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Those who regularly drive on Boerger Road might soon have a safer commute. At a Thursday night’s meeting, Marysville City officials told finance committee members about a project to lower the nearby h...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a black 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer, with an unknown driver, drove over a snow patch and drifted out of control off of Watkins-California Road at around ...

Rep. Dorothy Pelanda is asking the state to pay for a proposed bridge, spanning Mill Creek, as part of a multi-use path to connect the Jim Simmons Trail to Marysville’s Upground Reservoir. Pelanda is ...

Marysville Police officers investigate the site of a robbery that occurred this morning at the corner of East Fifth and Plum streets. A white male wearing a red jacket and orange mask reportedly robbe...

Marysville is losing a sporting goods business. Employees at Dunham’s Sports, 15715 U.S. 36, confirmed this morning the store would be closing Jan. 14. “That’s our last day open,” said a local employe...

The bone-chilling temperatures this month are enough to cause water pipes to rupture and vehicles batteries to drain and someone needs to brave the conditions to deal with those problems. Though polic...

A Mansfield man could be facing nearly two decades in prison after allegedly trying to run over a gas station employee. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael A. Caldwell, 61, of 310 Fern Av...

Jerome Township officials have approved a nearly $4.4 million budget for 2018. With projected revenue set at $3.94 million, officials are projecting a nearly $470,000 shortfall. A large portion of tha...

An accident this morning at about 9:40 a.m. near the intersection Route 38 and Middleburg-Plain City Road resulted in two people being transported to an area hospital. The crash also backed up traffic...

Micah Jonathan Auchmuty was the first baby born in the obstetrics unit at Memorial Hospital in 2018. Micah made his appearance on New Year’s Day at 4:19 p.m., weighing 8 pounds and 11 ounces and measu...

Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Union County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a vehicle crash at about 6:20 a.m. today on U.S. 33 near Honda Parkway. According to a deputy on the scene,...

Fairbanks High School is getting new business and technology courses for the 2018-19 school year. At December’s meeting, the Fairbanks Board of Education approved of high school course offerings that ...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted two men, each with a pair of prior convictions, for domestic violence. Jeffrey D. Riffle and Brent Taylor Herriot have each been charged with one count of thir...

Crews are shown above replacing water lines earlier this year on Court Street. Marysville officials expressed frustration at the slow pace of the work, and ended up taking the original contractor off ...

Pictured above is an artist's rendering of the proposed new Memorial Hospital inpatient pavilion which will be part of the hospital's expansion project slated to begin in 2018. News of Memorial's expa...

Community and Seasoned Citizens continues its eighth year of administering and distributing the Union County Senior Citizens Food Commodity Box. The 30-pound box consists of two half-gallons of juice,...

SMARRA --- The Union County Treasurer is taking steps to help taxpayers who want to take advantages of changes in the newly passed tax legislation. Treasurer Andrew Smarra said his office will be open...

A casualty of the recent Christmas season is shown above on the side of the road on West Eighth Street this morning, waiting to be picked up by city crews. According to the City of Marysville, live Ch...

The digital thermometer in front of McAuliffe’s Ace Hardware showed a temperature of 2 degrees this morning at sunrise, with windchill measurements reportedly dipping below zero. Temperatures are expe...

With single digit temperatures and double-digit wind gusts, local officials are urging residents to be cautious outside. “The biggest thing is to limit your exposure and your time outdoors,” said Jenn...

Camels legendarily brought wise men to the baby Jesus. They also made an appearance Thursday at Marysville’s Partner’s Park. The camel was part of Marysville First United Methodist Church’s Christmas ...

According to officials at Thursday night’s Triad Board of Education meeting, the district’s rate of suicidal students looks to be in line with the Champaign County average. Triad Superintendent Chris ...

Plain City is working to make sure zoning standards are upheld. Village solicitor Paul Lafayette said the village began taking a stronger approach to enforcing its property management code. Lafayette ...

This house on Seventh Street is lighted for the Christmas season. The Yuletide holiday arrives in just four days. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) addressed the rising number of flu cases within Ohio at Wednesday morning’s meeting. The flu season has returned to Union County, though it has shown up earli...

Churches within the county are holding Christmas Eve services this year, along with some Christmas Day services. Pictured is a nativity display outside of Lambert Jewelers in Marysville aglow Wednesda...

A Jerome Township resident is questioning how decisions are made when it comes to use of the township hall. At Monday’s trustee meeting, Resident Barry Adler asked the trustees to develop a set of wri...

With less than a week until the big day, the community is alive with Merry Christmas wishes. Pictured, Plain City’s Bicentennial Park in the village flat iron is also alive with the colors of the seas...

Pictured above is one of the culverts the city plans to expand this winter to make room for a multi-use trail to be installed in 2019. Officials say the project will also help beautify the area by get...

The above plan show the most recent plan for the Ewing Meadows development Ryan Homes hopes to build on Boerger Road and Route 38. The application was tabled at Monday night’s Marysville City Council ...