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With eight acres of corn planted and a design paying tribute to a central Ohio icon, the Rausch family is bringing the “MAiZE craze” back to Ohio. The popular Milford Center labyrinth, that drew thous...

Though no changes were made to district guidelines, a member of one Triad family asked the Board of Education to tighten COVID precautions in hopes that students can stay in school this year. “We are ...

Marysville school bus driver Rick Spence, left, shakes hands with board of education member Brian Luke, right, after being honored at Thursday night’s meeting. Board president Sue Devine is shown look...

Local law enforcement officials continue to investigate alleged vandalism to several political signs. The Marysville Division of Police and Union County Sheriff’s Office each responded to calls regard...

Earlier this month, Andrew Smarra began his second term as Union County Treasurer. By state law, the treasurer takes office the first Monday of September after their election in November. Above, Smarr...

This week, Robert W. Parrott officially took the bench as judge of the Marysville Municipal Court. Pictured above at the recent swearing in ceremony are, from left, Common Pleas Court Judge Don Fraser...

Several mosquito pools in Union County have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Union County Health Department Environmental Health Director Marcia Dreiseidel said during Wednesday’s Board of Health ...

Jerome Township officials hosted a community forum Wednesday to discuss plans for the new Innovation District with residents. Trustee Chair Megan Sloat, Director of Departments Douglas Stewart, legal ...

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), DriveOhio, the City of Dublin, the City of Marysville, the Transportation Research Center (TRC) Inc., Union County and industry partners held a ribbon cut...

What started as an attempt to help a stranded motorist has led to felony charges against a pair of out-of-state women. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted codefendants Sabrina Lynn Armstrong and ...

Members of North Lewisburg Village Council view the newest engine at the North East Champaign County Fire District after Tuesday night’s meeting. The fire department is operated out of the North Lewis...

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Union County Community Concert Association Board Member Florence Allen. ––– Bluegrass performers The Kevin Prater Band, who have performed thro...

Plain City Council tabled the first reading of a new noise ordinance Monday, instead electing to create a committee of interested parties that will review the proposal first. As was the case for the p...

Keith Ferrell, president of the Columbus Fraternal Order of Police chapter, addresses an audience at Scheiderer Transport in Plain City on Saturday. Ferrell was one of a handful of guest speakers who ...

Marysville City Council Monday gave final approval to annexation and rezoning of 103 acres north of the city. In a 5-2 vote, with council members Henk Berbee and Donald Boerger voting in opposition, c...

At Monday’s meeting, Marysville City Council unanimously confirmed Deputy Chief Tony Brooks as the city’s next chief of police. At 5 p.m., Friday, Police Chief Floyd Golden will officially retire and ...

The Jonathan Alder Board of Education has approved a measure to require all students in the district to wear a mask. At Monday night’s meeting, the board decided to implement a mask mandate for studen...

Though not entirely positive, Plain City officials were receptive to feedback from residents regarding the village’s pilot parking program. During the village council meeting Monday, Murlay Drive resi...

The Richwood Planning Commission met with Aaron Smith, planner I/GIS tech of LUC Regional Planning Commission, on Monday to review a draft of changes to the village’s official zoning map. Richwood’s c...

Officer Dave Nist works with Marysville Division of Police’s new K-9 officer, Mido. Nist is currently training the dog which is still getting acclimated to his new handler, the department and the comm...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee has begun the application process for T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant Program. The T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program will provide funds for projects “to build, rebuild or...

The Jerome Township Division of Fire responded to a commercial structure fire on Industrial Parkway this morning. According to information from JTFD, callers across the street from RoJen Company, 8350...

Marysville joined with communities around America on Saturday to remember the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The city’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony, held at the Decker Fire St...

Pictured above is a Marysville school bus which collided with a pickup truck south of Plain City on U.S. 42 Friday night on its way back from the Hilliard Bradley football game. The 45 players and two...

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by Wayne Dellinger, Union County Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources. ––– The fall armyworm has taken over many fields and lawns ...

While recently hiking the Barr trail to the top of the 14,115-foot Pike’s Peak, Marysville resident Kevin Behrens and his son, Berkley, 12, met former Plain City area resident James Yoder and his son,...

Marysville City Council is expected to move forward with a plan to purchase the Eagles building in the city’s uptown. At Monday night’s meeting, council will be asked to appropriate $542,000 to purcha...

Former Union County probation officer Keith F. Siegmann, right, smiles at defense attorney Paul Scarsella, following his sentencing hearing. Siegmann had an inappropriate relationship with a probation...

The City of Marysville will host a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at 9:50 a.m., Saturday, at Decker Fire Station, 16300 County Home Rd., Marysville. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist at...

After fielding repeated criticism from residents regarding a federal lawsuit, the Jerome Township Trustees heard a compliment Tuesday night. “I feel this was the right thing to do,” said resident Barr...