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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...

Officials were called to the scene of an accident at 4:23 a.m. today on Route 161 west of Route 38 near Chuckery. Chief Deputy Tom Morgan said a driver was operating a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer westbound...

Alternative location now being sought Sunbelt Rental is moving, but not to the historic Coleman property as planned. “We are still going to be moving,” said Jim Papamihail, manager for the local Sunbe...

Work has started on a project to replace the water main along East Sixth Street. Officials say the city has experienced numerous water line breaks, common with aging cast iron water mains. This projec...

Although the academic year is over, Triad officials are already working to prepare for the next. Superintendent Vickie Hoffman discussed preparations for the start of the 2021 academic year during Thu...

Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by Memorial Health. ––– Beginning today, Memorial Health will implement new visitation rules to support patients and their family in receiving care, wh...

Marysville educators fear jump in student regression Although administrators in the Marysville School District don’t yet know what the start of class will look like in August, they know students will ...

Fires caused by lightning strikes kept fire fighters in Jerome Township busy Thursday evening. Above, crews from Jerome and Washington township fire departments work to extinguish an attic fire at a h...

The Ohio Reformatory for Women recently reported its first positive COVID-19 test among staff. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), one staff member and one inmate...

At its Monday meeting, the Marysville City council may or may not hear details of a nearly $45-million expansion at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. While the project was initially included in Monday n...

Above, Frankie Reardon, in yellow, and Jayden Thomas attempt to use a sign to drum up business for their impromptu lemonade stand they set up at the corner of Fourth and Maple Streets Wednesday. The p...

As new public health guidelines and orders are issued by the state, the Union County Health Department is working to assist local businesses through any confusion. Health Commissioner Jason Orcena upd...

A resident browses separated tables at a yard sale in Green Pastures Thursday morning. The neighborhood held their annual community yard sale last weekend and saw some visitors following health depart...

Jerome Township officials are hoping to better connect with residents through an improved website. During Tuesday’s Township Trustees Meeting, officials demonstrated new features of the website, www.j...

Marked by a star in the center of the map above is the location of the planned Alcorta automobile part forging plant which will be built in the Marysville Innovation Park, off Columbus Avenue. The 100...

At Monday regular monthly meeting, North Union Superintendent Rich Baird talked with board members about how students and staff dealt with the coronavirus during end of the school year. On March 16, G...

Contractors work on freshly poured concrete for the sidewalks at the intersection on East Fourth and North Plum streets in the early hours today. The contractors were working on the sidewalk ramps tha...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. John’s Lutheran Church temporarily canceled all in-person services. Instead of gathering together, sermons were posted online during this period. As restrictions loos...

A recently scheduled jury trial was a return to normalcy for Union County Common Pleas Court. Judge Don Fraser said the case is not high profile, but should offer a good indication of how prepared the...