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Marysville Police Chief Floyd Golden has announced he will retire later this year. In a letter to City Administrator Terry Emery, dated Monday and read at Monday night’s city council meeting, Golden s...

Cows bed down and try to stay cool in the new beef barn at the Union County Fairgrounds on Monday. With temperatures climbing into the 90s again today, keeping animals cool at the fair will be a prior...

Mayor Scott Jerew addressed the possibility of adding 13 camping spots near the bus garage at Richwood Lake Park during the Village of Richwood Council meeting on Monday. “That’s a 40-foot site, so th...

Jason Yoder, 9, prepares for Sedosa the Harris’ Hawk to land on his arm as Master Falconer Joe Dorrian, left, coaches him. Dorrian brought several birds of prey from the Ohio School of Falconry to Pas...

A pair of men are in custody this morning, charged with stealing catalytic converters from a local car dealership. Donald Edward Hicks, 41, of Belle Center, and Evan Michael Regan, 26, of Ridgeway wer...

Officials with the Richwood Civic Center are looking for a new home. “We are not going away. We are going to be around for a long time,” said Richwood Civic Center Executive Director Susie Pfarr. “We ...

Above, Richwood Revitalization Committee and community members participated in a cleanup day of the Richwood Opera House at 101 S. Franklin St. on Saturday between 9-11 a.m. to prepare for tours and a...

At Monday night’s meeting, the Marysville City Council will be asked to approve more than $2 million in budget adjustments to pay for a new waste water pump station for Jerome Township. Because Marysv...

Firefighters from the Marysville Division of Fire and the Allen Township Fire Department participated in a joint training at the Union County Emergency Management Agency earlier this week. The agencie...

The Richwood Revitalization Committee, a subcommittee of the Village of Richwood Council, did not make its membership legal at Thursday’s meeting because all voting members were not present. Of the 10...

The Village of Richwood Trailblazer group made a some recent improvements at Richwood Lake Park on Lynn Street. A new grill post was installed across from the gazebo, the rubber bridge frame had a mis...

A Columbus man suffered injuries to his stomach following a bicycle accident, initially believed to be a motorcycle crash. Vincent Payne, 33, of Columbus was transported to Grant Medical Center by Car...

The local man accused of shooting his nephew is now facing attempted murder charges. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Richard A. Smith Jr., 52, of 13163 Route 347, Marysville, charging him wit...

Marysville officials tested nearly all of the storm water outlets in the city Thursday. Cole Riley, city project engineer, said the tests are aimed at eliminating illicit discharges into the city’s wa...

Representatives from the Union County Fair Board and Union County Health Department say they have a strong working relationship, as they navigate repairing damages caused during COVID-19 mass vaccinat...

When Memorial Hospital opened its new inpatient pavilion late in 2020, the second floor of the facility was built with the ability to add more rooms in the future. As it turns out, the future is now. ...

Above, community members gather on Wednesday afternoon for the official opening of the Marysville Plant Library on Milford Avenue to discuss and trade perennials, herbs, annuals and houseplants. Below...

A proposal provided by the Union County Fair Board, with a quote from Goodwin Services, estimates repairing damage to the fairgrounds caused by COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics will cost more than $2...

Julia Patterson, an incoming senior at Marysville High School, will attend the week-long program, American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation July 24-31 in Washington D.C. after participating in Buck...

Triad families will see a difference in building leadership during the upcoming school year. The Board of Education recently approved a new principal and moved another to a new building. Vincent “Vinn...

If he were a little younger, Cole Swindell might have built an online following as a springboard to country music superstardom, posting videos so his talent could speak for itself. As it stands, the 3...

Triad officials believe the district’s choice to continue in-person instruction through most of the 2020 school year is paying dividends. Chief Academic Officer Morgan Fagnani said Triad’s spring test...

Marysville officials are beginning the 2022 budget process and Finance Director Brad Lutz is offering some advice. “I did encourage our staff to look at capital needs— what do we need to do,” Lutz tol...

Family members and friends of Donna Althar gather as Director of Compassion Ministries at the Hope Center Lorie Spain, at right, unveils a plaque in her honor. Spain said Althar was one of the foundin...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidelines for school settings on July 9, but North Union Local Schools Superintendent Richard Baird told the North Union Board of Edu...

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the United Way of Union County. ––– The United Way of Union County wants to be a part of keeping every student in Union County and Plain City we...

Robert Parrott has been recommended to serve as the next municipal court judge. Dean Cook, secretary for the local Republican Central Committee said he expects to submit paperwork to Gov. Mike DeWine ...

Women at the Ohio Reformatory for Women use clear plastic trash bags as ponchos during a rainy Parent Day event hosted Saturday by Prison Fellowship, a Christian non-profit that advocates for justice ...

Matt Roberson and Julie Spain organized the Marysville Plant Library on Milford Avenue, which provides community members a safe space to share plants. The plant library officially opens on Wednesday. ...

Farmland around the Marysville School District that used to pump out corn will likely be responsible for pushing a new crop of students in the Marysville School District over the next 10 years. With s...