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Students at Bunsold Middle School held various events, including a walk for cancer awareness Wednesday. Students and faculty organized a day-long endeavor aimed to bring awareness to those who have ba...

It will be up to the Union County Board of Elections, and potentially the Ohio Supreme Court, to decide whether voters will have a say on a recent annexation. Earlier this month, the developer, Highla...

Fairbanks officials are moving forward with ballot measures that will be up for a vote in November as the district looks toward its facility updates. Though the continuing permanent improvement income...

The Jerome Township Trustees took a step Tuesday night toward adding three new properties to the Joint Economic Development District (JEDD). The trustees held a public hearing during their regular mee...

Marysville City Council and administration held a special session to review the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the city’s strategic plan. The two major themes that came out the me...

There is some confusion about where the English Language Arts curriculum selection at North Union stands. At the May board of education meeting, Superintendent Rich Baird told the board members that s...

Editor’s note: The following information is provided by the Marysville School District. ––– Marysville High School and Marysville Early College STEM High School recently announced to scolars for the c...

High interest rates nation-wide continue to mean good news for Union County investments. County Treasurer Andy Smarra presented the first quarter numbers to the county commissioners at the board’s rec...

Marysville Division of Police is investing in cameras that will capture and catalog the license plate and vehicle identification for cars coming into and leaving the city. Officials said the cameras w...

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday there was an oil spill in the Ohio Hi-Point Automotive program at Marysville Early College High School (ECHS). A valve reportedly broke at the bottom of an oil recove...

East Fourth Street, between Plum and Main streets was closed at about 8 a.m., Monday morning after a dump truck pulled down a phone line. The truck driver had left the construction site at the Fourth ...

A new bill being written at the state level could change rules regarding under-speed vehicles for residents. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said the bill would not focus on golf carts rather specif...

A sure sign of warmer weather in Union County is the emergence of hot air balloons. Above, the Flying Colors balloon, piloted by Dean Clodfelder of Marysville, is just one of a handful of familiar bal...

Prosecutors called Thomas R. Welsh “a major source of drug supply in Magnetic Springs.” Now, it will be at least a decade before he can go back. Friday, Welsh, 60, of 45 S. Main St., Magnetic Springs,...

Full-time kindergarten has been spared from the post-levy chopping block in the Marysville School District. At a meeting this week, the Marysville Board of Education voted to rescind the move to part-...

Believing the interests of the district are not being represented, the Marysville School Board has started the process of dropping out of a local economic development agreement. The board voted 5-0 We...

Jerome Township is pulling out of the Economic Development Incentive Policy (EDIP) with Union County. After a special executive session on Wednesday morning, the township trustees released a statement...

Marysville City Parks and Grounds worker Khristi Bradley takes advantage of the sun earlier this week to water flower pots downtown. Scheiderer Farms greenhouse planted the flowers recently just in ti...

This month, the Juvenile Division of the Union County Court of Common Pleas joins more than 4,000 treatment courts nationwide to celebrate National Treatment Court Month. Hon. Rick Rodger, judge of th...

Village officials are considering another economic development tool as they work toward the creation of a Plain City Community Improvement Corporation (CIC). During their most recent work session, Dev...

Marysville Planning Commission has approved a 298 single-family home development on the west side of Weaver Road south of the Adena Pointe and Weaver Ridge developments. (Photo submitted) -- Marysvill...

Jonathan Alder will have a new treasurer going into next school year. At the regular May meeting on Monday evening, the district’s board of education approved Mark Ingles as treasurer. Ingles will rep...

Area Eagle Scouts preparing to graduate with the class of 2023 recently posed for a picture at the Marysville football stadium. Pictured above are, from left to right: Jon Paul Kern, Troop 101, Early ...

Once again, it was tax abatements, TIFs and the city’s relationship with the schools that led discussion at Monday night’s Marysville City Council meeting. Council Member Mark Reams said a lot of peop...

The former chief operating officer of a local brewery has been indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $200,000 from the business. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Lyle Richard Bigelow, 41, of ...

Earlier this year, Marysville Fire Chief Jay Riley went on vacation, camping in Florida. “I was like, ‘I like this life,’” Riley said. Riley recently submitted his letter of retirement to the city. “A...

Mild sunny weather in recent days has had many residents, including the four-legged kind, heading out to the local parks. Above, local resident Theresa Zborovski and her fellow pooch, Julie, take a wa...

What started as an argument over loud music turned into an alleged assault and could lead to prison time for a Marysville man. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Felise Tai Tanielu, 30, of 925 W...

Officials are preparing for the annual Union County Law Enforcement Memorial this week. On Thursday, law enforcement officials will pay tribute to those who serve in the line of duty. The Union County...

Attendees of Wings Support and Recovery’s Adult Prom are pictured at the event, which was held Friday evening at the Union County YMCA Armory Gym. The prom was open to anyone in the public, and aimed ...