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Union County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Matejko is pictured with his K-9 unit, Zeus. Matejko is transferring to the Marysville Division of Police, which prompted the county to sell Zeus to Matejko, ending ...

Shown during the Grammy Salute are The Beach Boys, from left to right, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Mike Love. The Beach Boys will play at the All Ohio Balloon Fest on Aug...

A Marysville man is under arrest after a weapon was allegedly fired in a local hotel and struck a child staying in an adjacent room. Joseph Charles Seaunier III, 45, of Butternut Drive was arrested Fr...

A pair of Marysville men are facing prison time for unrelated child pornography charges. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Xavier Christian Meyst and Samuel Garrett Hauersperger on unrelated ch...

The Marysville based Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has announced a new executive. Nate Baxter, 50, an executive leader with extensive management experience, will join the company later this month, as exe...

Union County will continue receiving funds from the OneOhio opioid settlements that began disbursement last summer. After another series of settlements were recently negotiated between drug companies ...

City officials say they are excited about a variety of things happening in Marysville. Land at the corner of Fifth and Vine streets, former site of the Clark gas station, will become a small park, pic...

Plain City Council approved two ordinances during a special meeting Wednesday that will allow the village to move forward with improvements to Noteman Road. Council unanimously approved a contract of ...

After months of searching, Jerome Township has a township administrator. The Jerome Township Trustees announced Tuesday that former Bellefontaine Police Department Chief Brandon Standley accepted the ...

After more than 30 years with the Marysville Division of Fire, Lt. Joe Daniels celebrated his retirement Wednesday. As part of the celebration, Katie Coleman, left, and her mother, Melissa Wheeler, ri...

Ohio’s new distracted driving law took effect this week and the Union County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind residents of new penalties for those caught using their cell phone while driving. The law ...

Even colder temperatures and windy weather couldn’t stop large crowds of children and their families from attending the annual Plain City Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Volunteers throughout the communi...

Dr. Eric Gordon, medical director of OSU Large Animal Services, is pictured showing how “Gladys,” a veterinary simulator, works. The model cow has artificial reproductive tracts and allows students to...

Shelly Materials wants to expand the company further into Millcreek Township but the trustees have some concerns. The asphalt and limestone supplier located in Ostrander recently filed an industrial m...

A City of Marysville worker is shown repairing a street light near the intersection of Fifth and Main streets Monday morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) --

Impact Station had its official ribbon cutting Friday afternoon, pictured above. Impact Station is a short-term, emergency shelter allowing those who find themselves homeless to stay a maximum of 90 d...

A Marysville woman could be facing more than three decades in prison after allegedly double depositing more than $10,000 worth of paychecks from a local store. The Union county grand jury has indicted...

Local officials are alerting Union County residents that they will need a form of photo ID in order to vote in the upcoming May election. The graphic above, provid- ed by the Secretary of State’s offi...

Following the Monday shooting at The Covenant School, a private school in Nashville, local law enforcement and parochial schools are highlighting their safety and security efforts. When it comes to ke...

Local police and fire crews responded to a house fire at 1891 Creekview Drive in Mill Valley Thursday afternoon. Marysville police and fire crews were at the scene with units from Allen and Jerome tow...

Visitors to the Union County office building on Sixth Street will notice some changes the next time they pass through. Work is being done on several of the offices inside the building including update...

Officials are putting the final touches on Marysville’s Impact Station in advance of the center’s ribbon cutting Friday afternoon. Above, officials work to install the Impact Station sign on the build...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, and his wife, Fran, talk to a constituent during a Marysville High School home track and field meet. They were present to watch a granddaughter competing for Thomas W...

Plain City Council members took actions Monday to prepare for growth in the village, both at its core and the outskirts. During its meeting Monday, council unanimously adopted the Uptown Master Plan a...

City Council heard the first reading Monday of a proposed fee increase for both trash and yard waste collection in Marysville. The increase is similar to the one proposed earlier this month, though ty...

Richwood approved the village’s budget for 2023 including funds for the new water plant, but officials said the timeline for the new facility is still a little bit up in the air. At the regular meetin...

Despite a clever plan to distract police, a pair of Columbus men could each be facing more than a decade in prison after allegedly running from law enforcement. The Union County Grand Jury has indicte...

Members of the Richwood Revitalization Committee for the Opera House toured the building on Franklin Street last week. The group met at the Opera House to see the cleanup progress and then met with co...

A Richwood man could be facing nearly a decade and a half in prison after allegedly attacking a woman then going to her house to break in. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Christopher Michael ...

Despite sunny skies and mild temperatures, high winds ripped through Union County on Saturday. Brief power outages were reported and numerous limbs and trees were damaged, like this one on West Fourth...