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Abby Underhill, a Fairbanks graduate, was named the overall Showman of Showman at the 2021 Union County Fair. Underhill, who won the dairy feeder Showman of Showmen title, has been in the competition ...

Ag-Pro Companies officially acquired Parrott Implement Co., 396 E. Blagrove St. in Richwood, recently. “We’re excited to be a part of Richwood and look forward to meeting the customers, determining th...

Plain City voters will have one less option for village council than they thought. At this week’s meeting, the Madison County Board of Elections certified candidates for the upcoming general election....

Gary Steinhardt, of Keil, Wisconsin, was cited for obedience to traffic following a two vehicle traffic crash at 12:01 p.m., Tuesday. According to police reports, Steinhardt was driving a 2015 Volvo s...

A group of community members, businesses and organizations are teaming up to save lives. WINGS Support and Recovery is hosting an Overdose Awareness Day event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 at t...

Marysville Police Officer Amy Findley was at the council meeting Monday night to introduce the group to the city’s new therapy dog, Mercy. The Labrador retriever was born in March and has been living ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is hosting a free program to allow residents to explore Big Darby Creek State and National Scenic River at McKit...

As smooth as the first reading was, Marysville City Council’s second reading of a proposed development on U.S. 31 was equally contentious. At Monday’s meeting, city council considered a second reading...

Visitors to Marysville’s Uptown may notice something missing, at least for a while. Last week an accident knocked over the Ohio Historical Marker on the corner of Fifth and Main streets in Marysville....

City crews closed a portion of West Fifth Street, between Court and Maple streets, Monday to replace water lines. The street will be closed for about six weeks, though it will be open for residents an...

Joe Mowery and Lisa Martin approached village council Monday night to share concerns regarding some properties within the village of Richwood. Mowery and Martin, who are brother and sister, have two p...

Marysville resident Amanda Rutan converted a personal garden on her family’s property in Mechanicsburg into a community garden called the Plant Kindness Project. It features a 120-foot gourd tunnel, s...

Union County officials are participating in a Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign in an effort to stop drunk driving leading up to and during the Labor Day weekend. Expanded efforts to “take drunk...

Union County is experiencing high transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Though some have compared the virus to the flu, Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said doing so is inaccurate. Over th...

Fairbanks’ Mason Eagon (21) reacts with teammates Riordin Stauffer (24) and Joe Kinsley (54) after a sack of Cardington quarterback Nate Hickman (8) during the first half of Friday’s game on the Panth...

Attendees at Thursday night’s Marysville School Board meeting listen as high school senior Kieran Mulligan voices his support for wearing masks in school. Several people on both sides of the mask issu...

West Fifth Street, between Court and Maple streets, will be closed for about six weeks beginning Monday while contractors replace water lines. The street will be open for residents and businesses on t...

Triad educators are working to ensure “every future matters” within their district. The phrase, which is emblazoned on a new banner in Triad High School, is guiding the district’s philosophy, said Dir...

A white Volvo semi-truck crashed into the VFW on Industrial Parkway on Wednesday about 3:30 p.m. after colliding with a blue Ford Focus that pulled from the stop sign on Coleman’s Crossing into its pa...

Members of the Union County Board of Health agree that damage done to the fairgrounds during COVID-19 vaccination clinics should be repaired, but are still unsure of the price and who will foot the bi...

Local first responders were called to the scene of man dead of a gunshot wound Wednesday night. According to a report from the Marysville Division of Police, at approximately 7:33 p.m., police were ca...

Members of the All Ohio Balloon Fest and sponsors from the event, present a check for $15,000 to the Hope Center. Pictured above are: row one, from the left, Kevin Behrens with the All Ohio Balloon Fe...

Two Marysville students were unhurt after a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus this morning. Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Barker Road this morning at about...

Local first responders are shown above participating in a grain bin training hosted by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety recently. The program, provided by Nationwide’s Grain Bin S...

Today is the first day of school for many Marysville students. Officials from the Marysville Division of Police are asking drivers to use extra caution and be on the lookout as children will be walkin...

Azelene Bond, 88 of Bluebird Retirement Community, enjoyed a helicopter ride at the All Ohio Balloon Festival on Aug. 13 after her free hot air balloon ride was canceled because of weather conditions....

Planning for the new Jerome Township fire station and salt barn are well underway. Director of Departments Douglas Stewart told the trustees during Tuesday’s meeting that there will be a “shift in pro...

The Ninth annual McCarthy & Cox Charity Golf Outing was a success, raising a record $24,930 for two charities. “Tom McCarthy and I started the McCarthy & Cox Cares Fund in 2013 to assist seniors, yout...

For the third year in a row, a local resident is organizing an event to provide free haircuts for local youths as they prepare to go back to school. Marysville’s Chris Taylor, of Ohio Concrete Service...

Marysville’s Finance Committee is recommending the city appropriate $200,000 to complete restrooms and concession stands at the joint recreation facility. In 2019, the Union County Joint Recreation Di...