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It was a farewell for four members of Plain City’s village council. Monday was the last village council meeting for Nick Kennedy, Jim Moore, Colleen Davis and Leslie Perkins Mayor Darrin Lane took tim...

The city may have to hold off on building a road between Routes 31 and 4 after Marysville Schools expressed distaste for an update to the Cook’s Pointe tax increment financing (TIF) district. Marysvil...

Pictured above, the square in Unionville Center is alive with lights and decorations celebrating the Christmas season. The display features a nativity, candy canes, Santa, lighted trees, toys, present...

Saturday marked the annual Shop with a Cop event at Walmart and Meijers. The event pairs area boys and girls with local police officers and firefighters to purchase toys for the holiday season. Pictur...

A light blanket of snow fell onto the area Saturday afternoon. The slight accumulations caused few traffic mishaps and clearing a driveway could have been accomplished with a broom rather than shovel....

Auctioneer Danny Westlake calls out bids as part of the Care Train of Union County auction at McAuliffe’s Ace Hardware. Auction officials said the annual event raised about $198,000. (Journal-Tribune ...

Four female Whitetail Deer were shot and left on Honda property sometime around Dec. 4. Wildlife officers are asking the public to help in the case, as there is only minimal information available at t...

This is a photo of the Marysville Exempted Village School District bus that was involved in an accident Friday afternoon. The bus, which was returning to Marysville from Mansfield after a high school ...

Trinity Lutheran School student Braden Bates shoots hoops during the school’s recess Friday afternoon. Students at the school stayed inside for recess due to the 20-degree temperature. (Journal-Tribun...

Santa Claus hands out treats to members of the Union County YMCA Thursday night. Santa was on hand as part of the YMCA’s “Rocking Around the Y” event, with a variety of holiday-themed events including...

BORGERDING –––– During the holiday season, someone going the extra mile to brighten another person’s day can make all the difference. One such person is Journal-Tribune carrier Riley Borgerding, 13, o...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a man for allegedly stealing the identity of his deployed Marine brother. Austin Curtis Ball, 21, of 160 Lantern Lane, Plain City, is charged with one count ea...

The westbound lane of U.S. 33, between US 42 and Scottslawn Road, will close at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, and will reopen Monday morning. During the two-day closure, the Ohio Department of Transportat...

Stephen Ormeroid, a Marysville resident and firearms trainer at the Richwood Gun Club, is shown practicing his aim at the club’s shooting range Wednesday afternoon. After a recent accidental shooting ...

John P. Hixon, right, along with attorney Cliff Valentine, left, exits the courtroom Tuesday after pleading no contest to reckless homicide in connection to the 2016 death of Ghouse Gulam at a Honda R...

U.S. Senator Rob Portman says he wants to help individuals and organizations fight the heroin crisis in Union County. Portman’s staff will hold a grant-funding workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at...

A man found dead at his residence on Village Drive this week has spurred a death investigation by state and local authorities. Marysville Police received a report of a dead male on Village Drive Tuesd...

Readers are reminded that the Journal-Tribune would like to feature examples of the best Christmas decorations around Union County for possible publication. Just snap a photo of the holiday display an...

Firefighters in Jerome Township are in training, both body and mind and tightening their belts at the same time. At Monday’s meeting of the Jerome Township Board of Trustees, Fire Chief Bill Stewart r...

Pictured is the site Marysville Planning Commission recommended to be rezoned Monday night. If the application passes council, the land will go from traffic-oriented commercial (TOC) to high density m...

A local man could be facing more than six years behind bars after allegedly disregarding a court order and attacking a woman. The Union Count Grand Jury has indicted Dempsey Luke Griffin, 27, of 149 H...

Every Sunday morning at Raymond United Methodist Church, Homer Caldwell, left, takes up the duty to ring the bell. Though he likes doing it on his own, it is hard work, so he sometimes gets help from ...

With temperatures in the 50s, thousands of local residents turned out for Sunday afternoon’s Marysville Christmas Parade. The parade, which according to organizer Dean Cook had more than 125 entries, ...

According to the Marysville Police Department, at around 1:40 p.m. Friday, while the intersection of East Eighth and Buckeye streets were being paved, the raised bed of a white H5 Sterling truck from ...

COOK –––– A Raymond man and two area women have been indicted and charged with allegedly raping a child. Christopher Glenn Cook, 39, of 22520 Hoover Bault Road, Raymond, has been charged with three co...

HUDSON –––– Just days before her potential release, a woman and her mother have been charged with attempting to bring drugs into the Ohio Reformatory for Women. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted ...

Mill Valley Elementary School Principal Amey McGlenn is pictured above presenting a placque to officer of the Marysville Police Department in recognition of the agency’s partnership with the school. P...

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...