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Fairbanks officials are considering presenting a series of informational talks on human trafficking to middle school students. At the regular meeting on Monday night, school board members and parents ...

The North Union Board of Education approved the proposal from LeVan’s Excavating in the amount of $133,644 for early site work for the new football practice field on Monday. The cost was under the arc...

North Union High School has shared its 2022 homecoming court. Pictured above, in the back row from left, are freshman Hunter Green, senior Gavin Bango, senior Lincoln Harrah, senior Trey Bossaller, ju...

Jonathan Alder School Board member Christine Blacka, right, was recognized by Kim Miller-Smith, left, of the Ohio School Board Association for 15 years of long-standing service at the September school...

Local families of soldiers belonging to the C Battery of the 1st Battalion of the 134th Field Artillery Regiment participated in a day of family fun hosted by the Union County Family Readiness Group. ...

When you think of Union County, you might not immediately think of tourism but recent numbers reflecting travel to the area might beg to differ. Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Ka...

Marysville Police Department officials are urging students to be mindful of the consequences of their words, after a student reportedly threatened to commit violence at the Homecoming Dance. “These ar...

Pictured above is a portion of Cottage Street, the last brick street in Marysville, running between Fourth and Sixth streets. The side street could be paved at a cost of $50,000, but it could cost as ...

The MAiZE at Little Darby Creek returns for   its 21st Season with a brand new design. With eight acres of corn planted and their new design now created, the Rausch family is bringing the “MAiZE craze...

Triad High School crowned its 2022 Homecoming king and queen during ceremonies Friday evening. The king is Kyle Walborn and the queen is MaKenzie Trapp. The Cardinals won their second game of the seas...

A man and woman have been transported to Columbus area hospitals and a search warrant was executed at their home. Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said at about 3:53 a.m. Friday police were called ...

Union County Economic Development Director Eric Phillips is retiring this month but won’t be away from tending to county business for very long. County Commissioners held a public hearing at the regul...

Triad officials are praising the partnership between their school resource officer and new private security guard. “I’ve loved it,” Superintendent Vickie Hoffman said during the district’s Board of Ed...

The Marysville Board of Education approved a partial cost estimate for an upcoming renovation project, but one member of the group was not on board with the move. Board member Jermaine Ferguson had a ...

The Township of Leesburg officially joined the Northwestern Joint Fire District on Thursday. Trustees of the Leesburg, Liberty, Taylor and York townships met for a special meeting in conjunction with ...

City officials are working through plans for the new Scott Family Park, shown above. The 112-acre park was donated to the city. Officials have said the park will be similar to a Metro Park and they wi...

A chemical leak at the North Lewisburg wastewater treatment plant in April set off a chain of events that has the village looking to outsource its sewage processing services. North Lewisburg Village C...

Members of the First United Methodist Church in Marysville have voted to leave the denomination. The church will become part of the Global Methodist Church. The congregation, which will continue to me...

Officials at Jonathan Alder are moving forward with improvements to the wastewater treatment plant at the junior high building after concerns were raised earlier this year about sewage capacity issues...

Following a picket by union members at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, prison officials have responded to statements and claims made by employees. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Spok...

Plain City Council members assured residents of the necessity of the wastewater plant expansion project, even if the village does pursue a regional water and sewer district in the future. “It’s not li...

Jonathan Alder School Board members got to see Plain City Elementary students show off their fitness routines at the regular school board meeting Monday night. Third and fourth grade students can part...

Portions of East Fourth Street have been closed this week as Marysville employees work to patch it. Pictured above, from left, Josh Conley works to spread the hot tar mix while Bradley Leamann throws ...

Jonathan Alder School Board members are in the process of updating some policy language for the district’s instructional and library materials. At the regular meeting of the board on Monday, officials...

Marysville City Council received several updates on economic development projects as part of Monday night’s meeting. Savannah Allen, development project coordinator for Union County Economic Developme...

The Village of Richwood Council passed a resolution on Monday to establish an enterprise Magnetic Springs Sewer Fund and to transfer $20,000 from the village’s general fund to the new fund for the mul...

Union members from the Ohio Reformatory for Women and other correctional facilities throughout the state gathered at the prison Monday to picket working conditions stemming from alleged understaffing....

A Lima man is under indictment after allegedly driving drunk the wrong way on U.S. 33. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Thomas Allan Taylor, Jr., 29, of Lima, charging him with one count each ...

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Union County Community Concert Association Board Member Florence Allen. ––– The Sensational Soul Brothers Show Band and Revue, soul classic per...

A Cleveland man who has allegedly stolen more than $100,000 worth of jewelry has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury indicted Maurice R. Matthews, 46, of Cleveland, charging him with one count ...