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Plain City has rejected a proposal to bring more than 100 apartments to the village. At Monday night’s village council meeting, the body voted 4-2 to reject a rezoning request by Champion Apartments. ...

After nearly a year and a half after purchasing more than 200 acres for Innovation Park, Marysville City Council members have some concerns about progress at the site. At Monday’s council meeting, cou...

As the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) prepares to move out of its Chestnut Street building, the city is hoping to move into it. City of Marysville officials say they are hoping to purchase t...

Patrons at the 43rd All Ohio Balloon Fest were treated to a blue sky, filled with colorful balloons Saturday. The sight has become one of the most photographed and enduring images of Marysville. (All ...

An alleged plan to beat a paternity test could lead to prison for a pair of Marysville men. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Kenny A. Casperson, 43, of 17495 Clark Dawson Road, and Michael D. ...

Maggie Lombardi, left, prepares a shaken lemonade at the Maggie’s Lemonade booth at the All Ohio Balloon Fest Friday afternoon as her father, Tim Norris, watches. Maggie’s Lemonade has been at the bal...

Columbus country music singer Carter Winter entertains the crowd at the All Ohio Balloon Fest Friday evening at the Union County Airport. Winter was a last-minute replacement act for Lo Cash, the coun...

Authorities have resolved an incident that involved a threat called into the courthouse Wednesday. According to Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton, at about 2 p.m. Wednesday a person called the City of...

The wildfires raging in California are giving one local fire official some flashbacks. Marysville Fire Chief Jay Riley assisted last year in Idaho with the myriad wildfires that plagued the American W...

ZZ Top headlined the All Ohio Balloon Fest concert Thursday. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers entertained their fans for more than an hour at the Union County Airport. (All Ohio Balloon Fest photo by ...

A local woman could be sentenced nearly three centuries behind bars after allegedly defrauding taxpayers out of more than $260,000. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jennifer L. Winn, 40, of 17...

Above is a rendering of the proposed new community center at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church presented at Wednesday’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting. The building will replace the current ...

ZZ Top is in town. The Hall of Fame band arrived this morning at the Union County Airport, 15000 Weaver Road. The band will perform at 8 p.m. tonight the All Ohio Balloon Fest’s Impact 60 night. Ticke...

BAITS –––– The Fairbanks Board of Education has selected its interim superintendent. At a board meeting Tuesday night, the board approved the hiring of David Baits, Ph.D., as the new interim superinte...

Officials have identified a man found dead on Allenby Drive earlier this week. Union County Coroner’s Office Investigator Lance Emberling confirmed this morning the man is a 31-year-old veteran from N...

Work crews have stayed busy with a variety of projects around Marysville. Above, paving crews work Monday to repave a section of the multi-use trail that runs along Amrine Mill Road. The trail connect...

As if this morning, Marysville authorities are still waiting for fingerprint results from Montgomery County to identify a man found dead in a truck Monday. Monday at 8:39 a.m., police received a repor...

Pictured is a map outlining the upcoming second phase of the Route 31 widening project shown at Monday’s Marysville City Council work session, including the location of the future roundabout at the in...

Marysville Police are investigating a dead person found this morning inside a vehicle, pictured, parked in front of the Holiday Inn Express on Allenby Drive. According to Marysville Deputy Chief Tony ...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is celebrating its second year of promoting Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Jennifer Thrush, public information officer for the UCHD, said the department has l...

Children and parents gathered at the City of Marysville Municipal Pool to watch “Finding Dory” Saturday night as part of the city’s Movie in the Park series. The movie began at 9 p.m., though the pool...

Pictured above, from left to right, students Miah Scheiderer, Ayla Sparks and Harper Wimmers arrive for their first day of class at the Harold Lewis Center earlier this week. (Photos submitted) –––– E...

Memorial Health is looking at ways to connect with the younger generation. At a meeting of the health system’s board of trustees this week, CEO Chip Hubbs said catching the attention of millennials wh...

Beth Pettry, of Marysville, throws an ice cube for her English springer spaniel, Bixby, at the Bark Park on Maple Street Friday. Residents were making use of the dog park Friday afternoon, but there a...

Emergency responders are shown at the scene of a possible suicide in front of Trinity Lutheran Church and School this morning. Police found the victim, a 39-year-old man, hanging from a fence using a ...

Pictured is a rendering of the future 35,000-square-foot ODOT facility being built on Collins Avenue and Route 36. The new building will replace the current on Chestnut Street, and offer more up to da...

Marysville Assembly #145 attended the 87th annual Session of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls at Kenyon College, Gambier, in July. Those attending were Mila Bartel and Hanna Kilbargar, bot...

Youth Service Assistant Meghan Patijarevich leads Shelby Emch, 2, pictured, and other children in a “Silly Dance Party” this morning at the Marysville Public Library. The party was part of the library...

Noa Kageyama specializes in coaching people through their performance anxiety, where they tense up and start internally panicking when they’re performing in front of an audience or if the stakes are h...

A Marysville woman died in a car crash Tuesday night. According to the Marysville Division of Police (MPD), a red 2011 Chevy Cruze, driven by Gabrielle E. Martin, 20, of Marysville, struck a bridge su...