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Some Union County residents have mental health problems and local providers are struggling to keep up. Philip Adkins, executive director for the Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB), s...

The Jerome Township Trustees approved final development plans for Subarea A and Subarea B to be built on the Jacquemin Farm property. Subarea A will be a 300 unit apartment complex and Subarea B is to...

Marysville workers Jessyca Peake and Scott Ferguson work on the gazebo at Partner’s Park this morning after graffiti was found painted on it. Peake is painting over the graffiti, which included charac...

RICHARDSON –––– Marysville City Councilmember Tracy Richardson today announced her campaign for State Representative for the 86th District. A West Point graduate and Bronze Star recipient, Richardson ...

Shown above, outlined in red, is the plot of land a New Albany malting company hopes to get rezoned from light to heavy manufacturing. The change would allow the company to build a malting facility in...

The Jerome Township Trustees have rescheduled a pair of public hearings and the public is concerned. “I am just really disappointed,” Dublin resident Alycia Cassini said. Jerome Township had scheduled...

Rebecca Yoakam, of Marysville, cosplays for both fun and charity. One of her cosplays is Huntress, based on the television show “Arrow,” that she wears for the charity group Heroes Alliance. She hopes...

Ohio EPA Director Craig Butler was at Honda R&D Americas, Inc., recently to honor associates and leadership with the Ohio EPA Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Gold Award. Above, Butler, left,...

Isaiah Bruce (21) of Triad attempts to escape a tackle by Jacob Florio (17) of North Union during a football game at Triad High School Friday night. The Wildcats of North Union cruised to a 54-14 vict...

Group reveals new conceptual drawings for Avalon Theater rebirth The organization that owns the old theater in Uptown Marysville has some new images showing the possible future of the landmark buildin...

Pictured is Kayti (McCarthy) Chung’s neighborhood, which took on a lot of water. Being in a neighborhood that was originally surrounded by water, her house was safe because of its elevation. However, ...

Marysville High School head football coach Brent Johnson urges his team during Thursday evening’s pep rally at Partners Park. The Monarchs will open the home portion of their schedule tonight when the...

Jerome Township officials have agreed to drop their appeal of a requested annexation. The Jerome Township Trustees have voted to approve an agreement with Schottenstein Real Estate Group, LLC. As part...

The swimming pool at the Union County Family YMCA stands empty as caulking work has to be redone. The project was initially finished earlier this summer, but defective material has caused the pool to ...

Jennifer Williamson, 32, of 590 Meadows Drive, Marysville, was cited for failure to control, driving without paying reinstatement fees and failure to stop after an accident, following this crash at ab...

Union County Administrator Eric Richter has announced his resignation. At a meeting Tuesday, Richter announced he is resigning to take a position as administrator for Washington Township in Franklin C...

BUTLER –––– A Union County man was arrested after allegedly abusing a puppy and intimidating a witness this weekend. The report came in Sunday at about 12:12 p.m. The Union County Sheriff’s Office arr...

A development planned for Columbus Avenue will probably prove attractive for some, as long as they like music. Marysville City Council had its first reading of a mixed-use development going in on Colu...

Local firefighters were able to quickly handle a fire on Elwood AvenueTuesday. An unattended stove at the vacant home caused the fire, officials said. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– Fire o...

One Plain City official is asking that new development pay for park improvements in the village. Plain City Councilman Nick Kennedy is asking the village to increase park impact fees in the village. A...

According to the Marysville Police Department, on Monday at 12:34 p.m. there was a three-car crash at 977 Delaware Ave. A gray 2008 Toyota Hybrid, driven by Jacqueline Andy, struck a silver 2011 Toyot...

Members of Marysville City Council had some misgivings about the upcoming Enclave at Mill Valley development Monday night. Tim Schacht gave the council an update on the city’s design review board and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...