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A Pennsylvania man is dead and another man is in custody following a police chase Thursday that ended near 19906 Bear Swamp Road. The two men stopped in the area and fled on foot. The driver apparentl...

Union County law enforcement officials are still investigating the apparent murder-suicide involving a husband and wife in Leesburg Township. According to the Union County Coroner’s Office, Forrest “E...

An arrangement by owner Paul Grose with Dean and Darrison Cook gave residents of Bluebird Retirement Community a chance to take a ride on a combine Friday morning. Thirteen residents took turns sittin...

Law enforcement and first responders are pictured on Bear Swamp Road after an individual was reported dead following a vehicle pursuit. The male was reportedly a suspect in a murder in Pennsylvania an...

A husband and wife were found in the bed of their home on Kaiser Road Thursday afternoon, dead from gunshot wounds. According to Union County Coroner David Applegate the incident appears to be a murde...

Plain City officials said judges of the Fall Festival’s Costume Contest had an especially tough time selecting winners among a variety of creative costumes. In the 0-2 years category, Ziggy and Sonny ...

Local officials are looking for feedback regarding the need for high-speed internet in certain parts of Union County. Bill Narducci, the county administrator, told the commissioners Wednesday that a g...

This year’s Voice from the Stone Veterans Day program will honor Spanish American War Veteran Samuel Layton Hill. The Veterans Remembrance Committee will host the program at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 on the Cour...

Area trick-or-treaters were greeted with some of the chilliest Halloween temperatures in recent years Tuesday. The high temperature for the day only climbed into the low 40s, a stark contrast from las...

The Union County Coroner’s Office has ruled that it does not have enough information to make a determination on how two women died, in unconnected cases. The coroner’s office recently released reports...

Police are investigating after this 1995 Chevy S-10 Blazer crashed into the Big Darby Creek off Middleburg-Plain City Road on Tuesday morning. The driver was found dead inside the vehicle, though poli...

This house on Taylor Avenue was all decked out and ready for Tuesday night’s Trick-or-Treaters in Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) --

Union County residents who showed up for the commissioners’ vote to restrict solar projects last week were surprised to find out it is postponed. The commissioners voted to table the decision at the r...

More than 26,000 names in Ohio, 149 in Union County, have been purged from the voter rolls just weeks ahead of the November election. On Sept. 26, the Secretary of State’s office removed 26,600 names ...

Children young and old celebrated in Marysville’s Uptown on Saturday at the city’s annual Scarysville event. Businesses and organizations lined the sidewalks passing out treats and information. Above,...

Local officials have announced that local businesses can obtain a “Naloxbox,” like the one shown above, which is an installable wall unit that contains two kits of the opioid reversal medication Narca...

Despite the cool, rainy weather, the streets of Marysville were filled with ghouls, ghosts, aliens, cowboys, princesses and thousands of other characters Saturday morning as residents and visitors cel...

As the Halloween season prepares to come to a close, extensive displays like the one above in the Woods at Mill Valley will start to come down. Trick-or-Treat in Marysville will take place Tuesday fro...

Marysville schools were closed Friday as the district dealt with transportation issues. Shortly after 7 p.m., Thursday, district officials began notifying parents of the closure. “Due to staff shortag...

Union County voters will have several issues to contend with on the November ballot. Measures range from the standard levy renewals to the possible restructuring of government relations between the co...

Editor’s note: These stories represent the final entries in a weeklong series of Journal-Tribune stories that highlighted contested elections and issues in Union County. –––– Three candidates are vyin...

Monarchs bumped from playoffs Marysville junior Eli Helmuth (74) consoles senior Nick Johnson (wearing a different number than normal, 46) during the waning moments of the Monarchs’ 20-0 loss to Olent...

Editor’s note: These stories represent the fourth in a weeklong series of Journal-Tribune stories that will highlight contested elections and issues in Union County. Election stories will run each day...

Melvin Deere, 71, of Marysville, will be cited for failure to obey a traffic control device and failure to control following a one-vehicle crash Thursday morning at the intersection of Main and Fifth ...

Village residents will have a number of names to consider this election as six candidates compete for three council seats. Incumbents Frank Reed and James Sintz are seeking reelection while Tyler Harr...

Some of them are scary and some of them silly but Halloween decorations are cropping up around the community in anticipation of the holiday. Above, the blue glow and staged boneyard create a spooky fe...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a weeklong series of Journal-Tribune stories that will highlight contested elections and issues in Union County. Election stories will run each day through the end ...

Every property owner in the city and thousands in Union County will be getting a letter about the Mill Creek logjam clean-up. Officials have said the project will impact Marysville residents, but stre...

Plain City topped neighboring communities in a friendly competition during the Madison County Food Drive. Pictured above are a number of nonperishable food items donated on behalf of the village, many...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a weeklong series of Journal-Tribune stories that will highlight contested elections and issues in Union County. Election stories will run each day through the end...