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The 2017 Union County Fair’s Grand Champion market steer, owned by Brice Phelps, right, sold for $14,000 at Saturday’s Junior Fair Livestock sale. Buyers included Sam Jackson Auto Body Repairs, JD Equ...

Don’t get worried if your day gets a bit darker on Aug. 21, because that’s just the rare event of a solar eclipse you’re witnessing. Though solar eclipses happen every few years, they are not always v...

Local law enforcement officials are taking a hard line against those who allow others to overdose on drugs. “Tragically, people die from an overdose of illicit narcotics,” Union County Prosecutor Dave...

Dorothy Rees, 18, above, started a project in 2016 collecting chickens and turkeys at the Union County Fair. Rees has the birds processed and donated to food pantries around Union County. In her first...

The commonly held image of a millennial is an annoyed twenty-something with their face buried in a smartphone, tablet or computer. A recent study by the Pew Research Center, however, found something t...

The bright lights of rides and food vendors illuminate the Union County Fairgrounds Thursday evening. Events tonight include the tractor pull at 7 p.m. and a Showman of Showman Exhibition at 7:30 p.m....

Girls from North Union High School volley the ball back-and-forth during a scrimmage session at the Lady Cats summer volleyball camp. The camp was offered to get athletes from seniors to freshmen out ...

Marysville officials say Plain City’s recommendation to use Columbus water and sewer services over Marysville is not unexpected. In an e-mail to Mayor J.R. Rausch and city officials, Marysville Direct...

Country crooner Country singer Luke Combs is pictured above as he played to a large crowd at the Union County Fair Wednesday night. Concertgoers filled the grandstands while even more were standing on...

According to the Marysville Police Department, at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, a black 2012 Chevrolet Cruise, driven by Suzanne Snyder, 35, of Marysville, drove off the road in the area of 510 W. Fourth ...

Above, Kiley Penrod, 8, chows down in the watermelon eating contest at the Union County Fair. The Tuesday evening contest was the first of its kind at the fair. There were three age groups: adults, te...

Abandoned gas stations are extremely pricey to repurpose After nearly a decade of lying vacant, responsibility of the old Clark gas station on East Fifth and Vine streets could soon transfer to local ...

The Marysville Board of Education and the Marysville Education Association (MEA) have agreed to a revision and one-year extension of the teachers’ union’s contract. At the July meeting, the board of e...

Shown above, a United Way volunteer helps direct traffic at the 2016 All Ohio Balloon Fest. The 2017 Balloon Fest will be held Aug. 10-12. Tickets to the Thursday night Clint Black performance are ava...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, at around 7:51 a.m. Monday, a 2004 BMW 325i, driven by Tyler T. Perry, 18, of Marysville, drove off Route 38 and struck a ditch. The car hit a fence and...

County and city officials held the groundbreaking for the interior road of the future Marysville Innovation Park on Industrial Parkway Monday afternoon. Pictured above, from left to right, are Marysvi...

Plain City officials are recommending the village contract with Columbus for water and sewer services. For nearly a year village officials have been exploring options for water and sewer service in th...

New guidelines for the state of the city address and council salary changes were two significant city charter alterations recommended to Marysville City Council. Chris Schmenk, chair of the charter re...

A sexual assault was reported in the camping area of the Union County Fairgrounds early Monday morning. According to Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton, the alleged incident, involving a 19-year-female...

SPARKS –––– The operator and co-owner of a former Marysville business has pleaded guilty to a series of charges stemming from that business. Dwayne Edward Sparks, 53, of 301 Scott Farms Boulevard, Mar...

Economic development officials say they are busy. Stanford told the commissioners that the most recent numbers showed Union County with an unemployment rate at 3.4 percent. “That is the second lowest ...

Dan Stowell, of Patrick Brush Run Road, sprays a fake house with a fire hose the Marysville Fire Department set up for residents at Saturday’s Day in the Park event. Musical artists played and booths ...

Pictured above, children on the Union County Republican Party’s float throw candy to crowds along Main Street at Sunday’s Union County Fair parade. The 2017 fair opened Sunday and will run through Sat...

Clinton, Franklin county events impacted by influenza earlier this month Officials with the Union County Fair are taking recent incidents around Ohio very seriously. Earlier this month, Ohio Departmen...

Members of the Union Township Fire Department, along with crews from Marysville, responded to a reported house fire at 64 Railroad Street in Milford Center Friday at 11:30 a.m. Scanner reports indicat...

Triad is hard at work this summer as it continues to make building improvements across the district. All but seven windows are completed at the elementary and middle schools. Superintendent Chris Pipe...

Pictured above is a rendering of the new designs for the proposed Marysville High School football stadium renovation, which will include a turf playing surface. Among the plans are designs to allow ve...

A much-needed traffic light will cost considerably more than expected, according to City of Marysville officials. Finance Director Justin Nahvi told the city’s finance committee Thursday night that th...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, at around 3:18 p.m. Thursday, there was a three-vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of Route 739 and Johnson Road in Raymond. The crash involved ...

A 24-hour period beginning Wednesday saw several crashes throughout Union County. Shown above left is a truck that ran off the side of the road and flipped over before coming to stop at 12:33 p.m. on ...