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The site of the second phase of the Jerome Grand multi-family, residential development is depicted above. The first phase of the apartment development is adjacent to U.S. 33, at left, a site to the so...

The Village of Plain City recently purchased a 1949 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway caboose, pictured above, from Mr. Tree Christmas Tree Farm in Blacklick. The caboose will be added to the Public Square ...

Meg Michel and her daughters are continuing the family tradition of real estate sales in Union County. Michel, right, and her daughters, Andrea White, left, and Katie Crocco, center, work as agents wi...

When Moody’s assigned its highest AAA bond rating to Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City last month, it put the school in elite company. Only four other schools in the state – and no othe...

The North Union School Board approved an increase in the price of school lunches. At the regular meeting on Monday, the board of education approved an increase in breakfast and lunch prices by $0.25 f...

Officials from the local and state health departments are urging Ohioans to be aware of excessive heat this week and to take precautions to prevent potentially dangerous heat-related illnesses, includ...

A Bellefontaine man could be facing more than three decades in prison after allegedly putting a gun to his ex-wife’s head. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Glen Perdue, 43, charging him...

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the OSU Extension Office. ––– As we reach the middle of June, OSU Extension State Climatologist, Aaron Wilson has expressed concern for both hum...

Ohio Power Siting Board staff is recommending the Richwood Solar project be denied, the first response from the state since the application was submitted in January. The staff recommendation does not ...

Dane Flynn, Ohio’s Mini-Master Model Builder, is pictured with his creation for the North American national competition. The Lego creation, built on the Ohio flag, includes some of his favorite things...

Union County will not be a guarantor for the Airport Authority’s planned T-Hangar project. The decision pushed the group to discuss new options for the plan that looks to bring 15 additional T-Hangar ...

As the one year mark since the death of Madison Baby Doe approaches, Plain City Police Department officials are optimistic that answers surrounding her passing are within reach. “We have made a lot of...

Officials at the Union County Health Department are working toward a restructure of the agency’s leadership in hope of retaining staff members more easily. “The workforce we’re dealing with now is rad...

Although Plain City officials prepared for the village to become a city four years ago, it looks like it will have to wait until 2030. At their meeting on Monday, council members discussed options to ...

Jim and Diane Walter purchased the village bowling alley in 1972. In more than 50 years of family ownership, Plain City Lanes has undergone changes including an addition, but always worked to maintain...

Impact Station had its ribbon-cutting last spring and after a year of operations, the facility is working to get people in permanent homes. Officials from Family Promise, the organization that oversee...

Marysville City Council member Mark Reams sits in his seat at City Hall before the start of Monday’s regular council meeting. Supporters of Walking Distance Brewing Co., the Marysville Public Library ...

The Farmers Market makes its grand opening Thursday at Richwood Park. At the regular city council meeting on Monday, Kelly Jerew said there will be live music as well as free food on opening day, loca...

Numbers from a Columbus-based strategy group show a picture of growth that may be more moderate than residents think. Eric Phillips, the economic development director for both Union County and the Cit...

The Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash involving two motor vehicles Wednesday at approximately 4 p.m. on U.S. 33 near mile post 28. A 2013 Honda Civic op...

A Union County resident said the commissioners’ opposition to the Richwood Solar project is a “mistake.” Though the board has made its opinion known at previous meetings, the commissioners approved a ...

The second half tax bills are going out and this time residents might notice an additional piece of information traveling with them in the mail. Union County Treasurer Andrew Smarra told officials thi...

Plain City Council members are taking a big picture approach as they set goals that will guide next year’s budget. “The time is better spent presenting your guys’ ideas and strategic vision” than revi...

The schedule is set for the fourth annual Marysville Pride Fest this weekend at Partners Park. Event organizers released the schedule Thursday, which is put on each year by the Union County Rainbow Co...

An associate at the Performance Manufacturing Center works on the new, 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV. The car is the only fuel cell electric vehicle made in America, combining a hydrogen fuel cell with plug-...

Jerome Township’s first annual Community Car Show was a hit and officials are already planning for an even more successful event next year. “It’s just going to get bigger and better,” Township Adminis...

Richwood Bank has been in the village for more than 150 years, shown here in its first location at 116 N. Franklin Street. The business moved to its current address at 28 N. Franklin St. in 1906. (Pho...

Emergencies crews shut down traffic to West Bigelow Avenue in Plain City Tuesday morning after responding to a fatal house fire. When firefighters arrived, they found Ben Jenkins, 45, deceased at the ...

The Village of Plain City will receive $5 million to support upgrades to the Plain City Wastewater Treatment Facility through a statewide program to improve critical infrastructure. Plain City was rec...

Megan, a woman incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, is pictured at right leading fellow ASL interpreters performing during the second annual Sunflower Arts and Music Festival. Megan has bee...