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Retired Maj. Gen. Oscar C. Decker, Jr. was laid to rest last week in Arlington National Cemetery. Decker received military funeral honors with an escort, a battery cannon salute, a 21-gun salute and t...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is encouraging local residents to have their homes tested for radon. Union County, like most of Central Ohio, falls within the radon belt. This means local so...

The Marysville Swingers Unlimited Show Choir brought home the Grand Champion trophy from the Bishop Dwenger Summit Show Choir Invitational in Fort Wayne, Indiana, over the weekend. The Swingers compet...

Marysville City Council will hold a public hearing and second reading of a proposed contract with members of the police department. Earlier this week, unions representing Marysville division of police...

Bella Rowland and Sam Rengert of Fairbanks pose for a photo after being crowned the 2020 Fairbanks Winter Homecoming queen and king prior to the start of a boy’s varsity basketball against Cedarville....

Union County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Route 736 on Friday. At approximately 4:47 p.m., the sheriff’s office rec...

Above, Neal Handler, left, is presented with a token of appreciation for his 12 years of service on the Memorial Board of Trustees by Memorial CEO Chip Hubbs. Handler took part in his final meeting Th...

Marysville officials are looking at a smaller list of streets to be included in the repair program than in recent years past. The city is proposing to resurface portions or all of Millstone Drive, Mil...

Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton announced the 2019 employees of the year at the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Detective Adam Haycox, dispatcher Tiffany Cook and Christy Heckel have been named have ...

Marysville School officials said an incident involving a bullet did not pose a threat to student or staff safety. Marysville High School Principal Thomas R. Cochran said that as students were in the h...

Following years of work and months of debate, the Marysville City Council voted Wednesday to reject a proposed zoning code. By a unanimous vote, council voted down the legislation, deciding instead to...

Creekview’s Drama Club is gearing up for its performance of Disney’s Aristocats Kids. Pictured above is the cast practicing during Wednesday’s dress rehearsal. The 30-minute production will be held at...

Fairbanks High School will host the varsity and JV boys basketball teams from Cedarville on Friday for the 2019-20 Winter Homecoming. The jayvee and varsity games will begin in order after the FHS fre...

Jerome Township is exploring ways to update the township’s comprehensive plan. During Tuesday’s Trustees Meeting, Zoning Inspector Eric Snowden discussed potential options. He said the zoning commissi...

Above is one of three options Dublin presented to Union County officials for the look of the U.S. 33 and state Route 161/Post Road interchange. While this look is the one local officials favor, they h...

Jonathan Alder’s Claire Warren, a seventh grader at Jonathan Alder Junior High School, took second-place overall at the Madison County Junior High School Spelling Bee, held Tuesday evening at Tolles T...

Plain City Public Library is celebrating Take-Your-Child-to-the-Library Day on Saturday, Feb. 1 with two great programs for children of all ages. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., children 12 years old a...

This morning, Honda signed the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers at its Technical Development Center at the Honda Heritage Center in Marysville. As part of its pledge, Honda committed to offer...

Pictured above, four West Central Community Correctional Facility residents, in white shirts, help crew a hot air balloon during a television interview at the 2016 All Ohio Balloon Fest. Residents of ...

A Marysville man is facing felony charges after allegedly attacking a sheriff’s deputy trying to arrest him. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Andrew L. Oliver, 56, of 19877 Pine Lane, Marysvil...

Winter has arrived in Union County. This Cardinal, seen recently on Seventh Street in Marysville, provides a burst of color on a snowy day. Cardinals do not migrate south for the winter. According to ...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, an alleged robbery Wednesday evening did not actually occur. On Wednesday, Jan. 15 at approximately 7:12 pm, the Union County Sheriff’s Office received ...

The new zoning map set to be introduced at Wednesday’s special meeting of the Marysville City Council looks similar, though not identical to the map initially proposed in November. The map would not i...

The Marysville Board of Education had its mind on money matters at Thursday night’s board meeting. Marysville Treasurer Todd Johnson gave an update on property values in the area, which topped $900 mi...

Two local employers have been named some of the healthiest in Central Ohio. Union County was recognized as the third healthiest, followed by Memorial Hospital at fifth, according to the 2019 Healthies...

BERRY A local man is facing nearly two decades behind bars for his role in the death of a 32-year-old mother of two sons. Shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, a jury convicted Jonathan E. Berry, 47, of 92...

Suspension results from allowing inappropriate game at overnight event An inherently innocent party game that turned raunchy at an overnight event is what ultimately led to a suspension for a Marysvil...

Frisch’s Big Boy restaurant in Marysville was temporarily closed by the Union County Health Department (UCHD) for health code violations. The restaurant has reopened, but is now on a more frequent ins...

The Union County Auditor’s Office is working to create fiscal transparency. Yesterday, County Auditor Andrea Weaver opened the Union County Open Finance webpage. She said the site is “part of our comm...

Pictured above are members of the Marysville High School Swingers Unlimited show choir. The Marysville Choral Boosters will host the annual Marysville Showcase Show Choir Invitational at Marysville Hi...