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Mayor Scott Jerew told Richwood Village council members at Monday night’s meeting, that the village has received a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The grant money will be used for t...

A yellow Volkswagen Beetle vehicle was involved in a single-car crash eastbound on Route 33 at around 9 a.m. today. There appeared to be a downed tree in front of the vehicle. More information couldn’...

Plain City Water officials are asking for the public’s help. “I need more sampling sites,” said Wade Leimeister, village water and wastewater superintendent. At Monday night’s council meeting, Leimeis...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) spoke to the Marysville City Council Monday about its upcoming levy. Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena spoke to council about his agency’s levy is...

Police reported three injuries following this two car-crash on N. Maple Street, in front of the Marysville Early College High School last week. At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday, A 2013 Honda Fit d...

The City of Marysville has awarded $100,000 in grant funding for four façade and building improvement projects in the Uptown District. Recipients of the Uptown Façade Improvement Program include: McCa...

Area residents are being asked to give a group of local soldiers an appropriate send off. Battery C of the Ohio National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, stationed at the a...

Anthony Wayne Redding, center, was sentenced to 18 years in prison following a felonious assault conviction last week. Above is from the video of the sentencing hearing. As the jury was leaving the co...

Dylan Thompson, left, and Josie Duncan pose for a photo after being announced as North Union’s Homecoming king and queen prior to the start of the Wildcats Homecoming game against Ontario. North Union...

School and law enforcement officials are investigating a potential threat made at the Marysville Early College High School (ECHS). Ken Chaffin, ECHS principal, said that about 10:40 a.m. Friday, a sch...

The school district report cards are in, and like every year, superintendents are adjusting to the changes. New this year are the overall district grades. The Marysville, Fairbanks, North Union and Jo...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, a three-car crash occurred on Scottslawn Road, outside of the intersection at Industrial Parkway, at 1:33 p.m. Thursday. A white 2013 Ford E-150 van fro...

A Westerville man is dead following a workplace accident Thursday. The Union County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed Rodney C. Hickman, 53, of Westerville, was pronounced dead Thursday at Riverside Meth...

The Triad School District is will be experiencing some cost savings thanks to the work and wit of individuals in the maintenance department. This board of education approved the purchase of chillers f...

The district report card was a large focus at Marysville’s School Board meeting Thursday night. Being the first year districts were given an overall grade, board members expressed joy in Marysville ea...

Al Channell, the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) board president, left, was given a flu shot by UCHD Director of Nursing Joyce Richmond after a meeting Wednesday morning. He, as well as others...

Pictured is Michael White from Mike’s Roofing, who was working to cut and replace the steel on the roofs of the dugouts at Eljer Park this morning. He and his coworkers reported they should complete t...

While sales of Honda’s flagship car are slipping, company official say they expect a record year in total sales. According to numbers from Honda, sales of the Accord are down 14.1 percent through Augu...

The 11th Annual Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival will take place this weekend. The festival, set for Friday-Sunday, showcases the historic Pottersburg Bridge, one of Union County’s 19th century cover...

Students at North Union High School voted on their fall homecoming court last week. Pictured front row, left to right, are freshman attendant, Alexis Gabriel, sophomore, Regan Martino, junior, Sarah P...

A Delaware man has been charged with raping a girl he was supposed to be protecting. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Dwayne Allen Slone, 33, of 370 Eastwood Ave., Delaware. Slone is charged wit...

Pictured is the city’s current water plant, which was first built in the late 1800s, according to historical documentation. The city is planning on replacing it in 2022 with a new plant on Raymond Roa...

On Monday night, the North Union Board of Education witnessed the presentation of the September NUPride Award given to Lisa McKinley. McKinley has been in education teaching for 38 years. She is an in...

Several hundred students participated in the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) walk to school day this morning. The walk to school to Edgewood Elementary School began at the intersection of Sixt...

Jerome Township officials are talking about commercial and residential growth. At Monday night’s meeting of the board of trustees, officials said they were leery of a company that had showed interest ...

A cyclist was injured after running a stop sign and being hit by a car Monday at 3:57 p.m. at Collins Avenue and Maple Street. According to a preliminary police report, a 2014 Ford was stopped at a st...

The Marysville fire and police departments are looking to bolster their numbers in the coming year. On Monday night, the city’s finance committee heard the initial personnel requests for next year’s b...

Local preservationist Donald Boerger is shown above as he gives a tour recently to Homeschooling in Marysville, a local group of homeschool families. Boerger took the group to various Uptown landmarks...

A member of the Marysville Monarch Diamond Club who volunteered to help with bingo was apparently helping herself to the profits. The Union County grand jury has indicted Andrea N. Stambaugh, 40, of 1...

Ali LeMasters and her brother, Zack, are shown playing at the Partners Park splash pad during this week’s unseasonably high temperatures. The National Weather Service expected a high of 82 today and l...