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After disbanding the Parks and Trails Committee, the Jerome Township Trustees may still proceed with some work on area playgrounds despite objections from one member of the board. Trustee Barry Adler ...

The Jerome Township Trustees on Tuesday approved a development plan for the Memorial Jerome Medical Center, illustrated above. The 40,000-square-foot building will be located south of U.S. 42 between ...

The rain held off just long enough for many area communities to hold their Trick-or-Treat nights on Monday. Above, dozens of children walked along South Franklin Street in Richwood Monday night seekin...

The Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee will host the annual Veterans Day Program on Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Union County Courthouse lawn at the Veterans Remembrance Monument and Plaza. During...

Union County is restructuring its facilities team and creating a new position to share some of the responsibilities of the current manager. Union County Human Resources Director Ginger Yonak said the ...

A Columbus man evaded capture after leading local law enforcement agents on a foot pursuit Friday night. A number of charges are pending against Craivion Johnson, 22, although he is not in police cust...

Superintendent Richard Baird and the North Union Local Schools District administration responded to a report of a threat on social media in a letter to the North Union community on Sunday. According t...

The streets of Uptown Marysville were teeming with ghosts, goblins, pirates, princesses, firemen, cheerleaders and a myriad of other costumed tots for the annual “Scarysville” celebration Saturday mor...

Many homeowners no longer wait for the Christmas season to decorate, filling their yard with Halloween decorations and the neighborhood with ghostly cheer. Above, this home on Fairview Avenue creates ...

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Chapman Ford submitted about 350 orders for Explorers to Ford for municipalities in Union County. The article should have stated Chapman Ford s...

Leaf collection in Marysville is well underway. Residents are asked to rake leaves to the curb or the grassy area between the curb and the sidewalk before 6 a.m. Monday mornings. Officials stress that...

Memorial Health officials have all the details in place for their new facility in Jerome Township, except how to get there. At Thursday night’s Memorial Board of Trustees meeting officials learned tha...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series of stories on cadidates and issues appearing before area voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. --- On Nov. 8, voters will choose between incumbent Tracy ...

Election 2022 Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series of stories on candidates and issues appearing before area voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. ––– The Village of Magnetic Springs is in ...

Fairbanks Middle School Principal Joe Newell is leaving the district after more than 20 years as an educator and administrator. Newell informed district staff last week that he planned to leave his le...

The colors of autumn are on full display at the Scott House, at the corner of Maple and Fourth streets in Marysville. The dozens of trees that make the in-town home one of the prettiest in the city al...

A local woman has been accused of stealing more than $5 million from an elderly woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Patricia Hall, 75, of 18550 Paver Barnes Road, Marysville, charging her ...

Plain City Council is considering an appeal for the Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Design Review Board that would allow property owners to build an external elevator shaft on the north s...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series on local issues and candidates appearing before voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. ––– Village officials always believed that the North Lewisburg Poli...

Two separate incidents in which vehicles were left in gear resulted in drivers being transported to hospitals. Union County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tom Morgan said first responders received a ca...

Neighbors acknowledge there is a problem, but don’t want it fixed. The city of Marysville wants it fixed but can’t. The developer is willing, but not allowed. And the Ohio Department of Transportation...

A 2004 Mack dump truck drove off the road and rolled onto its side into a ditch in the 23000 block of Kinney Pike in Richwood on Monday afternoon. Deputies and units from the Northern Union County Fir...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Response Team is expanding its numbers by partnering with a neighboring county. Sheriff Jamie Patton said he had been in contact with Sheriff Randall Dodds ...

The five-foot wide concrete path, which is to be named the Rosette Way to Healthy Food, will ensure residents can safely access healthier food options as well as provide a designated space for exercis...

Several area school boards are examining Released Time Religious Instruction policies for districts interested in allowing students to receive religious education during the school day. Some North Uni...

A local man has been indicted, charged with giving alcohol to a 13-year-old girl and having sex with her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Zachary Allen Wilson, 23, of 786 Meadows Drive, charg...

Triad officials are happy with the district’s state report card scores, while optimistic they can continue to improve. “We did pretty well,” Chief Academic Officer Jenna Fograscher told the Board of E...

Rocky Grimes of Heart of Unlimited Boundaries is pictured above at the Marysville Early College/STEM High School for a STEM Solutions Day on Friday. He informed a group of students about his experienc...

With 2023 fast approaching, the Marysville School District is presenting a clearer picture of the levy voters will be asked to approve in May. At Thursday night’s meeting, district treasurer Todd John...

A Texas man has been indicted following an alleged fight at a local hotel. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Adrian Garza, 30, of Harlingen, Texas, charging him with felonious assault. Accordin...