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Portions of Main Street were closed this week as contractors unloaded concrete pipes at the Town Run near Seventh Street at the site of the former Eagles Lodge. The new pipe was installed Thursday, re...

The Union County Board of Health approved an agreement in an effort to streamline the health department’s vaccination services. During their meeting on Wednesday, board members voted unanimously to ap...

North Lewisburg’s negotiations with other counties to find a solution to its sewer regionalization issue seems to have paid off. Village Administrator Todd Freyhof told council this week that a Feb. 1...

West Fifth Street in Marysville was closed from about 11 p.m. Wednesday to about 7:26 a.m. Thursday after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole near the Union County Courthouse. The call came into pol...

Plain City Boy Scout Troop 90 presented the colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance during the most recent village council meeting. Mayor Jody Carney, pictured at center, said she recently acted as a ...

Rental rates for village facilities throughout Plain City will increase, though they now include a discount for residents compared to those who live outside of the village. Council voted unanimously M...

Jonathan Alder will be getting additional funds for safety updates that will now include all the buildings in the district. School Board members approved the additional money from the Ohio K-12 School...

The above photos shows a CSX freight train that derailed near Scottslawn Road in 2016 while traveling from the Toledo area to Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant with a load of car parts. Local emergency of...

Marysville City Council and the unions representing police officers, dispatchers and corporals and sergeants in the city have approved a fact finding report by the Ohio State Employment Relations Boar...

Plain City Council took care of business surrounding a number of committees Monday, including establishing one new committee and appointing residents to others. Council unanimously voted during its mo...

Richwood Lake might soon see a kayak rental cage like the one pictured above.   Village officials voted to move forward with an agreement that could bring the rentals in as early as spring. (Photo sub...

Nurses at the Union County Health Department are working to ensure every member of the local community - including those serving time - have access to healthcare. UCHD currently has one of the most su...

On Wednesday, February 8, the Friends of the Marysville Public Library presented a donation of $16,059.57 from their endowment fund to Director Nieca Nowels, pictured at center. Also pictured are, at ...

Tree clearing in Mill Valley Park - Central will begin Monday to in preparation for a bridge across Mill Creek. The bridge and path will connect the Jim Simmons Trail to the city’s reservoir on Raymon...

Two committee appointments drew debate during the most recent Jerome Township trustees meeting, as a lone trustee argued to maintain the Fire Chief’s and his own seats on separate boards. Jerome Towns...

The Marysville Division of Fire was dispatched to Marathon Gas, 303 E. Fifth St., Friday at 7:30 a.m. for a report of a commercial fire. Fire Battalion Chief Nathan Burns said a cooler motor overheate...

Union County Treasurer Andrew Smarra said the county finished the fourth quarter of 2022 with positive financial conditions regarding the county’s investment portfolio. He presented the information to...

Union County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge Rick Rodger, left, swears in Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver, right, during a recent ceremony. Weaver is now in her fourth term as county auditor and h...

A group of local governments is moving forward with an opportunity to more fully use an existing resource. “The COG (Union County Council of Governments, which includes the City of Marysville, Union C...

Crews from the city’s wastewater division worked Wednesday morning to scope the storm sewer along West Fifth Street in Marysville. City leaders said employees from the wastewater division worked on th...

As Plain City officials work to finalize an updated zoning code, council heard from a developer that hopes to bring a new residential community to the area. Jonathan Wilcox, with Wilcox Communities, a...

Jerome Township will temporarily stop livestreaming its meetings, in what several of the trustees called a cost-saving measure. In a split vote Tuesday, Trustees Wezlynn Davis and Megan Sloat voted to...

City Council is planning to make changes to Marysville’s Uptown Facade Improvement Program. In January, council heard the first reading to authorize the program for 2023. The city has already budgeted...

The Marysville Division of Police received calls Tuesday morning regarding hate mail that was distributed in the area of Tenth Street and Butternut Drive. The flyers, pictured above, were placed in pl...

Jerome Township officials spent time Monday discussing how a pattern of legal action surrounding residential development will affect growth in the years to come. Zoning Commission members had an oppor...

Tax bills from two separate Union County residents show the tax breakdowns for each location. Both residents would see money going to similar entities, but residents living in the Adena Pointe area of...

Plain City officials are considering the opinions of current business owners as they plan for continued growth in the area. During council’s most recent work session, Development Manager Jason Stanfor...

A Richwood man is facing criminal charges after allegedly helping a girl run away from home - again. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Andrew Lui, 21. Court documents list him having an address...

The Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame added four new members during ceremonies Saturday evening. The new inductees are from left, Jodie Hyland Agan, Cal Adams, Tony Blumenschein and Wes Hec...

Mill Valley resident Perry Ratliff has built an 800-foot garden railroad throughout his yard and into his home on Preakness Place. Ratliff models the late steam era (1940’s) to modern day diesels. He ...