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SANTOS-REYES –––– Officials from the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed that an escaped inmate remains on the run.

An area family has asked the Marysville Board of Education to reconsider a decision that removed posters that promoted diversity and inclusion from classrooms.

A concerned bank teller’s phone call could lead to more than a decade behind bars for a Columbus area contractor.

SANTOS-REYES –––– Law enforcement officials are issuing conflicting reports about an escaped inmate.

Community members might believe that a police officer in a school reflects negatively on the building and student population.

At 2:36 p.m. on Thursday, a 2005 GMC Sierra driven by William Carey reportedly rear-ended a 2001 Ford Mustang driven by Tanya Garee-Ballard, at the intersection on Boundary Road and Route 37. Garee-Ba...

The Marysville School District handed out its Good Apple Awards for the 2016-17 school year at Thursday night’s board meeting. The award allows each building in the district to honor local individuals...

Marion men indicted for area burglary ring Two Marion men have been indicted for a string of local burglaries.

At about 7:10 a.m. today, a motorcycle rider on Honda Parkway at U.S. 33 lost control while trying to stop and slid into a trailer tire of a semi truck which was completing a turn. The rider was trans...

United Way volunteers, from left to right, Sue Lee, Kaitlin Kyle and Rowan Andrews are all smiles as they work hard at a past Taste of Marysville. The local non-profit receives the net proceeds from t...

City charter housekeeping was the order of the day at a recent Marysville Public Affairs Committee meeting.

Marysville Police are asking residents for help finding a pair of men suspected of stealing riding lawnmowers from Wal-Mart on Friday of last week. According to Deputy Chief Tony Brooks, the thefts oc...

On Monday, Jason Shumway, a local businessman, asked the Plain City Village Council to consider a code of conduct for both the village council and for village committees.

Jeff Bransford, of PROS Consulting, speaks to residents and city officials about his firm’s findings regarding the city’s park system. PROS is in the final stages of developing a parks master plan and...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senator Rob Portman were in East Liberty to tour the Transportation Research Center on Monday. Above, Chao, right, speaks with Garrick Forkenbrock, left, ...

Following an executive session, Richwood council unanimously voted to authorized Mayor Scott Jerew to approve a letter inviting a prospective agribusiness to locate in the village.

World of Wonders (WOW) Board President Rene Deniston speaks to Marysville City Council Monday night, hoping to garner support in her organization’s dispute with the county. The county, which owns the ...

About 1.25 percent of Union County property owners are appealing the tax value of their homes.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash that resulted in two people being airlifted for medical attention Sunday evening. The crash occurred on U.S. 33 at Route 4 at 10:37 p.m.,...

McCloud Park, at the merge point of west Fourth and Fifth streets in Marysville, is shown above on Friday. For more than 20 years the Union County Master Gardeners have beautified the park, but have r...

State board OKs  family’s request; Ben Logan  appealing move The Triad Board of Education has done its part in approving a resolution to assist a local family in transferring its property and the prop...

Honda officials announced Thursday that the company will invest $124 million to build a wind tunnel at Transportation Research Center. Pictured above is a total airflow management simulation by Honda ...

Colby McConnell, left, Triad Senior Class Vice President, and Thomas O’Neal, Senior Class President, present the senior class’ annual request for three days early release at the Triad Board of Educati...

Editor’s note: The following review is submitted by Florence Allen, Union County Community Concert Association Board Member. ––– Local residents gathered at Bunsold Middle School on Thursday evening f...

Bluebird Retirement Community held two open house events on Tuesday and Wednesday to the doctors and caretakers of Marysville. The facility will start moving in residents soon, with 36 units being ava...

The Board of Health approved a contract with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Wednesday for the administration of its Healthy Homes grant to promote lead poisoning awareness.

The Marysville High School Drama Club will present The Music Man this weekend in the high school auditorium. Performances will take place Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The musical...

A house on Industrial Parkway goes up in flames in a controlled burn as part of an all-day exercise that gave local firefighters a chance to get hands-on experience. The house was burned down to make ...

BAIRD North Union Superintendent Rich Baird will be with the district into the next decade.

The Fairbanks Drama Club, pictured above during a dress rehersal, will present its production of Disney’s High School Musical at Veterans Auditorium this weekend. Performances will be held Friday and ...