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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
August 29, 2017
Over the past few months, members of the Richwood Village Council have received questions regarding the status of the former Richwood Town Hall building located at 101 S. Franklin St.. Many years ago ...
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By Will Channell 
August 28, 2017
Marysville dahlia grower Dick Westfall shows one of his flowers last week. Westfall has a pair of fields on his property where he grows his flowers, which he takes to various competitions in Ohio and ...
Glacier Pointe to begin zoning process
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By Mac Cordell 
August 28, 2017
The Jerome Township Zoning Commission will get its first chance tonight to hear details about a proposed housing development adjacent to the metro park. Developers of Glacier Pointe will be at tonight...
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By Chad Williamson 
August 26, 2017
Marysville and Jonathan Alder met on the gridiron to open the 2017 football season Friday night. The nature of the two gatherings reveals who came out on top. Above, Pioneer players celebrate their 35...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 26, 2017
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, at about 9:45 a.m. on Friday, a 1999 Sterling 827 semi owned by Keith Taylor Trucking and driven by John Secrest, 67, of Mt. Sterling, was heading westb...
National epidemic of loneliness felt locally
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 26, 2017
With an increased social media presence in people’s lives, it may come as a surprise that loneliness is now considered a national threat to public health. “I think (loneliness) a big problem,” said Ph...
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By Will Channell 
August 25, 2017
Deputies and units from the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to a crash on Industrial Parkway Thursday at 1:55 p.m. where a 2008 Jeep Wrangler lost control, drove off the road and into an emb...
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By Will Channell 
August 25, 2017
Motorists on U.S. 33 had to contend with a pair of crashes Thursday morning, one of which saw a dump truck having its bed ripped off by an overpass. According to a release from the Union County Sherif...
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By Mac Cordell 
August 25, 2017
Prosecutors are trying to close the American Inn, 10220 U.S. 42, in Jerome Township. Officials claim the motel is a public nuisance and a drain on the resources of the Union County Sheriff’s Office. (...
Design of new Memorial Hospital rooms discussed
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By Chad Williamson 
August 24, 2017
When in the midst of a hospital stay, most patients probably believe the layout of the room is inconsequential, perhaps designed so the facility could squeeze in the most rooms in the smallest space. ...
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By Will Channell 
August 24, 2017
U.S. 33 westbound was closed this morning after a dump truck with its bed raised struck the Beecher Gamble overpass today at about 8:45 a.m. The truck separated from the bed and traveled several hundr...
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By Mac Cordell 
August 24, 2017
A West Liberty man could be facing as many as three years in jail after allegedly passing a bad check for more than $40,000. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Benjamin L. Harmon, 68, of 210 W. ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 24, 2017
Jacob Drake, left, and Brad Frick are enjoying a meal together at a restaurant in Great Lakes, Illinois, in 2014, before Drake had to catch his plane ride to Virginia. Both joined the Navy and have be...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 23, 2017
Drake –––– Jacob Drake, of North Lewisburg, is one of the confirmed missing sailors who were aboard the USS John S. McCain on Monday when it collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia. Drak...
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By Will Channell 
August 23, 2017
Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is set to come in at about $700 million, the second largest in U.S. history. Some local businesses have taken note of that and even jumped on the bandwagon. Brittany Roush,...
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By Mac Cordell 
August 23, 2017
Jamie Gaines, general manager of Poor Boys Smoke Shop on Delaware Avenue, spent the early part of this week returning vapor juices to the shelf of the store. Last year, law enforcement officials raide...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 23, 2017
On Tuesday afternoon, at 2:20 p.m., the Marysville Fire Department was dispatched to 127 W. Fifth St. on a report of smoke coming from the building. The building had been evacuated and traffic was clo...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
August 22, 2017
Vickie Hoffman, Chief Academic Officer, addressed the North Union School Board about professional development for teachers, aides, bus drivers, non-cerficated staff and office staff at the Monday nigh...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 22, 2017
Fairbanks third, fourth and fifth graders were able to view the solar eclipse Monday afternoon, following some lengthy lessons about the phenomenon. Pictured are, left to right, McKenna Lentz, Vinny L...
Fairbanks officials discuss resource officer, purchase of truck
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 22, 2017
The Fairbanks Board of Education approved the purchase of a new maintenance truck at Monday night’s meeting. According to Superintendent Bob Humble, maintenance worker Scott Shively had voiced concern...
Interest in Jerome Township Civil War statue spikes
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By Mac Cordell 
August 22, 2017
Interest in Jerome Township Civil War statue spikes Jerome Township and law enforcement officials are working to protect a Civil War monument that has become the township’s symbol. Last week, Mel Keef...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 21, 2017
Though bullying is an old practice, it’s constantly evolving with the advent of technology and social media in the form of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is...
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By Mac Cordell 
August 21, 2017
Police responded to an apparent domestic incident outside the Marysville Exempted Village School District administrative offices at about 4 p.m. Friday. Marysville Superintendent Diane Mankins said th...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
August 21, 2017
A Westerville man was cited for OVI and possession of drug paraphernalia after he ran his car off a road and onto train tracks this weekend. Troopers received calls of a 2017 Toyota Camry stuck on rai...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
August 21, 2017
A bee lands on a flower on Seventh Street last week, collecting pollen for its hive. The flying insects will have a span later this week perfect for collecting pollen, with clear weather slated from W...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
August 19, 2017
North Union students started school this week, so that means it is also time for the annual Richwood Independent Fair. The First Annual Richwood Tri-County Fair was held in 1892. Several citizens lear...
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By Mac Cordell 
August 19, 2017
A man could be facing more than a decade behind bars for his reaction to an apparent love triangle involving his wife and a local man. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted James A. Payne, 37, of 6...
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By Will Channell 
August 19, 2017
Balloon Fest organizers are shown donating the net proceeds of $10,000 from last weekend’s All Ohio Balloon Festival to the United Way of Union County earlier this week. The donation was for the help ...
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By Chad Williamson 
August 18, 2017
Citing such things as innovation, partnerships and vision, the Marysville Board of Education extended a new contract to superintendent Diane Mankins at Thursday night’s meeting. “I feel our district i...
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By Will Channell 
August 18, 2017
Months after its income tax amnesty program has ended, the City of Marysville continues to try finding new ways to collect tax returns. Early this year, the city offered those with delinquent returns ...