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The 2021 Union County Fair is on track to be a normal fair. “We are working fast and furious on it,” said Michelle Kuhlwein. “It’s going to be a pretty good lineup this year when it comes to the fair....

The leadership within the Marysville School District will look very different in the fall. Superintendent Diane Allen announced recently that planned administrative shifts will see a variety of member...

Editor’s Note: The following article is the first of a six-part series by Marysville resident Eric Demchak about one of Marysville’s forgotten war heroes. The series describes the career of Col. Josep...

Recent warm weather has spurred a number of carpenter bees, like this one pictured at Eljer Park, to emerge from their tunnels. Before the winter, female carpenter bees bore into wood to create a tunn...

As part of his sentencing hearing, Charles York, left, explains and demonstrates his claim that law enforcement officials allegedly tortured his brother and others to get a confession in previous case...

Peloton officials announced Monday the company would build its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility, Peloton Output Park, in Wood County’s Troy Township. The company is expected to create more than...

A Marysville woman was flown to the Ohio State University Medical Center early this morning after a man allegedly ran her over following an altercation at a bar. Nicholas Wyatt Burns, 25, of Delaware,...

Plain City Council is working to support Rock the Clock in a manner that is fair to other local events. Event organizer Tim Dawson was at the council meeting Monday to request the village’s financial ...

Plain City officials are bringing back the Bluegrass and BBQ event this Memorial Day weekend. Residents are invited to Pastime Park from 2-8 p.m. Sunday, May 30 for food trucks and musical performance...

What could have been a disaster for the Plain City Aquatic Center turned into a win-win situation for the community. Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said an issue with the pool nearly caused offic...

A pair of public presentations got very different responses at Monday night’s Marysville City Council meeting. As part of the meeting’s public comment section, council heard presentations about a grou...

Good spring weather means that most local farm fields are planted. With a hot week, some farmers have been able to get a first cutting of hay. But not all agricultural work happens in the fields. Some...

After 15 years, contractor given six days to pave Dudley Circle Developer Jason Wills signed a contract with the Village of Richwood in 2006 regarding a plan to complete work in the Dudley Circle hous...

Members of the Marysville Schools Class of 2021 throw their caps into the air at the conclusion of Saturday’s graduation ceremony at the football stadium. Though the 455 graduates were spaced out and ...

Fairbanks Board of Education and the Fairbanks Education Association have passed a three-year contract extension for teachers. At a recent meeting, the school board unanimously approved the agreement ...

Ohio Department of Natural Resources District Wildlife Officer Brian Motsinger talks with Inge Witt, left, and Anna Segner, right, as they prepare to put kayaks in the Marysville Reservoir Saturday af...

Local law enforcement officers will participate in the inaugural Union County Quick Click Challenge to promote wearing a seatbelt. Community members are invited to watch the relay-style competition at...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a local couple, charging them with shooting at and into Mill Valley homes. Andrew J. Wiant, 40, and his wife Annamarie Christine Wiant, 34, both of 18100 Raymo...

Communities around the county are preparing for Memorial Day. Above, Ron Schilling Jr., of the Marysville Parks Department, mows a portion of Oakdale Cemetery. The cemetery will host a service at 9:30...

Marysville district residents want return to normal Area residents told the Marysville Board of Education exactly what they thought of the district’s mask policy Thursday night. Seven members of the p...

After a spell of rainy weather, local residents and wildlife alike are ready to soak in the sun. The warmer temperatures have also brought blossoming plants, including the wildflowers along the Jim Si...

As the academic year wraps up, Triad staff is preparing for a “booming enrollment” of summer school students. “It’s the highest we’ve ever had,” Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool said during th...

Fairbanks High School hosted its 2020-21 High School Awards Ceremony today. Ellee Bouic was named Valedictorian while Shelby Jones is Salutatorian. Bouic is the daughter of Dan and Ashlee Bouic of Ost...

New health orders from the state have left some local residents confused about where masks should be worn, including school board members. During the Board of Health meeting Wednesday, Union County He...

As the weather warms, Marysville’s Uptown is getting some added color. Employees from Scheiderer Farms spent the morning hanging baskets of flowers on the city light posts. Above, Jacob Nicol, in the ...

Police are looking for help to identify the suspects who fled Plain City early this morning in this black SUV. The suspects were first seen on Cooper Lane in the Copperfield Estates housing developmen...

City of Marysville officials are preparing to construct a new water tower, located along Industrial Parkway, in Jerome Township. Marysville Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said there is currently ...

The North Union School Board was asked to make masks in school voluntary by a crowd attending Monday’s meeting. Boys basketball coach Brian Terrill told the board that during basketball season, he was...

Marysville officials are looking at more than a million dollars of new employees. At Monday night’s meeting, Marysville’s finance committee heard requests for 16 new employees. Requested personnel inc...