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J-T reporter describes working on the Darth Vader balloon crew It’s always been a childhood goal of mine to ride a hot air balloon, so naturally, when I was offered the chance to ride one for work, I ...

The City of Marysville will need a little more convincing before it permits a century-old mortuary to be knocked down. The building is on Court Street, next door to McCarthy & Cox. It was the former l...

The 42nd annual All Ohio Balloon Fest kicks off tonight, but a few pilots got a jump start this morning. Pictured above in the larger photo, Trent Bishop and crew fire up the Honda Marysville balloon ...

On Nov. 7, Union County voters will have a lot of choices to make. Voters will decide council seats in Marysville, Milford Center, Magnetic Springs, Plain City, Richwood, Unionville Center and Dublin ...

Claw the Crab will be one of the balloons to take to the skies of Marysville for the 42nd annual All Ohio Balloon Fest this weekend. Balloon glows are scheduled for every night of the three-day festiv...

Jerome Township officials are dealing with a driveway dispute. At this week’s meeting of the township trustees, resident Dustin Icenhour said asked them to help him resolve a driveway conflict. Icenho...

A local babysitter has pleaded guilty to endangering one of the children in her care. Julie M. McCreight, 35, of 690 Milford Ave., Apt. 20B, Marysville, pleaded guilty this week to one count of endang...

A resident is urging Jerome Township officials to make their voice heard as Plain City begins negotiations with Columbus for water and wastewater services. “Jerome Township is where the most valuable ...

Pictured above is a file photo of the Hope Center, 212 Chestnut St., which will be searching for a new executive director after Jessica Schulze announced she will be leaving to take a position with a ...

After months of going through city committees and boards, the planning unit development (PUD) application for the Enclave at Mill Valley development barely got through planning commission Monday night...

The Union County Health Department has confirmed three cases of swine flu in area residents. “We have three confirmed cases of H3N2v (commonly referred to as swine flu) in Union County residents,” Mar...

A graduate of North Union High School is safe after a marine aircraft he was on crashed off the coast of Australia Saturday. According to a report from the Associated Press, the aircraft, an MV-22 Osp...

Union County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mike Justice looks on as he flies the Sheriff’s Office’s drone last month. The county’s drone will be used during this weekend’s All Ohio Balloon Fest to assist...

A Marysville High School history teacher plans to introduce George Washington in his lessons for this semester. Although Washington is certainly taught often in schools, Luke Sundermeier, a history te...

Runners launch from the start line of the All Ohio Ballon Fest 5k Run at Mill Valley Central Park Friday evening. Nearly 80 participants competed in the event, which followed the Jim Simmons trail bef...

BAKER –––– A Marysville man could be facing more than three years in prison after allegedly attacking a woman and then turning on a police officer who came to help. The Union County Grand Jury has ind...

Union County officials have changed the county employee handbook to bring it into compliance with state gun laws. In March, the state legislature made changes to Ohio’s concealed carry weapons law. Th...

Steve Burns, left, and Janis Phillipson, right, both of Marysville, water flowers on Fifth Street this morning despite the rain that came through the city the night before. The Union County Board of D...

Contractors do not believe they will be able to meet the approaching deadline to have fiber from Dublin to East Liberty operational. At Wednesday’s U.S. 33 Council of Governments (CoG) meeting, Shane ...

Tera Jurrens poses with Impulse, a service dog, at Partner’s Park. Jurrens is the owner of Freedom Paws Assistance Dogs, which trains dogs to be a service to those with physical and emotional disabili...

A work crew from WOW! cable is shown installing lines along Fawnbrook Drive in Mill Valley recently. After falling behind its installation timeline, WOW! crews now appear to be back on track to finish...

Tourism service put on hold after one year Marysville and Union County tourism and economic development officials are trying to determine the fate of the city’s Uptown Trolley Service. “Right now, we ...

With the filing date approaching, officials at the Union County Board of Elections want residents to know it is not too late to be on the Nov. 7 ballot. The filing deadline for all positions is 4 p.m....

City officials say Mill Creek Park, which contains four ball fields, space for soccer and the Jim Simmons Trail, is often confused with the neighboring Schwartzkopf Park. The city hopes to rectify tha...

Clint Black, pictured above, will entertain the crowd Thursday, Aug. 10, at the All Ohio Balloon Fest. Black will be playing some of his 22 number-one hits, as well as new songs. (Photo submitted) –––...

Kim Beck’s dog, Traveler, peaks his head through a tunnel at Marysville’s Bark Park on Tuesday morning. Traveler is a 10-month-old whippet. Beck said Traveler is the most outgoing of her two whippets....

Plain City has started the process of contracting with the City of Columbus for water and sewer services. At a work session meeting Monday, the village council voted to have Village Administrator Kevi...

Recently, Marysville Journal-Tribune employee Ann Santos went outside her home in Marysville to pull out some weeds from her flower bed when she discovered a large butterfly, pictured above, hanging a...

On Friday at 2:14 p.m., a 1982 Honda Goldwing motorcycle was involved in a crash on Route 4, between Scott Farms Boulevard and County Home Road. According to the Marysville Police Department, the bike...

This year, many of the exhibitors at the Union County Fair did not have the opportunity to show their animal one last time. Late Friday night, Dr. Tony Forshey of the Ohio Department of Agriculture as...