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James Heap is shown above with some of the 1,300 pounds of food collected at a benefit concert he organized, lead and performed in for his community service project to become an Eagle Scout. (Photo su...

LANE –––– Todd Lane, 44, was sentenced Friday to a combined 12 years in connection with the death of his roommate John Dixon, 45, at their East Fourth Street home in 2017. Lane received 10 years for e...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, a three-car injury crash occurred at the intersection of Industrial Parkway and Scottslawn Road at 11:33 a.m. Friday. A freight truck from Superior Tank...

Police investigated a vehicle that ran into the side of Rite Aid on Cherry Street Thursday at about 3:50 p.m. It is unknown if anyone was transported for medical attention. The vehicle was towed short...

Marysville educators are making personalized learning and intervention priorities in the district. At a Marysville School District board of education meeting Thursday night, board members were given p...

Pam Barnett, of Marysville, does not often play the lottery but the prize for tonight’s Mega Millions game enticed her Thursday to stop at C.J.’s Market in Milford Center to buy a pair of tickets. (Jo...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, there was a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred on Route 4, near Scott Farms Boulevard, at 4:24 p.m. Wednesday. The crash involved a 2008 black Buick...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is looking to see how it can extend its grant funding for its reproductive health clinics in Marion. During a board of health meeting Wednesday, UCHD director...

The Union County Coroner’s Office is investigating a man found dead in the Marysville White Castle parking lot Wednesday. According to Lance Emberling, an investigator with the Union County Coroner’s ...

Frost on the ground and a chill in the air did not stop some around town from early morning occupation. Ed Thames was up before the sun to examine hooves and re-shoe horses at the Union County Fairgro...

STINEMETZ –––– A filthy home and a house fire has led to felony charges against a local woman A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Lucinda Kay Stinemetz, 39, of 21963 State Route 347, Raymond. She i...

Deputies investigated an injury crash on Route 42 near Watkins Road Tuesday at 10:28 a.m. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, it involved a 2008 Pontiac G6 and a 2011 Honda Civic. The crash snarled...

The office manager at a Mill Valley physician’s office is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing from the office. Sarah R. Lovejoy, 33, of Troy, has been indicted by the Union County Grand Jur...

SNIPE –––– Police are investigating suspicious activity at a pair of local pharmacies Tuesday night that authorities believe involved the same man who robbed a different drug store earlier this year. ...

North Union School Board heard many different presentations Monday night. Vice president Jean Wedding presided over the meeting in the absence of president Dennis Hall. The first presentation was by M...

Sometimes a dispute between neighbors is just a dispute between neighbors, and not a matter for the Township trustees. “I can’t do something just because a neighbor is unhappy,” said Jerome Township Z...

The Fairbanks School District has a good start on its path to finding a new superintendent. At a board of education meeting Monday night, Kathy Lowery, with K-12 Business Consulting, presented the res...

Drew Youngberg of U.C. Signs cleans the newly installed sign for the MacIvor Wood walking trail located off Emmaus Road. The trail runs through a nature preserve on land previously owned by former loc...

A possible recession is a factor keeping Marysville officials from implementing a commuter income tax credit. Finance Director Justin Nahvi told the city’s finance committee Monday that he’s recommend...

Jason King, left, of the Council for Union County Families, and Shari Marsh, right, of the United Way of Union County, are shown facilitating “No Wrong Door” Training recently at the Union County Serv...

Officers in the Plain City Police Department are wearing pink shirts to raise awareness, and hopefully funds, for breast cancer research and domestic violence awareness. Above, officer Josh Hirtzinger...

Union County is growing and that means the number of students enrolled in its schools is growing as well. Marysville High School principal Tom Cochran said the building has seen an increase in attenda...

Editor’s note: This is another installment in a series of articles leading up to August’s 200th anniversary of the founding of Marysville. In the series, local residents are asked what makes Marysvill...

Marysville crowned its 2018 football homecoming royalty for the Marysville High School and Marysville Early College High School prior to Friday night’s game against Upper Arlington. Ben Warden, left, ...

While the recent murder on Milstone Drive shocked the local community, authorities are using it as a learning experience. On Sept. 8, authorities found the body of Diana West, 68, in a chest freezer i...

Harvest season is underway and farm equipment is filling the fields and roads of Union County. Much of the machinery, like this combine on U.S. Route 31 near Patrick Brush Run, remains empty during th...

Nearly two weeks after their initial escape, two West Central inmates are behind bars once again. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports, Springfield Police captured Joshua K. Hammond with...

Local residents packed the streets of Marysville Wednesday night for the premiere candy procession of the year, the Marysville Homecoming Parade. Above, a young girl wearing a unicorn coat, has her ch...

Above is a rendering of the proposed new Union County Prosecutor’s Office shown at Wednesday night’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting. The project involves an expansion of the former Richwood Ba...

An old electrical line finally giving out was the cause of a power outage that affected Marysville High School and forced the cancelation of a home football game Sept. 28. Mike White, director of busi...