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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 ...

Marysville residents and first responders gathered at Decker Fire Station on Sunday to remember and honor those that lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 3,000 individuals died when terrorist...

Members of the Marysville High School football team shake hands with participants in Marysville’s youth grid program on the field prior to Friday’s home football game against Hilliard Bradley. An annu...

A Marysville man is in Tri-County jail, accused of raping his roommate. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Douglas Anthony Ehrsam, 56, of 925 W. Fifth St. Ehrsam is charged with one count each o...

With suicides on the rise in Union County, local officials are broadening the scope of how they review deaths from suicide and drug overdoses. County commissioners approved a measure on Wednesday that...

Plain City officials are focused on the future of Pastime Park, including how - or if - a reconfiguration could continue to support the annual Steam Threshers event. During a parks and recreation roun...

Local fire crews responded to a home in Arnold Thursday morning for a fire believed to be caused by electrical issues. The house was unoccupied by residents at the time but crews rescued a dog from th...

The City of Marysville will host its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at Decker Fire Station, 16300 County Home Road. The ceremony will feature the posting of the colors and Pledge...

Tentative property valuations for Union County are now available to area residents to review online. Auditor Andrea Weaver released the information Tuesday on the auditor’s website which includes thos...

-- The City of Marysville hosted the annual dog swim at the municipal pool on Tuesday evening to raise funds for the Union County Humane Society. Photos shown here are of local dogs enjoying a last sp...

At Tuesday night’s Marysville Council work session, Finance Director Brad Lutz offered the group an early look at the direction of the 2023 budget. Lutz said he wanted to give city council “kind of a ...

The Jerome Township Trustees are still undecided as to how to move forward after the Division of Fire Chief and a group of residents presented opposing recommendations for the purchase of an aerial la...

Zane Copas, who showed a market pen of rabbits at the 2022 Richwood Independent Fair, surprised Auctioneer Johnny Regula, Fair President Cody Johnston and the crowd of buyers at the livestock sale wit...