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Members of the Scott family were honored at a recent Marysville City Council meeting. Earlier this year, siblings David Hanhart, Scott Hanhart and Susan Hoopingarner donated about 112 acres, north of ...

A man who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Shawnta Lamar Draper. Draper, 43, of Columbus, has been charged with one count each ...

Hardy World, LLC, recently purchased nine acres in Marysville’s Innovation Park. The company intends to build a 120,000-square-foot, multi-tenant speculative building on the site. (Photo submitted) Ma...

Work is underway for Darby Station, a residential development that will be constructed on nearly 336 acres along Route 161. The development will also fully fund the creation of a roundabout on Route 1...

What was slated as public comment on a proposed development incentive turned into a debate about the need for additional housing, specifically apartments, in Marysville. At Monday night’s meeting, Mar...

Traffic on East Fifth Street was slowed Tuesday afternoon as firefighters and officials with Columbia Gas looked for a gas leak in the area. About 1:30 p.m., the Marysville Division of Fire received a...

While some expansion projects at Memorial Hospital are easy to see on the exterior of the facility, other growth is occurring within the existing departments. Memorial’s Board of Trustees recently app...

Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 33 westbound at milepost 18 between Beecher Gamble Road and the rest area at 11:14 a.m. Tuesday. Chief Deputy...

According to the U.S. Census, the 2020 population of Union County was 62,784 residents. Economic Development Director Eric Phillips said Union County remains the second fastest growing county in the s...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee is working on a $22 for 2022 campaign to raise money for the restoration of the Richwood Opera House. The goal is to raise about $5,000 over 60 days. Dates for th...

Fairbanks officials will be making a recommendation for the new elementary school principal. Saturday, Fairbanks Superintendent Adham Schirg announced that he would be recommending the board hire Ashl...

Triad administrators have settled on a new middle school master schedule for the upcoming school year. Middle School Principal Vinnie Spirko told the board of education during its most recent meeting ...

The Marysville Pride Fest committee was honored with the “Champion of Change” award at the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County’s recent Youth Services Summit at the Avalon Theatre in Mary...

Hope Center officials are hopeful that their organization will be the next occupant of the former Kroger site on West Fifth Street. “We’ve got so many dreams and visions for that space,” said Hope Cen...

A group of Triad students in Future Farmers of America (FFA) are asking their district to invest in improved facilities for their program. Sophomore Allison Harlan said the small size of their current...

The north-south alley between Fifth and Sixth streets in Marysville’s Uptown is closed while the city makes improvements to the alley as well as the east-west alley that connects it to Plum Street. Th...

The Fairbanks Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) recently provided snacks for nursing departments of Memorial Hospital and comfort blankets for patients. NJHS members focus on the five...

A pair of Columbus men have been arrested, charged with skimming credit card information. Officers from the Grove City Division of Police detained two Cuban nationals, Sandy Curbelo, 33, and Hildel Re...

Those looking for a pot of gold were treated to a burst of color Wednesday. This rainbow, as seen from U.S. 33, crossed the sky near the exit to Route 36 in Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac C...

Developers are asking for a TIF to redevelop the Marysville Plaza on West Fifth Street. If approved, the former Kroger site will become the home to 240 apartments and three additional commercial out-l...

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County hosted its Youth Services Summit on Wednesday at the Avalon Theatre in Marysville. The event offered a “crisis academy” for social workers, school ...

Andrew Green and Alexander Aldamen from North Union were traveling in a white 2008 Toyota Corolla with 16-year-old driver Justin Bailey when the vehicle struck a red 2019 Subaru Outback then hit a bri...

Approximately $39-$40 million will be invested in the U.S. 33/Route 161/Post Road interchange. A depiction of the proposed project, including the creation of a shared-use path for pedestrians, is show...

The North Union Board of Education broke its silence about solar farms, but it didn’t say much. The topic of solar farms was a discussion item on the meeting agenda Monday night, but the board did not...

Marysville Council member Henk Berbee wants to make sure the city gets out ahead of rising fuel costs, at least as far as it could impact street paving for the summer season. At Monday’s city council ...

Marysville High School sophomore Mallory Huffman’s oil painting of a self-portrait earned her top 25 honors in the 2022 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. (Photo submitted) A Marysville High School...

A giant fan produces wind at the new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio facility at Transportation Research Center Inc. The fan is more than 26 feet across with 12 hollow carbon fiber blades. The f...

Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Neel Road and Route 4 in Richwood for a report of a cement mixer truck in a ditch at 8:17 a.m. Monday. According to the...

Despite popular belief, where drivers stop to fill up their gas tanks does not impact how much motor fuel tax revenue areas receive. Revenues from motor vehicle fuel and use tax are distributed among ...

Honda officials, along with local, state and national officials, gathered Monday at the Traffic Research Center in East Liberty to open a $124-million, 110,000-square foot wind tunnel facility. The fa...