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Officials are saying that as more retail comes to Union County, so does more organized theft. “We see this more and more with these larger retailers,” said Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips. The p...

Crews worked last week to install traffic light poles and arms as part of the improvement project along West Fifth Street. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reports that the number of new influenza-related hospitalizations rose again last week. The 994 hospitalizations from February 2 to February 8 marks a new high for ...

A former inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women is under indictment after allegedly plotting to kill a local guard. Sonya Hawkins, 44, who is currently an inmate at Dayton Correctional Institution, ...

Journal-Tribune reporter Mac Cordell works after hours at his desk, with help from his sons, Levi and Ben. (J-T photo by Chad Williamson) The Marysville Journal-Tribune, and more specifically reporter...

Union County was represented at an event in Columbus Thursday where Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced his support for new legislation that makes distracted driving a primary offense, meaning it coul...

Union County agencies are working together as part of the national Stepping Up Initiative, which aims to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. Employees at the Mental Health and ...

Author and family physician, Dr. Leonard Sax, will headline a local event titled “Beyond Resilience – Improving the Odds for Our Children.” The event will be held from 6-9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, at ...

A Plain City teen was declared dead shortly after noon Monday, the result of an apparent suicide. Lance Emberling, an investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, said the man was found in the...

As local election officials prepare for next month’s presidential primary, they want to make sure voters are ready as well. Brandon Clay and Tina LaRoche, director and deputy director of the Union Cou...

The Union County Board of Elections has been going through a series of security precautions to ensure the March primary election. Part of the security involves bipartisan teams loading and auditing ea...

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...