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Pictured above is Korean War Veteran Bob Soller at the Korean War Memorial mural wall in Washington, D.C. in May. The largest image etched on to the wall next to him is believed to be a photo of Solle...

ARNOLD –––– A local man is facing rape and other sex-related charges. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Max William Arnold, 30, of 628 Kenny Lane, Marysville. He is charged with two counts of rap...

The Marysville High School Clothes Closet received a $1,000 donation from the Marysville Eagles 3506 Ladies Auxiliary recently. The Clothes Closet is an effort that donates clothing to high school stu...

Bernadette Smith, left, applies gauze to Kathy Gavin’s, right, arm after she donated blood to the Red Cross Friday afternoon, during a blood drive at the Marysville Public Library. Gavin received noti...

Students from around the country toured the Technical Development Center at Honda earlier this week. The tour was part of the National Urban League Youth Leadership Summit’s Honda Day. Participants to...

HOFFMAN –––– A Marysville woman is reportedly on the run after escaping during a furlough from jail, granted to visit her ailing mother at a medical center. According to Union County court records Tif...

Ensign Madison Mason, a 2013 Marysville High School graduate and resident of Marysville, is serving in the U.S. Navy and participating in Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime...

Triad Board of Education Chair Chris Millice hands Superintendent Chris Piper a box of chocolates at Piper’s last meeting with the district Thursday. Piper is moving on to serve as Superintendent of T...

Even with permanent improvement fund money being set aside for a planned stadium overhaul, the Marysville school district puts millions of dollars toward facility and equipment upgrades each year. At ...

Jerome Township Trustees have tabled the idea of creating a limited home rule township. At a recent meeting, the trustees acknowledged if they wanted to put the question of limited home rule to the vo...

Plain City will party this weekend as the village celebrates its 200th Birthday. The Bicentennial festivities include music, games, food, community events, historic tours, demonstrations and a parade....

Union County Health Department (UCHD) officials are now better equipped at spotting health code violations. At a meeting Wednesday morning, board of health members received an educational session abou...

BENDER –––– A local man accused of kidnap and rape is at is currently at Tri-County Regional Jail, being held on a $1-million bond. Jason Guy Bender, 40, of Marysville, was arraigned Wednesday on char...

A pair of horse trainers take their horses for a few laps the Union County Fairground this morning. In the back are a variety of rides signaling the imminent start of the Union County Fair next week. ...

The Fairbanks FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) recently attended the National conference and competition in Atlanta, Georgia. Eight students represented the Fairbanks chapter an...

Crews tear down the old Clark gas station on East Fifth Street Tuesday morning. The city received permission from its design review board last week to begin the demolition. City officials noted that f...

Monday night, the Marysville Finance Committee discussed the recent flooding of Columbus Avenue – and whether it should be a priority. City Finance Director Justin Nahvi presented $75,000 in appropria...

After more than three months of construction, the new Main Street Bridge opened Tuesday night. Originally slated to open last month, inclement weather and other delays caused the project to be postpon...

The Fairbanks Board of Education bid farewell to its superintendent after a decade. Bob Humble announced he would be stepping down as superintendent in late June, with his last day being July 31, and ...

Through the typical summer, Union County skies host World War II era planes, hot air balloons, stunt planes and a variety of other aircraft. Low flying planes are a common sight recently around the fa...

Pictured is the Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport (BATT) that the City of Marysville is looking to buy from The Armored Group, LLC. According to a presentation from officials at Monday’s finance co...

As Dublin City School District takes action to deal with growth in the area, Jerome Township is also responding. The Dublin City School District Board of Education recently voted to put an initiative ...

Two families were able to find some quiet time to enjoy a walk in Schwartzkopf Park Sunday evening. The families said the weather was a bit hot for them, but they still wanted to see their children pl...

Plain City will be the place to be this weekend as the village celebrates its 200th birthday. The Bicentennial Celebration will take place July 19 through 21. The festivities will have the theme “Plai...

The owner of the Plain City Clock Tower Building says that workers making repairs to the clock, damaged the roof of her building. (File photo) While village officials said the outcome is still up the ...

The fugitive man accused of kidnapping, assaulting and raping a local woman has been captured. Early Sunday morning, Jason Guy Bender, 40, of Marysville, was arrested in Putnam County. Union County Sh...

Emily Rose Eppstein, 11, of Marysville practices her drawing skills Thursday afternoon. She was participating in the chalk art camp at the Houston House. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Eric Dobson, of SkyVista Aviation, cleans the Douglas SBD Dauntless housed at the Union County Airport Thursday morning. The plane left later that day. SkyVista hosted three historic planes from the C...

Emergency responders were busy this morning as a series of crashes closed portions of U.S. 33 for more than an hour. The first crash, pictured above, occurred when the driver went off the right side o...

The sound of steam power is filling Plain City this week as the Miami Valley Steam Threshers have returned to Pastime Park for the group’s annual show and reunion. The show opened today and will concl...