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A Plain City woman is facing prison time after allegedly attacking her cousin for leaving her at a bar. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tina Jo Sowards, 49, of 9220 North St., Plain City, cha...

A Marysville man has been indicted, accused of stealing more than half a million dollars from his employer. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jeffrey C. Rockwell, 50, of 218 W. Fourth St., Unit B...

On Saturday, a teen girl was injured by a loose dog in the Village of North Lewisburg and Mayor Ted Murphy has had enough. “We’re going to crack down on it,” Murphy told village council earlier this w...

While the bid for the Magnetic Springs sanitary sewer project may be slightly delayed, project leaders said it is still on track to be completed next year. Local officials and community members met Tu...

Developers of Marysville East Phase 2 asked city council to approve a series of amendments to the planned unit development zoning text. The amendments were done to help neighbors who have opposed the ...

Village officials are hopeful that a pay raise will help the Plain City Police Department draw candidates for new positions. Council unanimously approved an increase to the PCPD wage scale during its ...

Marysville’s Public Service/Public Safety committee is recommending the city move forward with a moratorium on recreational marijuana sales, at least until the end of the year. At the committee’s meet...

Plain City officials are working to create a new community park, called the Public Square, with a repurposed, historic train depot as a centerpiece. The conceptual rendering shown above illustrates th...

Fairbanks has filled one open position in the district and now has a key vacancy in the high school. Last month, the district posted an opening for the newly combined chief academic officer position a...

Law enforcement officials establish security inside the Union County Common Pleas Courtroom on Monday following the sentencing of Alan Buckland. While Buckland held a final discussion with defense att...

A Richwood man has pleaded guilty to a series of rapes, assaults and kidnappings. With his trial set to begin today, Alan Buckland, 38, of 30100 Alder Rd., Richwood, pleaded guilty to three counts of ...

The sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures late this week afforded Union County residents the opportunity to take part in a variety of outdoor activities. Above, Shannon Herdman takes her dogs Ci...

At its meeting Monday, Marysville City Council is scheduled to amend its own rules. A part of the changes to the body’s rules of council is the addition of a section outlining how the council can remo...

This year, Union County residents have until April 1 to contest their property values from last year. While the last date to file is typically March 31, this year that date falls on Easter Sunday, mak...

Graduate students in Ohio State’s City and Regional Planning program are working to complete a Multimodal Connectivity Plan for Plain City. The students recently shared a presentation with council reg...

Man and his best friends wanted to get outside into fresh air on an unseasonably warm February Thursday afternoon. Dogs and their owners gathered at the Marysville Bark Park on Maple Street to enjoy t...

Union County received record investment income in 2023, earning more than twice what it earned in the same timeframe the year prior. For the first investment advisory committee update for 2024 Wednesd...

Plain City officials are hoping a new approach will draw police officer candidates that meet the quality of their current force. At Wednesday’s council work session, officials discussed options to cre...

Developers for “The Silos at Marysville” on the north end of the city’s Uptown say plans for the project are still on track and moving forward, though they said they will not be including the Autowise...

Students in the criminal justice program at Tolles Career and Technical Center recently sat down with members of various Madison County law enforcement agencies to learn more about the field. Students...

Maurice Reginald Sir Matthews is in prison and he will be staying there for quite some time. Matthews, 48, is currently serving a prison sentence in the Richland Correctional Institution for a series ...

Jerome Township officials are focusing on a list of priorities for 2024 that they feel will keep them busy for much of the year. “We are sitting in a very good place,” said Township Administrator Bran...

Marysville Police as well as medics responded to a crash at 4:34 p.m., Monday in the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue. The driver drove into the H&R Block storefront. Additional details of the crash were...

Proximity to schools is a strong selling point for homes, but when a well-traveled state highway divides the two, a benefit can turn into a hazard. Marysville city and school officials have just start...

City Council President Donald Boerger wants to brand several of Marysville’s neighborhoods including the Robinson Neighborhood, Edgewood Terrace, the Oakwood Park Neighborhood, the Barrhaven Neighborh...

Triad’s Hunter Thompson (left) and Kaley Nott (right) were crowned as the school’s Snowball King and Queen Friday evening. The Cardinals hosted Fairbanks for its homecoming game last week. Triad upset...

Officials have issued a nationwide arrest warrant after an out-of-state man allegedly stole thousands of dollars from a local company. James Boyd, III, 51, of Ely, Minnesota is charged with one count ...

A Dublin man could be facing nine decades in prison after allegedly raping a juvenile family member. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Sai Praveen Lingam, 46, of 8391 Nemain Loop, Dublin. Linga...

Samsung officials submitted the Richwood solar application in January, beginning the official process for the project to be reviewed by the Ohio Power Siting Board. The company is looking to put a 250...

The fate of the Richwood Opera House remains undecided but some residents said a future without the 133-year-old building seems more and more likely. While no actions were taken following a town hall ...