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After several conversations with residents, council members and others, the Richwood Opera House Committee is recommending putting the building up for sale. Council members discussed the decision at T...

The Marysville School Board has approved an agreement related to a highly anticipated proposed, multi-use project in the city’s Uptown. At its recent meeting the school board approved the agreement wi...

A newly formed group made its presence known at Tuesday’s meeting of the Marysville City Council. During the hearing of citizens portion of the meeting, resident Amy Potter Grimm informed council of t...

In its 104-year history, McAuliffe’s hardware store has been located in a variety of locations throughout the community. For many years the business was located in the shopping center at 232 N. Main S...

Tamisha Matus, health planner with the Union County Health Department, is convinced that a small group of motivated people can make a big difference. After learning the northern portion of the county ...

Triad students and parents will recognize several new administrators at the district next school year. At the Board of Education meeting Thursday, the board voted unanimously to approve voluntary tran...

Following a series of conversations with Union County officials, Unionville Center and Richwood will receive the majority of attention for this year’s Community Development Block Grant funding. Offici...

As growth continues to be an issue at Fairbanks, district officials are working through strategies for handling increasing class sizes. Superintendent Adham Schirg told the board of education last wee...

A trio of local men has been indicted for allegedly running a cocaine trafficking ring. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ryan William Shuster, Eric Edward Mills and Dylan Michael Goen, chargin...

The Jerome Township Trustees are pushing back against legislative recommendations to improve the housing shortage in Ohio, which they say actually harm local government in order to advance special int...

A variety of events to commemorate Memorial Day on Monday are planned throughout Union County. Marysville Memorial Day ceremonies in Marysville will revolve around the theme “Freedom isn’t free,” aimi...

Marysville school officials got the ball rolling on creating a contingency plan should a levy attempt fail in November. A special meeting of the Marysville Board of Education Wednesday gave a glimpse ...

J-T Podcast tackles issue For a longer discussion about the elementary behavior problems being seen in the Marysville District, listen to Thursday’s episode of the Journal-Tribune Podcast. The podcast...

The Mitchell-DewittRoad/Industrial Parkway intersection will be closed beginning Tuesday as a long-awaited project to construct a roundabout begins. Officials said the intersection will be closed for ...

The Marysville School District recently announced its top scholars for the graduating class of 2024, including scholarship winners and valedictorians. The Marysville High School and Early College High...

More than two years after he was indicted, Justin A. Michel is headed to prison. Michel was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison. In May of 2022, a Union County Grand Jury indicted Michel on one c...

A group of students is shining a light on the availability of drug and alcohol-related products in Union County. At the regular North Union School Board meeting, the Union County Drug Free Coalition p...

The graduation ceremony for the 400-plus members of the Marysville class of 2024 were held Saturday night in the Marysville High School stadium. Above, the members of the class throw their mortarboard...

An appeals court reversed multiple convictions, including rapes, against Timothy Bruce, left. He recently pleaded guilty to a series of lesser charges and was released on time served as part of an agr...

Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the disaster recovery arm of the Small Business Association are urging residents affected by severe weather to take advantage of availa...

Some improvements are coming to the Union County Airport, after its board recently approved two construction projects. At the regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, airport authority members approv...

Registration is open for Marysville Safety Town and the Union County Health Department is seeking adult and youth volunteers. Marysville Safety Town is a fun-filled, four-day camp focusing on safety s...

When finalizing a bell schedule to provide additional flexibility for the bussing program, Marysville School officials settled on one that favored families over peak functionality. Following months of...

After severe weather brought damage to the area this year, all the communities across Union County will get updates to their tornado siren alert systems. Brad Gilbert, director of the county’s Emergen...

The Union County Health Department will no longer manage certain grant funding for its Kenton Hardin counterpart, although the local agency will continue to offer support as needed. Union County Healt...

Union County now has legal counsel to assist with opposition efforts regarding the Richwood Solar project. At the regular county commissioners meeting Wednesday, the board approved a letter of engagem...

The Marysville School District is forming a pair of parent groups that will help shape the future for local students. The district recently sent invitations to local parents to volunteer for the Paren...

A bill for ambulance services at Marysville High School’s upcoming graduation prompted a philosophical debate at Marysville City Council. During his comment period at Monday night’s meeting, Council P...

Jonathan Alder continues to be in a good place financially as the five-year forecast numbers came in higher than last year’s projections. Treasurer Mark Ingles updated the board of education Monday on...

Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) can be used to fund a variety of projects benefitting low- and moderate-income households. Officials want to use some of the funding to repair the east side o...