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Communities throughout the county are celebrating Fourth of July with a variety of family-friendly events. Marysville The city will host its annual parade and fireworks show in celebration of Independ...

Marysville water customers are being told to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars. “The city is requiring all outdoor water usage to cease immediately,” according to a release from the Cit...

Part-time firefighters at the Jerome Township Division of Fire will go from the some of the lowest paid in the region to among the highest. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its most rece...

Gary L. Brill, left, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Brill could face as many as five years in prison. Because he is a sex offender, Brill is required to re...

Representatives from the First United Methodist Church talk through future church project ideas with Union County Commissioners during the regular meeting on Wednesday. Though none of the ideas were o...

North Union Board of Education President Brian Davis presented several facility projects, particularly in the high school gymnasium, he would like included in the budget during the board meeting on Mo...

James A. Gray, 66, of Richwood, died Monday after he was thrown from a Gator on Route 37, in Leesburg Township. Gray was driving the Gator when it was hit from behind by a 2003 Honda Accord. (Photo su...

Less than six months into 2022, city officials are already starting the process of looking at the 2023 budget. “As it stands right now, I am not particularly worried about the income side of the ledge...

The Ohio law allowing adults to carry a firearm without a license is now in effect and it has the Sheriff’s Office uneasy. Ohio’s Senate Bill 215 went into effect last week allowing a “qualifying adul...

City officials are asking residents to help conserve water until the new water plant is operational. Officials said customers are nearing the 4 million gallon daily maximum capacity of the city’s curr...

The Leesburg Township Fire Department intends to merge with the Northwestern Joint Fire District. Leesburg Township Trustees Bill Lowe and Jeff Robinson informed the Northern Union County Fire and EMS...

“Gentlemen, turn and talk - go,” Triad Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool told her students Thursday evening. These students were not the typical children in her classroom, though. Instead, they...

While school and law enforcement officials have been innocuous in their responses to House Bill 99, the Marysville teachers union has taken a stand. “The idea to protect kids from gun violence (by bri...

Ken Chaffin will be the first person to be principal at both Marysville high schools. The Marysville Board of Education voted to approve the recommendation of district Superintendent Diane Allen to ma...

The Northern Union County Fire and EMS District Board voted to increase part-time rates for medics and basics beginning July 3 during its meeting on Thursday. Currently, medics earn $16.06 an hour and...

Local officials are currently investigating a gunshot-related death that was believed to be self-inflicted. Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, units from the Union Township Fire Departme...

Like many employers throughout the nation, the Union County Health Department is taking extra steps to attract new staff members and to keep the ones they have. “We’re finding recruitment and retentio...

The Union County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office, within the local health department, recently became a drop-off location for the OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank. Pictured above are WIC Adminis...

Plain City Mayor Jody Carney, pictured at center, recently presented a proclamation to the Jonathan Alder softball team recognizing its finish as the D-II state runner-up. Carney presented the proclam...

The Madison County Farm Bureau and Union County Farm Bureau recently hosted “Ice Cream with a Farmer” at Pastime Park. The event allowed residents to interact with farmers from the area while they enj...

A number of local organizations hosted a Fatherhood Festival in Partner’s Park Tuesday evening to celebrate the community’s dads as Father’s Day approaches. Wings Support and Recovery, The Mosaic Proj...

Plain City Council is ready to move forward with street improvements, and move their public works equipment into a new facility. During their most recent meeting, council members unanimously approved ...

School officials in Union County have mixed feelings about a new bill that would allow for the arming of teachers. On Monday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99 into law, making it possible for sch...

Union County Commissioners approved a blanket request to stop solar farms coming into eight townships in the county. At their weekly meeting on Wednesday, commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a resoluti...

The Village of Richwood is moving forward with a multi-district wastewater plant, which will service Magnetic Springs and any future growth. The village council approved the first reading of a resolut...

Strong storms blew through the area overnight on Monday, bringing moderate rain but heavy wind and lightning. Above, a tree fell across Raymond Road, while at right, the trunk of the felled tree is sh...

Municipalities in Union, Logan and Champaign counties have endured power outages as a result of severe thunderstorms Monday night. Bellefontaine, DeGraff, East Liberty, North Lewisburg and surrounding...

The City of Marysville is looking to approve tax increment financing (TIF) bonds for infrastructure improvements on Industrial Parkway, ahead of the building of the Scotts warehouse and distribution c...

Local property owners sought clarification about how the proposed amendments to the Village of Richwood Zoning Ordinance will impact their properties during a Richwood Planning Commission public heari...

The man who allegedly drove off U.S. 33 into Mill Valley and down the Jim Simmons Trail has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Shane A. Grieves, 26, of Anna, charging him with thr...