Pam   Sturwold , former Care Train executive director, is pictured above setting up baskets on Thursday morning for the Care Train Auction at McAuliffe’s ACE Hardware, 1299 W. Fifth St., on Saturday. ...

Union County’s Route 4 fiber project is going to be rebid. A resolution to formally reject the current bids was approved this week by the county commissioners so further action could be taken. County ...

At Monday night’s city council meeting, Economic Development Director Eric Phillips told the body that Hardy World had closed on property in Innovation Park. Earlier this year council approved selling...

Iceless ice skating returns this weekend to Partners Park, 125 E. Sixth St. The rink will be open weekends, beginning Saturday, from 2-8 p.m.. The rink will be open weekdays from 5-8 p.m. through Dec....

Workforce issues continue to disturb county agencies but a lack of qualified inspectors has one agency especially concerned. Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena told county officials at the ...

A Magnetic Springs man has been charged following a shooting at a local bar. Robert Wehinger, 31, has been arrested and charged with one count each of obstructing official business and discharging a f...

The holiday spirit was in full effect this weekend as various communities in Union County held Christmas events. At right, a float carrying Santa Claus and his sleigh wrapped up the annual Richwood Ch...

A former corrections officer at the Ohio Reformatory for Women has been indicted, charged with having sexual contact with an inmate. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Elijah Tyrell Stevens, 23,...

A 17-year-old girl was cited following a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. According to reports from the Marysville Division of Police, about 1:22 p.m., Friday, Nevaya Natividad, 17, was at the Mary...

Area communities held Christmas events over this past weekend. Above, the Union County Shrine Club’s Tin Lizzie Patrol is a fixture at every Marysville Christmas Parade and Sunday’s event was no excep...

Marysville Police are investigating a gunshot at a local bar. Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said he is meeting with prosecutors today to determine what charges could be filed against a man who a...

As the season of giving approaches, the Care Train of Union County annual auction returns on Saturday. The auction will take place at McAuliffe’s ACE Hardware, 1299 W. Fifth St. from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p...

Union County might be growing faster than officials initially thought. Representatives from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) presented an update about area growth and development to t...

Residents throughout the county are lighting up the nights of the holiday season with their best outdoor displays. The home pictured above is lighting up the 600 block of West Seventh Street. Readers ...

A fight at a Plain City restaurant has resulted in a felony indictment for a Columbus woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Kassandra-Marie Grassi, 37, charging her with one count each of ag...

A group of residents has formally announced its intention to try to stop an approved annexation. Earlier this week a group of citizens delivered a letter to City Finance Director Brad Lutz. The letter...

Workers used a helicopter to ferry parts to and from the top of a cell tower off West Third Street, behind the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Thursday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

The Union County Board of Health recently approved the health department’s 2023 budget, though officials noted a 10-year projection indicates the board may need to prioritize and reconsider some progr...

Marysville Cub Scout Troop 101 and the all-female Scouts BSA Troop 777 are pictured sorting the 10,050 cards they collected for Cards From Christ at the Marysville First United Methodist Church, 207 S...

Plain City Council is one step closer to approving a 2023 budget that would increase wages for administrative employees and police officers. During their meeting Monday, council members unanimously ap...

Plain City Mayor Jody Carney issued a proclamation during the most recent council meeting recognizing the contributions of resident Angie Matessa to the village. Matessa, at center, holding the procla...

Marysville hosted its annual Christmas Walk celebration Monday evening. The event featured children’s activities, dancers, carolers, carriage and wagon rides, snacks, reindeer and other holiday activi...

In a split vote, Marysville City Council passed its 2023 budget. Council voted 5-1 to approve the city capital budget, operations budget and appropriations. Council member Henk Berbee, who voted again...

Mayor Scott Jerew proposed using capital funds to install permanent restrooms with showerhouses in the camping area of Richwood Park during the Village of Richwood Council meeting on Monday. The counc...

Union County officials hope to get the first hearing of a massive ditch clear-out project on the books by January. Once the project moves forward, crews will clear 33 miles of log jams along Mill Cree...

Fairbanks officials are one step closer to having a new facility plan in place and hope to present that plan by the end of the year. Updates from the November Facility Task Force meeting were recently...

Marysville officials said the interest rate increase is having a positive impact on the city’s revenue. “Obviously, it has caused hardship in other areas, by design, in terms of what we collect on our...

The residents of this home on Buerger Street express their displeasure over the outcome of Saturday’s football game between Ohio State and Michigan. The occupants lowered their OSU flag to half staff ...

The North Union Board of Education is pursuing the alternative option of sod for the high school practice field and stadium field. The board accepted the proposal from LeVan’s Excavating Inc. in the a...

Construction is set to begin on one of Union County’s planned solar projects next week. County Commissioners approved a Roadway Use Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) for Union Solar, the parent company of ...