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Members of North Lewisburg Village Council were introduced to the new chief of the Northeast Champaign County Fire District at Tuesday night’s meeting. New chief Derek Hess is also currently a member ...

Paving work on East Sixth Street should be complete this week. Earlier this year, city officials replaced the water main from Plum to Cherry streets. The improvements will help prevent future breaks c...

Plain City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance to approve the plan, pictured above, for the proposed Oak Grove development. The planning and zoning commission recommended denial of the ini...

Members of Jonathan Alder’s volleyball team pile on in celebration after winning the Division II regional championship last Saturday at Pickerington North High School. The Lady Pioneers will travel to...

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By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia Local agencies are ramping up their emergency response efforts in the midst of a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases. “We are seeing a significant surge,” Fire Chi...

The City of Marysville is moving forward with a pair of new taxes, aimed at improving local streets. At Monday night’s meeting, City Council approved legislation to impose a pair of $5 increases on ve...

A Chicago-based company is moving forward with plans to construct another solar farm in northern Union County. Officials from Invenergy met recently with the Union County Commissioners to discuss a pr...

Amid a spike in local cases, the Ohio National Guard will be in Marysville to offer additional COVID-19 testing. The National Guard will provide an additional day of testing on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. t...

Bo Johnstone, Docent Director of the Union County Historical Society, speaks as master of ceremonies for the Voice of the Stone program Sunday at the Veterans Monument on the Union County Courthouse l...

Pictured above is an aerial photo of the Honda manufacturing plant west of Marysville. (Photo submitted) Questions remain on impact to area Honda has announced plans to combine all of its automobile m...

Throughout the county, local municipalities are honoring those who have served with a number of Veterans Day commemorations. Marysville The 14th annual Union County Veterans Day and Voices from the St...

Marysville High School senior Parker Reese, son of Scott and Angie Reese of Marysville, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. “Reaching the achievement of Eagle is a great thing,” Reese said. “But the b...

LEE POLING VANHOOSE Members of the Marysville High School FFA program have been busy earning state and national degrees as well as placing in state competitions. American FFA Degree Three members of t...

Before first light this morning, city worker Duane Lords was on the job and working with fire. Lords was adding striping to the pavement on Frontage Road, near the intersection with Delaware Avenue. L...

Jerome Township officials are hoping to better prepare for growth in the area by expanding the zoning staff. During the Wednesday night trustees meeting, Director of Departments Douglas Stewart presen...

A dropped cell phone led police to a pair of suspected thieves. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jason K. Barker, 46, of 229 N. Cherry St., Marysville and Brandon Michael Bowsher, 18, of 32 Sp...

Traffic coming off U.S. 33 west will have new ramps to use. The ramp going north has been reconfigured, as has the separate ramp for traffic wanting to go south. A traffic light is being installed at ...

With potentially more than 1,000 votes yet to be counted, Union County saw record votes and record voter turnout in this year’s election. According to officials at the Union County Board of Elections,...

Candidate for Union County Commissioner Tony Eufinger, center, looks at election results posted by Council member Aaron Carpenter, left, and Justin Hogan at the Marysville High School polling location...

Keeping polling places sterile Poll workers and election officials did their best to keep voters safe on Election Day. Hand sanitizer was placed at a variety of spots throughout each polling location....

Republican Danielle Sullivan has defeated Democrat LeighAnn Merriman Moots, and will be the next County Clerk of Courts. According to unofficial results from the Union County Board of Elections Office...

A window at the Marysville Exempted Village Schools District Board of Education Office is boarded up following an incident in which a vehicle crashed into the building. Further details were not availa...

Avalon Theatre officials are looking to add a small park, or parklet, in front of the building at, 121 S. Main St. Above is an overhead view of the parklet, which will protrude into the street and tak...

Voters were up early to cast their ballots at the Marysville High School polling location this morning. Volunteer Nieca Nowels, right, instructs voter Randy Courtright with inserting his ballot to be ...

A local man has been indicted for allegedly attacking a woman twice in less than two weeks. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joseph R. Boerger, 40, of 433 Ash St., Marysville. He is charged wi...

Chilly but dry conditions Saturday led to a robust turnout for Marysville’s trick-or-treat. The uptown streets of Marysville were filled for the activities of Scarysville Saturday morning. During the ...

Union County Fair officials are moving forward with a plan to raise funds and construct a new 20,000 square foot building on the fairgrounds. The building would be similar to one in Wayne County, but ...

A Richwood man is dead following a fatal motorcycle crash Thursday morning. The Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a one-vehicle fatal crash on Route 37 near mile...