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The Richwood Hope Center office, pictured above during its opening at 10 N. Franklin St. on Sept. 25, 2024, has since helped in providing over $50,000 in assistance to village locals. However, the organization is facing mounting struggles with maintaining the older building in the downtown and has asked the community for help. (file photo)

Weaver Ridge, Hickory Woods, PUDs OK'd

The structure that replaces the Streng Road Bridge, shown above, will likely be shifted east of where the current bridge sits near Fairbanks. The Union County Engineer’s Office is looking at a design option that will rework the alignment once the 110-year-old bridge is removed. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Marysville is in the early stages of trying to regulate usage of electronic bicycle and scooters in the city. Above, three electric scooters are parked outside of the YMCA recently. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

The North Union Board of Education took a moment out of its meeting to participate with fifth graders as they showcased their science projects in the Spark Studio classroom. Superintendent Justin Ufferman, left, uses shaving cream to create a cloud while fifth grader Barrett Hall, middle, and board member Matt Staley, right, watch on. Hall dropped colored water on shaving cream to mimic how clouds absorb moisture until it leads to rain. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)

On April 17 earlier this year, the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to the Amazon data center at 8619 Industrial Parkway for a fire, where they experienced access issues, delays and multiple safety violations. Responders stayed on-scene for 36 hours alongside units from ten other fire departments. The fire resulted in five workers sustaining injuries and an estimated loss of $50 million in fire damages. (File photo)