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The Marysville School District has been awarded a $1,050,000 literacy grant from the Ohio Department of Education. The district was one of 35 in the state to receive a Comprehensive Literacy State Dev...

The Plain City Farmers’ Market will open today, with added safety precautions in light of COVID-19. “This season will look different,” according to a statement from market organizers. One of the bigge...

Plain City’s mayor recently told council members and residents he feels working to support local businesses also means accepting changes in the village. During the most recent council meeting, members...

Time is running out for city residents to have their say on how Marysville addresses future road and traffic concerns. Marysville is updating its thoroughfare plan and is asking for public input about...

McDonalds owners and operators in a majority of Ohio and a portion of Kentucky recently gave away a 2020 Ford Fusion to one restaurant general manager chosen at random. Marysville General Manager Hayd...

A group of residents is asking Marysville City Council to create a committee to explore a possible commuter tax credit as well as other options for city financing. At Monday night’s city council meeti...

This grasshopper was discovered seeking shelter from Monday’s rain. It was spotted moving along a Journal-Tribune newspaper box on the west side of the city. The rain showers moved out overnight and c...

At Monday’s Richwood Village Council meeting, fiscal officer Sarah Sellers presented members of council with four new options to accept online credit card payments. The village already accepts online ...

This 2005 Honda Accord went off Middleburg Plain City Road and caught fire Sunday afternoon. Witnesses were able to turn the car over and pull two people from the burning car. A man died at the scene ...

The first cases of COVID-19 in a long-term care facility in Union County have been reported. According to the Ohio Department of Health, as of Friday one resident and one staff member at Prestige Gard...

Bayleigh Miller, pictured above in the center, was crowned the 2020 Union County Junior Fair Queen over the weekend. She is pictured with the 2019 Union County Junior Fair Queen and King, Maura Grose ...

What appears to be a routine action at Monday night’s Marysville City Council meeting, is actually part of what has been a frustrating project for city and county officials. The money to be appropriat...

Marysville Elks Lodge #1130 recently used money from the Ohio Elks Association Community Service Grant to purchase a Portable Scene Light and Plastic Face Shields for the Marysville Police Department....

Tracy Richardson, seen on the left in a photo from her Facebook page, may have been part of a group of representatives specifically chosen and supported by Larry Householder, right. Householder was ar...

Plain City Design Review Board members recently continued a meeting surrounding the property at 132 N. Chillicothe Street. Although applications for changes to the exterior of the building have not ye...

An unnamed suspect remains in the hospital following an incident last week. The man was allegedly seen Thursday going through cars on Milridge Drive. Police tasered the man after he fled the scene the...

Following a heated public hearing, Jerome Township Trustees are unsure how they will move forward with a proposed residential development on McKitrick Road. “We know we’re going to hear some oppositio...

Lorie Spain with The Hope Center holds a “Learn United” School Supply Drive Collection Box. The Hope Center is one of nine public collection sites for this year’s school supply drive. (Photo submitted...

Fairbanks school officials are asking parents to assess the health of their children before sending them to school. At Monday’s meeting of the Fairbanks Board of Education, the board approved the purc...

A man who allegedly broke into several vehicles remains hospitalized with a head injury after a confrontation with police. Marysville Police Chief Floyd Golden said he could not release the man’s name...

Even the wildlife in Ohio has had enough of the hot weather. The extended period with temperatures hovering around 90 had this squirrel lounging in a bird bath at a home in Green Pastures. (Photo subm...

Summer is half over the students, parents, and school staff are all unsure about the start of the 2020-2021 school year. COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and every day more news comes out abo...

The Union County Commissioners have named Karen Riffle to serve as the acting county recorder. Teresa Markham, the current Union County Recorder, has tendered a resignation effective July 31. Earlier ...

Several dozen individuals gathered Sunday afternoon for a Black Lives Matter march and rally in Marysville. The group assembled at Eljer Park at 3 p.m. and marched along the uptown streets, eventually...

Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena took time during the most recent Board of Health meeting to dispel misconceptions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. As the last few weeks have seen “an e...

Memorial Health announced the forthcoming retirement of the health system’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Victor A. Trianfo, Jr., D.O., after 43 years in the medical field. After 21 years with the orga...

American Legion Park, and the newly paved trail, provided a quiet spot for residents around the community to enjoy the beautiful weather and get some fresh air this morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...

By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia State rating triggers mask mandate Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday Union County is now at a Red Alert, Level 3 Public Health Emergency. According to information...

Charlie Battery, first of the 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment of the Ohio National Guard is assembling in person again. The unit, stationed at the armory in Marysville, has been distancing and ga...

District will make decision on startup plan on Aug. 3 There were three big take-aways from Marysville’s plan for reopening schools: Masks will be worn by everyone in school buildings; there will be an...