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Bayleigh Miller, of Plain City, has been selected to receive the Earl and Wilma McMunn Agricultural Communication Scholarship from the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadersh...

Wednesday was Walk to School Day in Marysville. Officials from Marysville Exempted Village School District, the Union County Health Department and the Marysville Division of Police and other organizat...

Plain City Council and the Madison County Commissioners are in official agreement that they would like to regionalize their water and sewer services. The two boards each recently voted at a special jo...

A 2009 Honda Civic sits in a field off Route 31, just off Miller Road after an injury crash on Sept. 29. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the vehicle, Zach Lewis, 20, of W...

Firefighters used the former Eagles lodge on Main Street, now owned by the city, to practice rescuing injured firefighters. The building was filled with smoke and the trainees took turns locating and ...

City council is looking at the possibility of increasing fees for Marysville residents. At Monday night’s council work session, Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt presented a plan to increase the sto...

The Northern Union County Fire and EMS District responded to a house fire on Saturday in the 12000 block of Landon Road in Richwood. The picture above shows the house engulfed in flames before first r...

“You can do it.” Those words of encouragement came as the deputy led Dolan Chauncey Mills out of the courtroom to begin a month’s long stay at the West Central Community Based Correctional Facility (W...

The Marysville Journal-Tribune honored several of its newspaper carriers as part of National Newspaper Carrier Week, which is celebrated during the first full week of October. Pictured above, from lef...

An Alabama man has been indicted for allegedly touching a woman and offering her money for sex. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Clovice Earl Goldsby, charging him with one count each of gross...

The Union County Republican Party recently opened its election headquarters at 115 N. Main St. Pictured above at the ribbon cutting ceremony are, from left to right, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRo...

The Ohio Department of Transportation is planning several large scale road projects for Union County over the next several years. The work is part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (...

Marysville High School and Early College High School named their Homecoming kings and queens prior to Friday night’s football game against Dublin Jerome. Pictured, from left to right, are Early Colleg...

Jonathan Alder’s Mike Polsinelli and Maggie Storts were crowned as the Pioneers’ Homecoming King and Queen prior to the football team’s matchup against Kenton Trail opponent Kenton Ridge Friday night....

Fairbanks High School held its Homecoming football game Friday evening. Joy Litzke, left, was named the Homecoming queen, while Caden Green was named the king. The Panthers fell to Triad, 40-6. The Ho...

The Ohio Department of Education recently released the state report cards and overall, area districts are pleased with the results. This year, data is presented in a one to five-star rating system rat...

The Marysville Homecoming parade was held Wednesday as fall sports teams of all ages were recognized along the uptown streets of the city. Above, some young Monarch cheerleaders toss candy to the hund...

The Marysville High School Marching Band was rated a 1 and earned honors for best music and best general effects at the recent Northwestern Band Competition. The band also qualified for the OMEA state...

City engineering staff and officials from the engineering firm Arcadis have said they feel a roundabout would be the best option for the safety and traffic management at the Five Points intersection o...

The Fairbanks High School football team will host Triad for its annual Homecoming game on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Homecoming ceremonies will be held prior to the game at 6:30 p.m. Members of...

Jonathan Alder’s Homecoming football game will be Friday when the Pioneers host Kenton Ridge. Members of the school’s Homecoming court are from left, junior attendants Gregory Kennedy and Carmela Dixo...

Plain City Council will hold a joint meeting with the Madison County Commissioners next week to determine whether they will regionalize water and sewer services. Council voted unanimously during its r...

The Jerome Township trustees approved a new policy for hiring employees, although one board member expressed concerns that he could be excluded from the process. During a special meeting Monday, the B...

For the second time, the Village of Richwood Council tabled a discussion to amend the town ordinance to add a fee for non-conforming use permits. Residents who had livestock on their properties within...

No action was taken following an executive session to discuss the potential purchase of an aerial ladder truck, but Jerome Township Trustee Chair Megan Sloat said she feels officials are now in a bett...

Marysville City Council recently heard the first reading of legislation to rezone about 196 acres on Route 245 near U.S. 33. If approved, the rezoning would allow for the 637-home Stillwater Farms dev...

Marysville Division of Police’s Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport (BATT) vehicle sits on a trailer at the police station Monday, ready to travel to get repaired. The vehicle, which was involved in ...

Monarch quarterback Brady Seger prepares to throw a pass against Hilliard Darby. The Monarchs will host unbeaten Dublin Jerome for Homecoming on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- A...

Union County isn’t building enough homes. This is according to the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio’s recently published study looking at housing needs in the Columbus and central Ohio re...

Pictured above is the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new non-profit 2nd Chances Thrift Store located at 112 S. Main St., in uptown Marysville. Present were various city officials, business lea...