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Plain City officials are considering implementing impact fees to offset the effects of new development. During Wednesday’s council work session, officials heard representatives from Strand Associates,...

The new gas tax sticker, outlining state and federal taxes on each gallon of fuel will be attached to county gas pumps throughout the year as members of the county auditor’s weights and measures team ...

Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver is supporting legislation that would improve the state’s homestead exemption law and could mean a tax savings for local seniors. Ohio’s homestead lawsallow low-incom...

Route 31, north of Marysville, was closed for nearly three hours Tuesday after a dump truck full of dirt and gravel, rolled, spilling its load across the road. According to the report, at about 2:26 p...

To many, North Lewisburg is a sleepy, little village that shouldn’t require $150K worth of police protection to serve 1,500 residents. But if you find a man with a crossbow in your darkened garage, li...

Plain City officials are working to review a proposed Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Goals of the plan include acquiring more park land and updating current parks and facilities, including Pastime ...

Andrew Hiesler, Eighth grade student council president, left, accepted the Junior High Overall “A” and Momentum Awards from the Ohio Department of Education on behalf of the student body, presented by...

Area’s most notorious criminal, Stanley Penn, had been incarcerated since 1983 The convicted killer of Union County Sheriff Harry Wolfe is dead. According to Deputy Tom Morgan of the Union County Sher...

Representatives from the Union County Drug Free Coalition were at Marysville City Council’s meeting Monday to honor the community school resource officers. UCDFC named the officers as Community Champi...

The Primary Election will be held March 17 and Richwood Village Council had a front row seat to meet some of the candidates Monday night. Three candidates introduced themselves to council and those in...

Editor’s note: The following information was written by Union County Community Concert Association Board member Florence Allen. ––– The Union County Community Concert Association will host the Lone Ra...

Would be located in area of reservoir Marysville City Council is expected to vote tonight on legislation allowing the city to borrow up to $50 million to replace its water treatment plant. Officials h...

At the Union County Board of Elections Monday, Tina LaRoche, Deputy Director, and Brandon Clay, Director, work through the Secretary of State’s security directives ahead of the March 17 primary electi...

Pictured above is the home at 19275 Route 739 where authorities served a search warrant Friday morning, resulting in the arrest of three individuals believed to be involved in a vehicle theft ring. Th...

Law enforcement and school officials have concluded their investigation into a bullet found at a local elementary school. On Jan. 24, a custodian at Edgewood Elementary found a .22 caliber bullet on t...

The Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducted four new members Friday evening. In the front is Gail Bump, who is holding the plaque honoring his late cousin and 2020 inductee, Allen Bump. ...

At approximately 8:30 a.m., today, officials responded to the scene of a single-vehicle, rollover crash on Route 245 west of Poling Road. Officials at the scene said the driver did not experience any ...

Law enforcement officials found a loaded handgun inside a compartment in the car of Muhidin Muktar Mohamed following a low-speed chase in Marysville. He is facing gun and other charges following the i...

Schools in the area were closed or delayed and drivers rose early to clean their cars and be cautious on the roads as a layer of snow and ice covered the community this morning. Above, Andy Fraker, an...

A disturbance at a Jerome Township restaurant has led to an indictment against a New York man. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Brandon Hairston, 38, of Rochester, New York, charging him with ...

Rain early Wednesday evening eventually froze as temperatures dropped throughout the night, leaving much of the area covered in a thin layer of ice. The ice was visible on the Union County Law Enforce...

One cat is dead, another is recovering and the Mill Valley man who allegedly attacked them is under indictment. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Bret Michael Collins, 20, of 669 Gallop Lane, c...

As the number infected by the novel Coronavirus continues to grow, the Union County Health Department is providing travel updates to local residents. According to UCHD, there are currently 11 confirme...

Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by Memorial Health. ––– Ashley Boyer, MHA, BSN, RN, has been promoted to Chief Nursing Officer for Memorial Health. Boyer now joins Memorial’s senior a...

New zoning technology is up and running in Jerome Township. During Tuesday’s Trustees Meeting, Zoning Inspector Eric Snowden demonstrated the new software. He said the program is “currently up and run...

Plain City Parks and Recreation is offering a program for residents to stay active, despite the cold weather. The Active Agers Indoor Walking Program is a fitness program aimed at providing a safe, co...

The Ohio Department of Education named Monroe Elementary School a 2019 High Progress School of Honor based on the school’s 2018-2019 Ohio School Report Card measures on English language arts and math ...

Marysville City Council is continuing to work on a project to make meetings more accessible. At Monday’s council work session, City Manager Terry Emery explained that about a year ago he asked city st...

According to Silling Architects, construction on the courthouse entrance is part of the first phase of an courthouse expansion project. Plans indicate the entrance will include “full height glazing,” ...

Editor’s note: The following announcement was submited by Friends of the Library Board Member Florence Allen. ––– The Friends of the Library is sponsoring Dayton author, Jess Montgomery, on Tuesday, F...