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It’s a family tradition at the Richwood Fair
By Sherryl Sheets
In a house with four sisters and you would think there’s a lot of drama, hormones, and arguing.
That’s not necessarily the case with Mikenzie Price, Peyton, Logan and Regan Martino. These four sisters show hogs at The Richwood Fair. This year will be a bitter sweet moment for them.

Council extends water agreement
By Lindsay Castle
Richwood Village Council members voted Monday to extend a non-binding agreement with AquaOhio, Inc.

Local gun club receives NRA grant
From Richwood Gazette staff reports
The Richwood Gun and Game Club announced the completion of the first phase of the club’s range improvement program. As part of this program, a “no-horizon” covered shooting position was built with funds from the National Rifle Association (NRA) Range Grant program for the club’s new 100 rifle range.

Board passes privatization resolution
From Richwood Gazette staff reports
The Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities (UCBDD) passed a resolution last week to develop and implement a plan to privatize adult day array services, hoping to save an estimated $10 million from its’ cumulative budget by 2020.

Office closed on Labor Day
The Richwood Gazette office will be closed Monday, September 3 for the Labor Day holiday. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, September 4. The newspaper will be published a day late and will be available on Thursday, September 6.

Board anxious for grade card report
By Lindsay Castle
As North Union’s 2012-13 school year began yesteray, the district is still unsure how they did on the 2011-12 school report card.

Hi-Ho we’re off to the Richwood Fair
From Richwood Gazette staff reports
One week from today, a crowd will enter the gates of the Richwood Independent Fair. Six days of fun and hard work will take place Aug. 29 through Sept. 3, showcasing projects of 4-H and FFA students, displays of garden produce, antiques, woodworking and handiwork, games galore, the smell of fair food, musical entertainment, harness racing, horseshoe pitching, just to name a few.

Health department confirmed first case of swine flu in county
By MAC CORDELL
The Union County Health Department confirmed Wednesday evening, that Union County has its first confirmed case of Influenza A variant H3N2, also known as H3N2v.

It’s time to talk about drugs in Union County
From Richwood Gazette staff reports
They are easy to get, easy to hide and hard to detect...prescription drugs. Union County, like many other communities across the state, is dealing with the effects of prescription drugs and heroin abuse.

Pamper your pooch
From Richwood Gazette staff reports
As the summer comes to an end, so do the long days spent outdoors. And that includes the time man's best friend spends outdoors as well.

Balloon Festival is fun for everyone
By Lindsay Castle
The 37th annual All Ohio Balloon Fest is days away.
Food, music, and of course, 32 hot air balloons will take over the Union County Airport Friday and Saturday for a family event.

Council discusses parking for semis
By Lindsay Castle
Richwood Village Council members approved the second reading of a resolution putting an end to through traffic on a street in the village.

Humane Society ready to expand
By RYAN HORNS
During the 1980’s, lost dogs and stray cats in Union County were dropped off into a dingy box and left to fend for themselves overnight. It must have been interesting for the Humane Society staff when they opened the lid each morning.

Horsemen to honor local business at fair
staff reports
The Richwood Independent Fair has a very long history with harness racing. In fact, when the fair began Sept. 27, 1892, Richwood was well-known for horse racing. This year’s fair will be held Aug. 29 through Sept. 3.

Marijuana plants seized by sheriff’s office
From Union County Sheriff’s office
The Union County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Identifications (BCII), of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, conducted a joint operation, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, that led to the seizure of 36 marijuana plants in the county.

Program keeps residents “Safe and Sound”
From Richwood Gazette staff reports
There’s a program called “Safe and Sound” and every resident in Union County is invited and encouraged to attend. The event is free and the knowledge you will gain is priceless.

Journal-Tribune reporter’s jump to highlight local balloon fest
By Lindsay Castle
Jumping out of a plane isn’t something most people dream of doing. Around the Journal-Tribune, many of the employees have asked the same question: “Why would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?”

Columbus reservoir project said to be ahead of schedule
By Lindsay Castle
A project in northern Union and Delaware counties that began last year is ahead of schedule.
The first reservoir for Water Beyond 2000, an upground reservoir project started by the City of Columbus, is at the half-way mark in the construction phase.

Richwood Fair is 120 years old!
By Richwood Gazette staff reports
On Aug. 8, 1888, a business man said one day...”What is the reason we can’t have an agricultural fair at Richwood? Our location is excellent. The only question is our willingness to undertake it.”

Help needed for fair request
Richwood has a deep history of being involved in the agriculture field.
Did you know that there were seven different implement dealers in Richwood?

United Way sponsors school supply drive
From R-Gazette staff
Next time you're out shopping, grab an extra box of crayons or a composition book. Then bring it to the United Way School Supply Drive, presented by the Marysville Association of Realtors. We're collecting school supplies for all Union County public schools.

Plenty to eat at the All Ohio Balloon Fest
By Lindsay Castle
While most of the vendors who will set up at the All Ohio Balloon Fest this year have experience serving at the event, there are a couple of newcomers that people may recognize from around town.

Man convicted on one count of aggravated vehicular homicide
By MAC CORDELL
A Marysville man has been convicted in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Raymond woman.
A jury this week convicted Joshua H. Swihart, 26, of 18795 Smokey Road, of one count of aggravated vehicular homicide.

School District announces meetings
By Sherryl Sheets
In just 20 days on Aug. 21, North Union School District will open their doors to most students, beginning their 2012-13 school year.

The time is now-give blood
By Sherryl Sheets
Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation. Did you know that one pint of blood can save three lives?