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The man who allegedly crashed into an Ohio State Trooper has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Chad Anthony Wall, 42, of Lakeview, charging him with one count of aggravated vehic...

Editor’s note: Union County Community Concert Association Board Member Florence Allen, wrote the following review. ––– Local residents gathered at Marysville High School, on Thursday evening to be ent...

Many area churches will conduct Holy Week services for Easter this year. For these services, Palm Sunday will be March 25, Maundy Thursday will be March 29, Good Friday will be March 30, Holy Saturday...

Pictured above, students at Marysville’s new TRI Academy list their goals on a series of blocks placed on a wall in the school. Students at the school are selected because of credit deficiencies or ot...

Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program partners with local farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits. Grow Communities, which is sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, provides farmers...

Members of Richwood Village Council heard several updates regarding village finances, trash collection and projects taking place in the village. Mayor Scott Jerew was absent from the meeting due to re...

Marysville City Council Vice President Nevin Taylor speaks to the council audience Monday night to commend City Urban Forester Andy Evans for netting the city a $25,000 grant for the city’s street tre...

United Way presented UCO with the Campaign Chair Award, United Way’s highest distinction of honor, for its workplace campaign achievements during the 2017-18 campaign. Pictured from left to right: Dan...

A Jerome Township group has appealed a decision that would allow a FedEx trucking facility in the community. Residents Barry Adler and Jennifer Wynne and Terrence Wynne, along with Rainfresh Harvests,...

A single vehicle rollover crash sent two Marysville residents to the OSU Medical Center Sunday. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. (Photo submitted) –––– First responders were called to the scene of ...

Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said traffic crashes are “really exploding” and he says he knows why. Patton said his officers have seen a surge in distracted driving. Patton said that through March...

Ohio State Senator Dave Burke, right, honors Marysville School District bus driver Gary Lemaster with a resolution during Thursday night’s school board meeting. Lemaster was driving a school bus which...

The Marysville Board of Education held first reading Thursday night on a pair of issues to appear before voters in the November general election. A presentation from district treasurer Todd Johnson, w...

A crane towers over Mill Creek recently as crews work to replace the Main Street Bridge. The project is being carried out and paid for by the Ohio Department of Transportation, and will completely rep...

Union County saw snowy weather Wednesday morning, and with it a slew of vehicle crashes. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports, the only injury crash was on Route 347 east of Liberty Road...

The Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) board discussed levy options for this November at Wednesday morning’s meeting. The board came to three options, which include replacing, renewing and increa...

Pictured is the playground to be installed sometime this year at Lewis Park. It’s being purchased from Playworld, and will be assembled in house by city employees as a cost saving measure. (Image subm...

The Fairbanks Board of Education met to discuss student intervention approaches at Wednesday night’s meeting. The board met at Tolles Career and Technical Center and held a tour of the facility. After...

Residents woke up to a blanket of white this morning as snow covered Union County and much of Central Ohio. About 6 a.m., Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton declared a Level One snow emergency for the ...

Residents gathered in the Taylor Township town hall garage Tuesday evening to hear why an intersection light was removed. Shawn Rosterfor, of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), met with Tay...

Pictured is “Blackie’s Gang,” a United States Air Force squadron that went on rescue missions to save downed pilots during World War II, showing success on 95 percent of its missions. John “Blackie” P...

North Union Superintendent Rich Baird reported on many high school celebrations since the beginning of the school year at Monday night’s regular board meeting. Student athletes, coaches and teams wher...

Crews from the city work Monday morning to install drain tiles at Legion Park in Marysville. The work is part of a larger project to reconstruct West Fifth Street. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behr...

Marysville was just one stop on a stolen vehicle chase that began in Delaware and ended in Springfield Monday morning. According to Sgt. Ty Skaggs of the Delaware Ohio State Highway Patrol post, at ab...

Jerome Township is adding new employees and improving the human resources process. At it’s meeting Monday, the Jerome Township board of trustees addressed the fire department’s need to increase part-t...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, the intersection of East Fifth and Poplar streets was completely blocked off due to an injury car crash involving a beige Chrysler PT Cruiser and a silv...

A short pursuit on U.S. 36 ended in Union County Deputies using a stun gun on a Kenton Woman Sunday evening. At about 6:30 p.m. deputies stopped Abby L. Small, 27, on U.S. 33 at U.S. 36 for lack of a ...

The Union County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), the Union County Sheriff’s Office and City Of Marysville will participate in Wednesday’s statewide tornado drill. Sirens will be activated at 9:50 a...

Acie Burleson carries stands with a cross over his shoulder on West Fifth Street Friday morning. He carried the cross down Fifth Street as a “walking monument” to God. He said God asked him to be a “w...

Union County is in line to receive $1.5 million to create what officials are calling the Automotive and Mobility Innovation Center (AMIC). The Union County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) requ...