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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 ...

Employees in the Jerome Township Roads Division will see a significant pay increase at the recommendation of the township’s new administrator. “It’s just time to get their pay where these folks can su...

The Marysville man accused of shooting a child through a motel wall has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joseph Charles Seaunier III, 45, of 27 Butternut Dr., charging him with ...

The Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture will host the Ohio Tree Climbing Competition today at American Legion Park, 1598 W. Fifth St. The competition begins at 8 a.m. The event ...

A decision to rezone land for an age-restricted community of patio homes split the Jerome Township Trustees between whether it will allow for more dense residential developments in the future. “As far...

A newly approved software system is going help store and preserve records and archives for Union County. Stephen Badenhop, the county’s archivist, said his department has been trying to get the i3-Ima...

Residents were eager to take advantage of Thursday’s spring-like temperatures. Among those getting outside were mother and son Schauna James, right, and 10-year-old J.J. James. The son was helping his...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of implementing a new body and dashboard camera system for its deputies. New cameras are lighter and thinner than previous ones and have more mounti...

The stinging defeat of Marysville’s operating levy Tuesday draped a dark cloud over the end of the school year, a generally happy period marked by prom and graduation. “The end of school year is large...

-- Collaboration and cooperation were a theme of the evening at Monday’s joint meeting of the Marysville City Council and the city’s Planning Commission. It wasn’t just about how the two bodies could ...

Voters in the Marysville School District trickled into the high school field house this morning to cast their ballots on the district’s operating levy. Marysville is seeking approval for an 8.4-mill, ...

Marysville’s income tax is down more than 25% from the same time last year but officials say they are not concerned. At the recent Finance Committee meeting, City Finance Director Lutz announced that ...

When Marysville’s brick sidewalks were removed as part of a Safe Routes to School project, community volunteers, including Robert Anderton, pictured above, offered to clean and stack the bricks so the...

The Union County Veterans Service Office, in conjunction with the Union County Military Family Support Group, is hosting an event for military veterans and their significant others later this month. T...