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A woman found on the side of the road after apparently shooting herself was pronounced dead Thursday. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to a report o...

A rooster-tail of water sprays across Sixth Street in Marysville on Wednesday afternoon. Officials from the city’s engineering department drained the water lines on the street as part of a recent wate...

Union County budget officials are hoping to present their recommendations to the county commissioners today. Interim county administrator Tim Hansley and assistant county administrator and budget offi...

Authorities are investigating an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on U.S. 33 this morning. Union County Sheriff’s Department officials would not say if the female victim was alive or dead. Union ...

Firefighters work to contain a house fire on Chestnut Street Wednesday afternoon. The fire caused extensive damage to the home, though there were no serious injuries. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Ch...

Steve Davis, of Landon Road, came to the Richwood Village Council meeting Monday evening with complaints of unkept properties within the village. He is concerned about trash sitting in yards and along...

A Raymond man is dead after a single-vehicle crash early this morning in Logan County. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crashed happened at about 12:47 a.m. on County Roa...

The Marysville Public Affairs Committee voted to recommend new legislation this week that might add a few new vehicles to city streets. The city is looking at the possibility of allowing low-speed veh...

The Uptown Marysville Historic District hosted its annual Christmas Walk and tree lighting Monday night. At left, Cecila Manning meets Santa for the first time and apparently is not enjoying it. (Jour...

Plain City officials are considering a change to expedite the approval process for building in the village. At Monday’s meeting of the Plain City Village Council, resident Jason Shumway raised concern...

With the votes counted and recounted, incumbents J.R. Rausch, Mark Reams and Henk Berbee have officially been reelected to Marysville City Council. Results from Monday’s mandatory recount confirmed th...

A building company is hoping to put a new development on Route 38, but will to have to wait a few weeks longer. Developer Ryan Homes has been navigating the city’s commissions, boards and council this...

Plain City officials are planning for what they call, “the most charming small town Christmas celebration around.” The village will celebrate the 16th Christmas Under the Clock from 5 – 8 p.m., Saturd...

The above preliminary Cook’s Pointe plan was shown to members of the Marysville Public Service Committee last week. The graphic pictured is a preliminary plan that gives those interested an idea of wh...

Editor’s note: The following information was written by community volunteer Florence Allen. ––– The Swing Machine will perform on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Marysville High School as part of the Union C...

Jan Gentzler, left, and Rebecca Reagan, right, work to recount paper ballots as other board of election officials hand count voting machine results in this morning’s recount in the Marysville City Cou...

While nearly all the votes from the November General Election in Union County are official, one result is still in doubt. There will be a mandatory recount for the Marysville City Council. Earlier thi...

Heather Lowe, of Marysville, bags up items bought at Meijer during this morning’s wave of Black Friday shopping. Lowe said she always takes advantage of deals offered on Black Friday. Local shopping r...

The Main Street Bridge Replacement project will impact end-of-school bus routes, according to Marysville officials. Marysville Public Service Committee members heard an update about the bridge replace...

The Fairbanks Board of Education is working to cut costly regulations imposed on Fairbanks schools. At Monday night’s meeting, the board approved a resolution that supports senate bill 216, which woul...

City workers are shown Tuesday setting up the Christmas Tree at Partners Park in preparation for next week’s Christmas Walk and tree lighting. The event will be held Monday evening, with the tree ligh...

The All Ohio Balloon Festival (AOBF) will be celebrating 43 years in Marysville next year. As with anything that lasts more than four decades, change is needed to keep growing, officials said. A big c...

The North Union Board of Education took time during a meeting earlier this week to recognize students and community members for their accomplishments. Superintendent Rich Baird acknowledged the appoin...

As sunsets come earlier this time of year, they bring with them some spectacular colors. Those colors were on display earlier this week along Industrial Park in Marysville. Sunrises and sunsets are mo...

In October, the Electronic School of Tomorrow (ECOT) announced it would close its virtual doors within a few months due to funds it owes the state. Since then, some schools have been scrambling to get...

Tom Burkhart, of Marysville, keeps himself busy in his days of retirement by collecting donations for various charity organizations. This time around, he’s focusing his efforts on Care Train, a charit...

Just because you get older doesn’t mean you have to stop learning, and for the past two years, a local lecture series has helped prove that. The Lifelong Learners lecture series brings in people to sp...

There are some changes coming to the Union County Courthouse complex. The Union County Commissioners have announced that they intend to expand the courthouse campus. Earlier this year, the commissione...

PENN –––– Family of Harry Wolfe, officials unite to oppose release of man who killed the sheriff In January 1982, Stanley Penn murdered Union County Sheriff Harry Wolfe. He pleaded guilty to the crime...

Union County Commissioner Gary Lee has said he will not seek a fifth term in office. Lee recently announced that he will not seek reelection as Union County commissioner. “I do fully intend to fill ou...