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A West Central inmate was apprehended following a pursuit Sunday after he escaped from the facility Saturday. Matthew I. McKenzie, 34, of Sidney was charged with one count of escape, a felony of the t...

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Traffic was closed for a time on Chestnut Street on Saturday after a rollover crash involving two cars at the intersection with Tenth Street. Police officials acknowledged they responded to the crash,...

Honda and its partner, LG Energy Solution, marked a major construction milestone, recently setting the first steel beam at the joint battery plant in Fayette County. (Photo submitted) -- Honda marked ...

A City of Marysville worker tests the water coming from a fire hydrant on West Third Street near the Arbors apartment complex Monday morning. The city has been working on a water line replacement proj...

Work has started on the complete resurfacing of Elwood Avenue in Marysville. The street that connects North Main and Maple streets will be reduced to one lane, likely until the project is completed in...

Changes could be coming to Union County’s economic development plan. Eric Phillips, the county’s economic development director, said that his office is looking to update some of the information associ...

Marysville City Council and the Marysville Board of Education held a joint meeting Thursday morning in an effort to iron out differences between the two entities. Above, the meeting opened with remark...

Union County Health Department officials said a proposed strategic plan for the agency highlights “a commitment to who we have been as we explore how we need to change and grow.” Deputy Director of He...

Pictured above are plans for improvements to Greenwood Park, in the area of Greenwood Colony, the Links and Adena Pointe. For reference the upper left corner of the schematic above shows the Timbervie...

After a series of disagreements made public by the Jerome Township Trustees and Union County Commissioners, one official is urging the boards to resume work toward an economic development agreement. “...

Plain City children recently had the opportunity to get an up-close look at vehicles of all kinds during the village’s Touch a Truck event. Children were able to climb on and explore a variety of truc...

A nurse in the Marysville area has pleaded guilty to performing sexual acts on his patients, behavior he convinced many of the victims were required for their employment. On Tuesday morning, Brian Fre...

North Union officials said student behavior was among the top things the district worked to improve in the 2022-23 school year. Monday’s regular school board meeting featured a read-through of the dis...

Members of the Plain City Police Department are asking community members to come together to mourn the death of the infant girl whose body was found Friday. “She deserved far more than she received, s...

New fleet cruisers have arrived at the Union County Sheriff’s Office for this year, but next year is looking questionable. Sheriff Jamie Patton said the cars recently arrived from Ford but also indica...

K9 Andor is pictured with his handler, PCPD Officer Josh Hirtzinger. Andor passed away at the end of his working shift on June 18 after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma. PCPD Chief ...

A pair of ladder trucks hold an American flag in Raymond Friday morning ahead of the funeral procession of former Liberty Township Fire Chief Lloyd Segner. Segner began working for the department at t...

Plain City investigators are trying to find out what happened after the body of a female infant was discovered in the back of a garbage truck. Police Chief Dale McKee said a refuse collector working i...

As the Marysville Board of Education tries to figure out its next move to secure more operating funds, the case for pursuing an income tax seems to be the most compelling. The board was presented with...

Staffing issues at the Union County Sheriff’s Office may lead to cutting back positions, including contracts with other agencies. Sheriff Jamie Patton told the county commissioners Wednesday that his ...

Pictured above at the recent groundbreaking for the McCulloch Building are, from left to right, John Connolly, Heidi Klapp, Alexis Johnston, Pamela Connolly, Sarah Connolly, Susan Butts, Bob McCulloch...

Readers of all ages are invited to participate in the Plain City Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. A reading program is available for children ages 3-12, teens ages 12-17 and adults who are 18 ...

North Lewisburg Village Council made some adjustments to oversight of the park at Tuesday night’s meeting. Village officials realized recently that the actual make-up of the park board did not align w...

Village Administrator Haley Lupton said behind-the-scenes work on Plain City’s connectivity and Uptown streetscapes will become more apparent to residents in the coming months. During the most recent ...

City of Marysville officials are considering a zoning code amendment that would add “extended stay hotels” as a conditional use within a Suburban Commercial District. The proposed change comes after a...

Plain City Council approved the first of its 2023 “Community Support Fund” spending to Rock the Clock during its Monday meeting. Council unanimously approved a motion to provide $2,000 to the organiza...

Members of Marysville City Council were updated on the progress of several projects in the city’s Innovation Park during a meeting Monday night. Economic Development Director Eric Phillips said three ...

Pictured above is Memorial Health Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Sean Ono Gill in front of the hospital’s new Japanese Clinic. Gill, who speaks Japanese, was instrumental in helping create the cl...

Horizon Prison Initiative 2023 graduate Averi Gamache holds her daughter while she speaks during the graduation celebration Friday. She said she used to feel ashamed of herself and her past, wishing h...