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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...

Plain City officials are working to ensure the village’s 2024 budget reflects council’s goals and lessons they’ve learned from other areas. Village Administrator Haley Lupton emphasized the 2024 budge...

Plain City students and families recently got some time outside as they joined in on National Walk and Roll to School Day. The Plain City Police Department partnered with Plain City Elementary School ...

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will visit Union County later this week. A representative from Biden’s press office confirmed that Biden will visit Outward Farms on Route 347 in Raymond at 11:30 a.m. Friday...

Marysville officials have voted to reject a proposal to honor the Juneteenth holiday. Earlier this year city staff proposed changes to the city’s policy manual. The changes included adjustments to thi...

Elementary students at Jonathan Alder demonstrate the new Amplify program to board of education members on Monday. The program started at Monroe Elementary and is being implemented in fourth grade cla...

“Anybody coming in to vote on Wednesday from Marysville will see the question on their ballot.” That’s the message the Union County Board of Elections wants voters to hear when early voting opens Wedn...

Marysville crews spent last week grinding concrete to create a mixture of gravel-sized pieces to be used as a base layer for city projects like sidewalks, multi-use paths, trails and parking lots. Abo...

As part of National Newspaper Carrier Week, The Marysville Journal-Tribune recently honored several of its newspaper carriers. Each one is a seasoned carrier who has received minimal complaints and hi...

The on-again, off-again referendum of a Marysville annexation is on again. On Saturday, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously overruled Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, placing the referendum back o...

Walnut Crossing Assisted Living and Memory Care recently hosted officers of the Marysville Police Department for National Coffee With A Cop Day. Pictured is resident Mary Snodgres and Captain Nate Sac...

On Friday morning, seventh through twelfth grade students at Triad participated in a mock crash activity to learn about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving. Students watched a presentation ...

As Plain City officials finalize the 2024 budget, they are looking at their personnel priorities. Earlier this summer, Plain City contracted with The Management Advisory Group to review the village’s ...