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CHAFFIN –––– A former Marysville graduate, educator and coach has been tapped to take over at the district’s Early College High School (ECHS) next year. At the March 22 meeting of the Marysville Exemp...

Shown above, Carrie Best, center, testifies during a Tuesday hearing at the Union County Board of Elections. The validity of signature on referendum petitions was in question at the hearing. Also pict...

Infrastructure maintenance was the topic of the night Monday in Jerome Township. At the board of trustees meeting, officials discussed the state of the township roads. “We have some areas that need so...

Volunteers are shown above setting up items for First United Methodist Church’s annual rummage sale this morning. The sale takes place Friday and Saturday. Lura Hayes, who said she’s in charge of adve...

Tracy Plouck, director of the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services, pictured left, paid a visit to Edgewood Elementary School Monday morning to see the success of the PAX program, named after the...

In 2017, Plain City paid nearly $76,000 in interest for money it borrowed but never used. At a recent meeting of the Capital Improvement Committee, village fiscal officer Renee Sonnett announced Plain...

Trooper Michael J. Austin, of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was injured Friday evening when he was hit during a traffic stop near the intersection of state Route 347 and East Li...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the beige Honda Accord, pictured above, lost control and drove off of Raymond Road and into a stream at 10:50 a.m. Friday. The driver was reportedly the...

Seventh grade Fairbanks student Kristin Dellinger is pictured helping her father, middle school head custodian Bill Dellinger, sweep the floors at the school. Kristin chose to help her father as part ...

Honda of America associates cheered plant manager Rob May as he delivered a presentation praising them for building the 25 millionth Honda vehicle, the 2018 Honda Accord. May said 18 million out of th...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) hosted a town hall discussion about pediatric cancer rates in the area at the Union County Veterans Memorial Auditorium Thursday night. The department propose...

The Jerome Township Board of Zoning Appeals has approved plans for a proposed FedEx trucking distribution center. The multiple-building facility is planned for a 99-acre site at 8341 Industrial Parkwa...

Owners of American Inn, 10220 U.S. 42, have agreed to close the motel for at least one year, beginning no later than May 31. Local law enforcement officials had asked to have the motel shuttered perma...

The Marysville Division of Police is investigating another threat made this week at Bunsold Middle School (BMS). BMS Principal Michelle Kaffenbarger sent a letter to parents Wednesday alluding to an i...

Marysville City Council had a discussion at a meeting earlier this week about what should and shouldn’t warrant an expedited legislative process. Council held the first reading of an ordinance that wo...

The Marysville Division of Police is continuing to investigate a threat made against Bunsold Middle School. In a letter sent Tuesday, Bunsold Middle School Principal Michelle Kaffenbarger informed par...

Pictured is the preliminary map of an “Active Transportation Plan” City of Marysville officials presented to the public service committee Tuesday. The plan lays out current and proposed future walking...

At a meeting Monday night, Marysville City Council voted to indefinitely table an ordinance that would increase the compensation received by Marysville Schools as part of the Coleman’s Crossing tax in...

Contractors are shown above working on the state-funded replacement project for the North Main Street Bridge this morning. The 120-day project began Monday and will add pedestrian railings in addition...

The Hamlet on Darby is a proposed 53-unit senior living community. A rendering of the development is shown above. The project would share an entrance on Fairfield Drive with the Madison Square apartme...

The Richwood Village Council met Monday evening with member Don Ridgeway absent. Two ordinances were submitted to council for the first reading. The 2018 budget for the village heard first reading and...

Pictured is an early plan of how much space the city’s artificial skating rink would take up at Partner’s Park. The rink would be up for part the 2018 holiday season. (Image submitted) –––– City of Ma...

The Union County Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium was host to democratic candidates for Ohio governor this weekend to talk about statewide issues. From left is moderator Mike Larsen; gubernatorial candid...

Over the weekend, an East Liverpool man died after receiving treatment for possible hypothermia exposure. According to the Marysville Police Department, David C. Smith, 30, was found sleeping in a gar...

Pictured is a tree that fell on top of a black Volkswagen Jetta in an alleyway between West Third and Fourth streets this weekend. The tree likely fell due to a weather event. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Maintains congressional aspirations In July, Marysville’s Leah Sellers announced she was running for congress. At the time, Sellers said she was “proudly running as a Republican, a long-time Republica...

Construction crews began demolition of the northeast portion of Memorial Hospital on Friday in preparation for the facility’s planned expansion in the coming months. The $50 million expansion will inv...

Charges are pending for a pair of Marysville High School students in relation to a drug overdose at the school earlier this week. At 12:01 p.m. Tuesday officers were called to Marysville High School o...

Marysville School District officials knew four years ago they would be engaged in a principal search in 2018. In 2014, when Kathy McKinniss was installed as the first principal of Marysville’s new Ear...

Pictured is Scott Kyser, of Cardington, standing by his dump truck that overturned on eastbound U.S. 33 at 2:47 p.m. Thursday. Officials said Kyser’s truck blew its front right tire and he “attempted ...