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Marysville’s Finance Committee will recommend moving forward with a $1.5-million paving program for 2021. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Project Manager Marc Dilsaver presented the annual pavement conditi...

Jerome Township will add two deputies to its community in 2021, but officials want more information regarding the county’s long-term public safety plan. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday...

Pictured above is Eva Boeckl and the mural she painted in the office of the Jonathan Alder Director of Student Services. (Photo submitted) Jen Korn, Director of Student Services, and Denise English, A...

Beginning today, Fairbanks School District is transitioning to fulltime, in person learning. “Fairbanks Local Schools will begin to phase in Learning Level 1 for students over the next several weeks,”...

Pastor Jeff Schooley of First Presbyterian Church Marysville said many churches have been able to weather the storm wrought by COVID-19, thanks to God’s faithfulness. “I suspect the long-lasting effec...

By: Gene Miller, Marysville Area Ministerial Association President and Agapé Community Fellowship Senior Pastor God is moving and there are incredible things happening in our community. A lot of focus...

By: Karen Eylon, Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau No industry has been hit as hard in the COVID-19 pandemic than the travel industry. At nearly a year in, tourism leaders in Union County an...

Information provided by American Honda Launching an all-new vehicle is challenging. Launching multiple all-new vehicles in the midst of a pandemic put the determination and commitment of Honda associa...

By: Holly Zweizig, Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County Associate Director It’s January, and like most Ohio winters, it is cold and grey. Normally, these months tend to be a time that some...

By: Kent Weakley, site director of the Nationwide Children’s Marysville Close To Home Center 2020 has been an unprecedented year for all of us. Hospitals and other health care providers have certainly...

By: Chip Hubbs, CEO/President of Memorial Health Like the rest of our region, our nation, and our world, Memorial Health was taken by surprise by this global pandemic. Together, we all faced an uncert...

By: Jason Orcena, Union County Health Commissioner As I write this prospective on what lies ahead for public health in the coming five years, it is difficult to think beyond the immediate response nee...

By: Terry Emery, Marysville City Manager Human Resources From a Human Resources Department perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic challenge caused us to examine the telecommuting option. This is where emp...

By: Vickie Hoffman, Triad Local Schools Superintendent The current pandemic has been stressful on all entities; families, students, schools, and businesses. Despite the negativity and loss associated ...

By: Diane Allen, Marysville Superintendent; Rich Baird, North Union Superintendent; Adham Schirg, Fairbanks Superintendent The impact of 2020 has been anything but subtle. Like many other organization...

By: Eric Phillips, Union County Economic Development Director Over these past nine months, the world has changed for everyone. We have gone from a business world that required human interaction to a w...

Drivers awoke to a blanket of snow this morning. Area roads were slick at spots but traffic on the streets was lighter than usual this morning because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Above,...

Officials from the Union County Health Department are thanking residents for their patience as they work to vaccinate local seniors. Appointments for the first clinic, reserved for those 80 or older, ...

Sherwin-Williams, which currently operates at 112 S. Main St, is making plans to move to the three lots at 702, 708 and 714 E. Fifth St. (Photo submitted) A Marysville paint store is planning a move. ...

Through the isolation of the pandemic, lifetime Union County resident Elsie Kandel has found joy in raising her flowers. The 96-year-old is especially proud of this Apple Blossom Pink Amaryllis that s...

Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by Memorial Health, explaining why the hospital will not be a vaccine provider for the public. The release is being run as submitted. ––– At Memorial H...

Marysville’s recently formed ad hoc committee to discuss council rules has started discussion on a section that would allow the body to expel one of its members. At the conclusion of Thursday’s meetin...

Kroger Pharmacy in Marysville will be offering COVID-19 vaccines to those who are 80 and older. Like vaccines offered by the Union County Health Department, shots administered at Kroger will also requ...

The Union County Commissioners this week held discussions to better understand how solar farms could impact the community. “They (solar farms) have been good to work with,” said Hardin County Commissi...

Shortly after 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Marysville police and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Main and Fourth streets. Officials said the crash report had not yet been prepare...

Union County residents who are 80 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 20. The group is the first of Gov. Mike DeWine’s second priority group - called Phase 1B - to ...

Jonathan Alder officials are making plans for the day when they can have students back in school full time. “There is no way to etch that in stone,” Jonathan Alder Board of Education President Shannon...

Acura on Tuesday celebrated the official production start of the all-new 2022 Acura MDX at the East Liberty Auto Plant. The fourth-generation MDX will serve as the new flagship of the Acura brand. The...

Despite “some disappointing news” regarding funding, Plain City officials said portions of projects in the northeast quadrant of the village will still move forward. Village Administrator Nathan Cahal...

A resident’s request to change an ordinance prohibiting chickens in the village limits met stiff resistance at Tuesday night’s North Lewisburg Village Council meeting. Resident Angela Myers asked coun...