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The Jerome Township Fiscal Officer has said he no longer represents the township in matters of public records and is encouraging trustees and employees to educate themselves about the legal requiremen...

The Jonathan Alder High School football team will host Bellefontaine on Friday for its annual Homecoming game. Members of the JA Homecoming court are from left, front row, freshmen Josh Kaeser and Jul...

Jim Reighard, with his daughter Hannah on his shoulders, jousts against his son Caleb at the Reformation Renaissance Faire at Pastime Park in Plain City this past weekend. The event celebrates the 500...

Officials from a proposed adults-only hotel have said the plan is on hold. Belamere Suites owner John Kranjec said a proposed hotel at 15620 Watkins Road is, “on the back burner while we work on anoth...

Plain City officials are making a move to bring payroll operations back into the village. In 2009, the village contracted with the Richwood Banking Company to provide payroll services. In April, Paych...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, at 4:04 p.m. Friday, a silver 2004 PT Cruiser was struck by a black 2007 Freightliner semi truck registered to Veach Trucking, driven by Anthony Howard,...

FHS royalty crowned Pictured above, Fairbanks held its football Homecoming on Friday evening. Trevor Chippas, left, was crowned the king and Jordan Curry was crowned the queen. The Panthers fell to We...

It’s cliché to say that interns are only around to fetch coffee and do busywork. Students interning at the City of Marysville, however, are a bit more involved. City Engineer Jeremy Hoyt said his stud...

Pictured above is the Union County Veterans Monument Plaza on the courthouse lawn. The annual Veterans Day and “Voices from the Stone” program will be held at the plaza on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. (P...

The Richwood Banking Co. invited the public to this morning’s grand opening and ribbon cutting at the new Marysville branch, 250 E. Fifth St. The office has been open to customers since Monday. Offici...

A local farmer is shown above using a combine to harvest soybeans from a field on Route 4, just west of County Home Road, earlier this week. Farmers are working long hours into the night to take advan...

Tickets are on sale for the Silver Scene Players production of Ken Ludwig’s “The Game’s Afoot,” which will benefit Bridges Community Action Partnership. Pictured above are members of the cast, from le...

The Union County Commissioners are expressing frustration with a plan they say will cost the county nearly half a million dollars annually. For more than a year, Republican legislators have been tryin...

Fairbanks High School will host West Jefferson on Friday for the Homecoming football game. The school’s Homecoming court is pictured from left, front row, freshman Lizzie Nicol; sophomore Kalor Greve;...

The most recent string of hurricanes that battered the Gulf Coast saw first responders from across the country helping areas affected. In the future, Marysville could stand among them. “Natural disast...

Price of tags to rise $4 When dog owners purchase their dog licenses for 2018, they will find the tag a bit more expensive. The Union County Commissioners have approved an increase in the price of dog...

The Comic Book Club at Packrat Comics in Marysville meets every Wednesday to discuss whatever is going on in the comic book world. Members started three weeks ago and are looking for ways to involve t...

Union County officials have reached an agreement to purchase the Richwood Bank building at 249, W. Fifth St. Officials said the county needs are expanding and they need the additional space to accommo...

Editor’s note: The following information is submitted by Union County Community Concert Association Board Member Florence Allen. ––– Logan Wells will highlight “A Tribute to Patsy Cline” on Saturday a...

Marysville divisions of police and fire responded to a two-vehicle crash shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of London Avenue, Ninth Street and Milford Avenue, near Memorial Hospital. ...

Ben Temple, left, and Jimmie Inskeep, right, work to wiggle loose a post Tuesday afternoon, in front of the County Office building, 233 W. Sixth St. Kyle Wiley, in the Bobcat, had already used the tra...

Pictured above is the special keepsake Saturday edition of the Journal-Tribune published 25 years ago when President George Bush visited Marysville. The newspaper did not print a regular Saturday edit...

Richwood Zoning Inspector Marion Bump was questioned by village council members during Monday night’s meeting regarding the delay of a new business obtaining their occupancy permit at the industrial p...

Marysville City Council opened up discussions Monday night about a property that could hold a barley malting facility near Weaver Road. The application, from Ohio Crafted Malt House, LLC, had already ...

Along with a redesigned children’s area and a space for interactive technology, planned interior renovations at the Plain City Library also include a redesigned entryway and work stations to make the ...

Former Walt Disney World Company executive Dennis Snow spoke to business leaders this morning at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City. Snow spoke to the audience about attention to detail and cre...

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were involved in a high-speed chase Saturday that went from Logan County to Scottslawn Road. According to officials, troopers attempted to stop someone in a light bl...

A group of Union County landowners and businessmen has created an organization to bring community members and leaders together. At a recent meeting, Jerome Township resident John Wirchanski announced ...

In this undated photo, Kelly Kuhns holds her son, Oliver, in Plain City, Ohio. Kuhns is advocating for an Ohio bill that would ban abortions based on the type of pre-natal Down syndrome diagnosis she ...

The City of Marysville’s finance committee is considering changes to local sewer rates, and maintains that those rates aren’t going to rise for a while. At the committee’s meeting last week, Marysvill...