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From SWAT vehicles to Gators, backhoes and police cruisers to vacuum tucks and a wide variety in between, Marysville City Council held its annual inspection of about 20 vehicles to be sold or discarde...

Property taxes in Richwood have gone up and residents and officials are asking what can be done to curb it. State Rep. Tracy Richardson visited the regular council meeting Monday night to update offic...

Nathan Burns was appointed fire chief by city administration and approved Monday night by city council. Burns, who had been serving as interim chief since the beginning of September, becomes the city’...

Editor’s note: This is the first 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 ...

Residents had the opportunity to ask questions regarding the Mill Creek logjam removal project last week. Officials from Union County and some of the affected townships were on hand to address specifi...

If the Marysville School District can’t fix its bussing problems it may soon find itself with three fewer students Matt Cunningham and his family live 12 miles north of Marysville and rely on school t...

Local officials say they used a variety of public and private funds to pay for their recent trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Last month, nearly a dozen city and county representatives visited Japan...

The Marysville Early College High School hosted its second STEM Solutions Day Friday, with a goal of challenging students to solve a wide array of problems. A total of 14 local companies and entities ...

Marysville is hoping to create “a win-win scenario for the city and the schools” but one that could have a lasting impact on other entities in the community. At Monday night’s meeting, city council wi...

In September, nearly a dozen Union County residents visited Japan on a mission to improve cultural relations through a variety of activities with Marysville Friendship City, Yorii, in Japan, to visit ...

Union County and Jerome Township officials have agreed to enter into mediation to resolve issues between the two entities. On Tuesday, the county released a statement noting the approval of an agreed ...

City and business leaders gathered at the former Marysville Plaza on West Fifth Street Wednesday morning to break ground on the new Vision Development. The project is Vision Development’s first in Mar...

Despite property value increases across the area, Union County officials said the number of appeals this year was lower than expected. The Board of Revisions (BOR) hearings for residents appealing tho...

A ground breaking for the Vision Development at the former Kroger site on West Fifth Street. is set for today. The former brownfield is projected to be redeveloped into a mixed use community with 240 ...

Marysville City Council’s Finance Committee got an early look Monday at the proposed 2024 budget. Finance Director Brad Lutz presented the budget to the committee saying the rest of council would get ...

North Union approved a new superintendent for the school district. At the Monday board of education meeting, school officials voted to approve Justin Ufferman as the new district head replacing Rich B...

The Marysville High School Marching Band, pictured above, earned Reserve Grand Champion and Best Percussion in Class AA at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) contest at Piqua this past weeken...

An interview team is ready to make a recommendation for the next Marysville Fire Chief. “We have selected Nate Burns to take forward to City Council on Oct. 23, to be the next fire chief,” Marysville ...

Local fields are full of farmers and skies are full of dust as the harvest season is in full swing around Union County. Above, a farmer removes soybeans from a field on Scottslawn Road last week. Acco...

Fairbanks officials and representatives from various design and construction companies gathered at the elementary school Friday. The group broke ground on the first phase of a large, two-part construc...

An interview committee will Battalion Chief Nate Burns, pictured above speaking with children about fire prevention, as the next Marysville Fire Chief. Burns has been serving as interim chief since la...

The Union County Health Department recently received its first shipment of the updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2023-2024 respiratory season. The health department is now scheduling appointments for p...

The A21 anti-human trafficking non-profit organization held its Ninth annual Walk for Freedom across the United States and local residents took part. Pictured above, local residents started at Eljer P...

North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne, left, picks up yardage during Friday’s home game against Graham. The Wildcats rolled to a 34-0 victory. For full game stories from all the local contests see pages 8 an...

First Lady Dr. Jill toured Outward Farms in Raymond on Friday as part of the American Egg Board’s World Egg Day. Above, Sandra Lausecker, president and CEO of Outward Farms, left, shows Biden around t...

Marysville City Council has approved compromise plans for the placement of solar panels in the city as well as for lot coverage of properties in the city. In a 6-1 vote, council rejected a proposed pl...

Preliminary investigation into a culvert bridge repair in North Lewisburg has revealed a problem that might come with a price tag north of $100,000. The short structure that spans Spain Creek provides...

Local residents along with Marysville officials and staff gathered Thursday to cut the ribbon and officially open the city’s new reservoir connector bridge. The 166-foot bridge and trail extension con...

Pictured above is a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, photographed in the area in the last week. The bugs have grown in numbers in recent years (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) -- Editor’s note: The...

Ohio Department of Transportation officials said the work on U.S. 33 and Route 161/Post Road is coming along but residents can expect construction until the end of 2024 with cleanup into 2025. Officia...