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Despite five years of record revenue, and rising property values, the Union County Commissioners have said they have no intention of rolling back property taxes.

Bunsold Middle School student Ricardo Esparza transfers Easter eggs to a softer container at the Marysville Public Library on Saturday afternoon in preparation of next month’s Easter egg hunt. Esparza...

Pictured above at the Friday groundbreaking for Memorial Health’s outpatient medical center in Urbana are, from left to right: Spence Fisher, Executive Vice President, Memorial Health; Danielle Smith,...

Residents in northern Union County reportedly got a patriotic show Thursday as this bald eagle spent the afternoon in the area of a local field. Amy Elizabeth Ropp said she was returning to her home o...

The television show Baywatch may have painted lifeguarding in a glamorous light, but that doesn’t mean people flock to the profession.

Recently, Donald Trump kept the fake news issue in the headlines recently when he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) convention. He mentioned that the media ran with a story t...

While they have discussed it for months, the Plain City Village Council once again answered questions about using the village income tax increase to leverage a $4.6-million loan for capital improvemen...

The above crash on U.S. 33 at Delaware Avenue significantly disrupted westbound traffic this morning at about 7 a.m.. The crash involved at least one vehicle veering off the road into the median. Vehi...

Members of the Union County Rotary celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday Thursday by reading to students in the local Headstart pre-school program. Seuss’ birthday is a centerpiece of Read Across America Day...

Fly-over results in marijuana cultivation charges A pair of Union County men is facing felony charges for growing marijuana.

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers and Marysville Police officers responded to an injury crash on Route 31 at Mill Road at 11 a.m. Wednesday. A northbound 1998 Honda Accord driven by Ryan Bailey, 29, ...

Jonathan Alder Local School District was named to the seventh-annual AP District Honor Roll by The College Board. Only 433 districts across the country earned this distinction.

PELANDA –––– A Marysville woman has announced she is running for statewide office.

New state and possible federal legislation takes control of small cells and Distributed Antenna Systems from local governments. The small cell towers help cell companies improve service to areas of a ...

The City of Marysville may soon have a new tool to refurbish abandoned properties.

Triad High School senior Zack Zizzo, right, is pictured during the Division III Southwest sectional wrestling tournament. Zizzo placed third in the 138-pound weight class. He will take a 34-4 record i...

DR. DUNKIN –––– David Dunkin, DO, who formerly practiced medicine in Richwood, will again see patients there starting on May 30 at Memorial Family Medicine-Richwood, 19 W. Ottawa St.

Marysville City Council members have some concerns over a new development going in on the south side of town.

A two-vehicle crash on Route 31 at about 7:30 a.m. tied-up traffic throughout the city this morning. Assistant Police Chief Tony Brooks said the report was not filed at press time. Both vehicles were ...

Doug Matthews of the Union County Health Department addressed Richwood Village Council members during Monday night’s meeting.

Kelly Wampler, left, of Flexco Fleet Services, exchanges paperwork with Sondra Downing, part of the staff at the Union County Clerk of Courts’ title division satellite office, 7020 Route 161, in Jerom...

Raymond based Nature Pure has been received national recognition for its commitment to environmentally responsible agriculture. The family-owned farm, which produces organic eggs won the U.S. Poultry ...

Big band sound returns to area Editor’s note: Florence Allen, Union County Community Concert Association board member, wrote the following review. ––– Local residents gathered at Bunsold Middle School...

The Union County Health Department reports flu activity is increasing locally.

Marysville may soon take an aggressive approach in paying off its debt.

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, left, speaks with Friday with Brett Roubinek of the Transportation Research Center (TRC). Jordan was in East Liberty to tour the site of TRC’s soon-to-be-constructed Smart Mobili...

Pictured above is a rendering of a planned 30,000-square-foot medical facility to be built in Urbana by Memorial Health. A groundbreaking is planned for March 3 and the facility should be open in the ...

DAYTON –––– A Marysville man, convicted of sexually abusing a girl and protecting his wife as she physically and mentally tortured their children, will spend more than a dozen years behind bars...

Two local organizations are trying to warn local businesses about a man going around town selling ads on their behalf.

Officials say many area heroin addicts will overdose in other counties Local law enforcement officials say they are making good use of overdose reversal medication.