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Marysville’s Tracy Richardson has been reelected to a fourth term in the Ohio House of Representatives. Richardson, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Lesley Verbus in Tuesday’s election to ...

More than three-quarters of all eligible voters in Union County voted in Tuesday’s election and nearly half cast their ballot before Election Day. According to the Union County Board of Elections, 37,...

The Marysville Schools operating levy widened its appeal, narrowed its margin from a defeat in 2023, but ultimately was still defeated by district voters Tuesday. “We did think it was going to be clos...

The levy for the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities passed Tuesday, ensuring funding for the Harold Lewis Center will continue as normal. Unofficial results from the Union County Board o...

The Marysville Public Library levy replacement passed in Tuesday’s election, which will provide much of the library’s revenue moving forward into 2025. The library is set to receive $1,691,800 annuall...

All three levies on the ballot for the Village of Plain City passed Tuesday. Voters in both Union and Madison counties turned out in support of the village’s police, fire and library measures at the N...

Marysville held a pair of Pumpkin Drops, one Sunday afternoon and one Monday afternoon, at Decker Fire Station. Residents could bring their own pumpkins to be dropped from the city’s ladder truck Sund...

Voter turnout in Union County and around the country was very strong for the 2024 election. While more than 40% of the county’s registered voters cast their ballots early, many polling locations, incl...

Reports of youth behavioral issues in Union County are going down and the Mental Health and Recovery Board said it’s due in large part to the increase in prevention programs in schools. As part of the...

Marysville City Council is discussing potential changes to a pair of programs designed to improve the city’s Uptown. Council President Donald Boerger said he wanted council to look at and discuss the ...

When a cyberattack shut down internet access and various affiliated systems at the Marysville School District last week a couple of things helped lessen the blow for staff and students. The first was ...

A Marysville man could be facing prison after allegedly choking his live-in-girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Nicholas Edgar Alexander Hay, 23, of 1900 Morning Song Road, Apt. 304. ...

A Plain City man has been charged with voting illegally. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted James Anthony McDonald, 62, of 7304 Weldon Road, Plain City, charging him with four counts of illegal ...

Over the last two years, travelers on the city’s north side have had a love-hate relationship with Fourth Street. They love it when the street that acts as a bypass around Fifth Street is open and hat...

The cast and crew of Silver Scene Players’ production of “Grumpy Old Men, The Musical” present Jenn Williams with a check for $5,637. Williams represents the local non-profit, “She Dreams Again,” an o...

The spirit of Halloween flowed through the decorations at this house on Willowcreek Drive in Plain City this week. Residents will see all the ghosts and goblins take to the streets at 6 p.m. tonight w...

Jonathan Alder made progress on the 2023-24 state report card but also lost half a star, which officials said means there is work still to do. Officials presented information from the state report car...

Fairbanks is getting a new behavior analyst for the district thanks to a grant from one of the county agencies. At the recent board of education meeting, Superintendent Adham Schirg said the new Board...

Many children say they want to become a veterinarian when they grow up. Yet few of them actually do. Carlie (Snodgrass) Buergel, DVM, is one of those few – thanks in part to the solid foundation she b...

In a 3-4 vote, Marysville City Council Monday rejected legislation that would have banned recreational marijuana retailers in the city. Council members Henk Berbee, Zack Bordner and Scott Hunter voted...

Richwood officials are rescinding their motion to accept a prospective bidder for the pickleball courts at the park due to an anomaly in the bid tabulation form. At the regular meeting of village coun...

The Union County Cougars Special  Olympics team took on squads from the Marysville Fire Department, Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Marysville Police Department Sunday at the Buns...

Halloween is in full swing in Marysville. Saturday, the city’s Uptown was converted to Scarysville as businesses, organizations and other vendors catered to hundreds of costumed beggars. Above, Braxto...

A “cybersecurity incident” closed Marysville schools Monday but district officials had little information to share with the community. When asked for additional information, officials said they had “n...

Marysville Exempted Village School District started this week with a closure after computer issues surfaced over the weekend. District officials sent out a message to community members Sunday when the...

Jerome Township is working to clean up some right-of-way regulations and that could come with new permitting procedures. At a recent meeting of the trustees, the board discussed three issues that the ...

A Marysville man and his wife, along with another man have been indicted for a drive-by shooting in Marysville’s Uptown. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael Thomas Maurice McPherson and h...

Union County has a contractor for the Mill Creek logjam project. The county commissioners voted Wednesday to approve H & H Land Clearing out of Middlefield, Ohio to take the reigns of the long-anticip...

A couple of Jonathan Alder school board members spoke against a proposed tax agreement in Madison County. Although the measure ultimately passed on Monday, it was done by additional board members who ...

Former Union County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Justice has been named the new acting sheriff, a position he will assume effective Nov. 1. At Wednesday’s meeting, the Union County Commissioners unanimous...