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A colony of yellow jackets was recently spotted building a nest. The species of wasps build nests from wood they have chewed up into a pulp, which becomes a paper-like substance when dry. Yellow jacke...

Fairbanks officials want parents to prepare for the possibility of students attending class just two days a week and a later start date. Following Gov. Mike DeWine’s recommendations Thursday, Fairbank...

A cornfield south of Marysville is looking healthy and full this year. Last year, farmers around the county experienced delayed planting or no planting at all due to heavy and constant rains. (Journal...

Two women walk a dog at the Marysville Reservoir over the holiday weekend as a line of geese cool off in the water. With temperatures breaking into the 90s throughout the weekend, area residents sough...

Words have meaning and power, especially the words of community leaders and their family members. That’s the message Marysville’s Jermaine Ferguson wants people to know. Tuesday, Ferguson posted a mes...

Jordan Gerard, a seasonal park grounds employee with the city, empties trash cans at Pavilion Park in Uptown in preparation for the upcoming holiday. Gerard has been working for Marysville seasonally ...

As residents decide how to navigate life in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, local health department officials said testing is crucial to stopping the spread of the virus. Union County Health Commi...

Lower Lights Christian Health Center recently received two pallets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the State of Ohio. The organization received 14 cases of 40 face shields; nine boxes of N...

During the holiday weekend, local agencies are reminding Union County residents to stay safe and drive sober. The Union County Safe and Sound Coalition and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nati...

Although some of Plain City’s projects have been put on hold for the year due to COVID-19, the village plans to move forward with a handful of street projects. One of the plans still in motion involve...

Jason Deere, an elder and deacon at Rock Church Marysville, is pictured caulking windows at the former Ohio National Guard building earlier this week. The church recently installed a new roof, windows...

A Delaware man was transported by MedFlight after striking the rear of an Ohio Department of Transportation tractor while riding his motorcycle Tuesday. According to the Marysville Post of the Ohio St...

Fairbanks officials are looking at how they will return to school in the fall. “We have constructed contingency plans for a variety of scenarios that we could encounter throughout the course of the ye...

Members of an alleged multi-county theft ring have been indicted locally. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Gabriel Louis Odom, Andrew K. Foster and Tracie Nicole Chambers. Foster, 51, whose co...

A local family recently created homemade t-shirts to thank first responders in Liberty Township and Raymond for their service to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rose and Bill Wibley, along...

In November, Lt. Shawn D. Cook, above, was named post commander for the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Since then, a global pandemic, wide spread racial unrest and protests about la...

Beyond the struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Hope Center sees an opportunity to help community members and businesses alike. “What God has worked out here… is a double blessing,” said ...

Mason Miller, 8, returns a serve during lessons being given by Haley Schellin at the Grove Street tennis courts this morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Law enforcement officials allege James Robert Eickemeyer of Marysville is pictured in this surveillance photo from a bank in Toledo. Eickemeyer is accused of robbing the Huntington Bank in Toledo on W...

Officials announced Thursday that the Union County 3R Small Business Relief Grant Program will distribute $196,500 in emergency financial assistance to 43 local businesses. “We want to help small busi...

Bruce Daniels, left, gestures towards plans he and Rick Crago, in the pink shirt, have for an expansion project at the property containing Leon’s Garage and the House of Spirits, during a meeting Wedn...

A Scott Farm couple has been indicted after allegedly stealing $140,000 from the state and a local business. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Stacey A. Hamilton and Joseph A. Hamilton, both of...

Two local nonprofit organizations are recommended to receive nearly $21,000 to assist Union County residents with rent and mortgage costs. The Hope Center will receive $12,973 from Phase CARES while B...

The fate of Plain City’s annual Rock the Clock event is up in the air following an initial denial of plans by Madison County Public Health. Erin Fawley, Director of Community Health and Accreditation ...

Crews have started creating infrastructure for the 264-unit Kenmore Place apartment complex to be built on 18.76 acres behind Meijer on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard. The complex is planned to have 11,...

Everyone will agree that the year 2020 has been nothing less than challenging in our daily lives, work lives, school, you name it. We want to get life back to normal, and the Richwood Fair Board is ho...

An ordinance that would allow local businesses to extend patios or dining areas into the public right-of-way continues to receive pushback from one Plain City council member. Council Member Frank Reed...

Marysville’s Morey Park, at the corner of East Ninth Street and London Avenue has a long-legged resident. This crane took a break in the Town Run, which has been incorporated into the recently created...

Monday was “a wonderful night” for Marysville, said City Manager Terry Emery. “We got a lot of good news in one meeting,” Council Member Mark Reams said. The good news came as city leaders officially ...

For several years, residents who live on the east side of Dudley Circle have been waiting for a paved street in their neighborhood and have been told repeatedly that it would be finished. Richwood Vil...