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Monday morning snowfall   hangs on flowers planted at the small community park and mural near the intersection of Fourth and Main streets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Marysville’s Public Service/Public Safety committee is considering a permit and inspection program for rental properties in the city. At the body’s recent meeting, Zach Andrews, the city’s code enforc...

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by UCCCA board member Florence Allen. ––– The Union County Community Concert Association will hold the last concert of the season on Thursday when...

Patrons at more than a dozen Marysville restaurants and bars will be able to walk and shop in the Uptown with alcohol daily. At its recent meeting, the council approved expanding the boundaries and ho...

When North Lewisburg created its own police force in 2020, village officials knew they would need some help. The village budgeted for a pair of officers to give the village coverage for about 80 hours...

Hundreds of Plain City children bundled up and braved the cold and rain recently to hunt Easter eggs, interact with fire trucks and even meet the Easter Bunny at the village’s annual egg hunt in Pasti...

Area churches invite the public to attend special Holy Week activities and Easter services. Friday, April 15 -- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 1033 W. Fifth St., Stations of the Cross - 3 p.m. -...

Officials from the Village of Plain City, Plain City Police Department and the Pleasant Valley Fire District joined together Wednesday to support #OhioWearsBlue, part of a statewide initiative to rais...

The Union County Commissioners have passed legislation that would allow solar farms to locate in the county, as long as they meet certain requirements and get approval from the township where they wil...

Jerome Township officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the Jerome Township Division of Fire’s second fire station, Station 211, located at 11840 Ewing Road. Pictured are, from left, Tr...

Plain City Council unanimously rejected what would have been the village’s first Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) agreement, and may have rejected a new residential development in the process. “This ma...

Triad’s chief academic officer will soon shift into a new administrative position as the district’s treasurer. The Triad Board of Education voted during a special meeting Monday to accept Morgan Fagna...

The Jerome Township Trustees hosted a special meeting Tuesday - the majority of which was not in public session - to discuss economic development with officials from throughout the county. Both the tr...

In a split vote, Marysville City Council has decided to move forward with a tax incentive to redevelop the site of the former Kroger. At Monday night’s meeting, city council voted 4-2, with members Do...

Pictured above is a graphic used in Honda’s Tuesday presentation about the future of electrified vehicles in the company, including hydrogen fuel cells and swappable batteries. (Graphic submitted) The...

The Village of Richwood Council is considering a five-year levy for street maintenance after receiving advice from Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver. “If the results are good and the street repairs a...

At a recent meeting, the Marysville Planning Commission approved rezoning nearly 102 acres at 14373 Weaver Road. The developer presented a preliminary plan, shown here, for a 284 single-family home de...

All Union County law enforcement agencies, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Memorial Hospital, the Union County Drug Free Coalition, and other local agencies are sponsoring a p...

A mother and daughter could each be facing prison time after allegedly trying to steal a generator and run over an employee trying to stop them. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Sabrina A. Rai...

Members of the Marysville Public Library team recently attended the Ohio Library Council’s first in-person Legislative Day in Columbus in three years. Pictured above, from left, are Pam Hoesman, Direc...

The Hope Center plans to temporarily move its offices and Emergency Assistance Program into the former dentist’s office at 123 N. Court St. Hope Center administrators said they are still seeking a mor...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee is one step closer to receiving $50,000 from the 2021 capital budget. Committee member Tracy Plouck said the committee must complete a Section 106 of the National...

Moments after 3 p.m. Friday, emergency responders were called to U.S. 33 westbound for a crash between Delaware Avenue and Route 31. Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said it was a chain reaction, f...

The Union County Airport Authority is asking the city to put a halt to new retention ponds in the vicinity of the airport. Officials say the ponds attract geese, like the one above on Professional Par...

As the village continues to grow, Plain City officials are on track to hire a municipal financing adviser. Finance Director Renee Sonnett recommended during council’s work session Wednesday that the v...

Early in-person and mail-in voting for the May 3 primary election is underway. Above, Bayleigh Miller, left, listens and prepares to vote as elections specialist Shirley Peterson, right, gives her fin...

The process to update Jerome Township’s comprehensive plan will last longer than officials initially anticipated. During the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Zoning Inspector Eric Snowden said the t...

Both drivers appeared to escape injury in a crash Wednesday morning on Route 31 south of Mill Valley. A report of the crash was unavailable at press time, but at the scene it appeared that the blue ca...

The district encompassed by the Cooperative Economic Development Agreement (CEDA) between the City of Marysville and Jerome Township is highlighted in green. The CEDA acts as a framework for a Joint E...

At Monday night’s city council work session, council heard updates to the body’s strategic plan. The plan, which was created in 2021, includes nine priorities, 55 goals and 286 action steps. City Mana...