MADE) Task Force ra...

Bev Wasserbeck, Food service Director for North Union Schools, addressed the board at Monday night’s meeting. She explained the guidelines of the food service that they have to follow in furnishing he...

KNOTTS –––– Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Union County Chamber of Commerce. ––– Eric Phillips, CEO of the Union County Chamber of Commerce, announced Thursday the resigna...

As part of the Main Street bridge replacement, Marysville will be combining two water lines into one. To do that, one of the lines must be abandoned near the intersection of Main and Fourth streets. C...

Local officials have worked for the last few years to fill the Marysville Uptown district with businesses. Now, they’re looking to help Uptown property owners improve the buildings themselves. Officia...

VAUGHN –––– While Plain City Village Council had intended to discuss several new positions at Monday night’s work session, it was an established position that ended up as the topic of conversation. As...

Pictured above is a sample of entries in Town and Country Gardens, the 2018 Union County Master Gardener self-guided Tour of Gardens. The tour will be held rain or shine on Sunday, July 8, from 1-5 p....

The recent Equine Educational Summer Youth Camp, held annually at the Union County Fairgrounds, hosted a very unique equestrian demonstration at the end of last week. “Combatants Keep,” a modern joust...

U.S 42 south of Crottinger Road in Jerome Township was closed multiple times this morning following a semi crash. Shortly before 6 a.m. today, a Freightliner semi-truck was traveling north on U.S. 42....

“Does the Jerome Township Division of Fire know what our community expects from us?” That is the question at the core of nearly all conversations within the fire department. Lt. Sam Parsons thought it...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, downed power lines caused an outage in the area of Route 31 at approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday. Pictured above is a 2000 Mack truck, driven by John McEv...

Two local young ladies, Josephine (Josie) Palmer and Elisabeth Mueller, have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout can earn. Approximately only 2% of ...

The Villa Hotel, 12 Blagrove St., Richwood was closed Friday as investigators executed a search warrant. Several suspected video gaming machines were reportedly taken from the bar. (Photo submitted) –...

The primary election has passed and the next general election is still a few months away, but that doesn’t mean you should put off registering to vote. In order to vote in any election, voters must be...

United Way of Union County recently presented a check for $5,500 to Daily Needs Assistance (DNA) Plain City for its Summer Lunch Program. DNA is also the United Way of Union County’s newest partner ag...

The county has a public transportation problem, and the Union County Health Department (UCHD) wants to fix it. Shawn Sech, UCHD’s director of health promotion and planning, said there is a distinct ne...

The photo above, taken from a hot air balloon, shows work during the Main Street Bridge replacement project. According to officials, the project is on track, and the bridge is scheduled to reopen June...

The village of Milford Center is on a boil alert due to a water main break that occurred Wednesday night. Derek Wilson, Milford Center’s parks, events, recreation and community chairperson, said a wat...

Maddox Harvey, left, learns how to safely navigate traffic with the help of volunteer high school student Ashton Schmutz, right, at a Safety Town lesson at Navin Elementary School Wednesday. Safety To...

Marysville City Council met at its monthly work session earlier this week and discussed whether they could take votes at such gatherings in the future. Work sessions are held on the first Monday of ev...

The home at 20385 Route 47 outside of York Center was considered a total loss after a fire early Thursday morning. When crews first arrived on scene, the windows were blown out and the house was fully...

Coyotes terrorize small animals and get into trash cans in the summer, and it’s best to know how to deal with them safely and legally. Areas in Union County, like Milford Center, have already seen the...