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An elderly Marysville man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking a local woman. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Daniel J. Laughrey, 79, of 32118 Route 31, West Mansfield. ...

It was a record-setting day Saturday at the All Ohio Balloon Fest at the Union County Airport. About 13,000 patrons enjoyed hot air balloons, food vendors and music on the URE stage. Above, for the fi...

Marysville firefighters are shown as they battle a blaze at a home on Northcrest Drive and Northcrest Circle this morning at about 8 a.m. Fire trucks lined the streets, and the area was closed off to ...

Today marks the 100th anniversary of when Union County’s Company E, 4th Ohio/ 166th Infantry Regiment officially left to go fight in World War I. However, the Great War wasn’t the mens’ first stop. Th...

A rainbow filled the sky Friday evening at the All Ohio Balloon Fest. A hard rain fell late Friday afternoon before the sun began to shine during the early evening. The inclement weather, however, pre...

From left in front of the Champaign Gal are Will Channell, of Maple Dell Road, Teresa Smith, of Zanesfield, Mike Mikols and Terry Nawman, of Marysville, Gary Hillyer, of Plain City and Joe Kokoruda, o...

The rock band “Night Ranger” performs Friday evening at the All Ohio Balloon Fest. The event began Thursday and will run through today at the Union County Airport. (Photo by Paul Vernon)

What’s an All Ohio Balloon Fest without that great All American symbol, “Old Glory,” the American Flag. TeamFasttraxx’s parachute jumper carried the flag over the Balloon Fest Friday evening. (Photo b...

Country music icon Clint Black, above, was the featured entertainer at the opening night of the 2017 All Ohio Balloon Fest Thursday night at the Union County Airport. Black played to a crowd approachi...

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...