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Wet and threatening weather did not dampen the spirits at the National Day of Prayer event, held at noon Thursday on the Union County Courthouse lawn. Participants prayed for a variety of issues inclu...

Above: Sammons, left, and Richardson. –––– At a glance, the two Republican frontrunners for the upcoming election for the Ohio House of Representatives 86th district have some striking similarities. M...

Construction crew members from the Ohio Department of Transportation installed steel girders at the Main Street bridge construction project Thursday afternoon. Pictured is the second of five beams to ...

Video from inside a Marysville school bus shows the driver attempting to activate the bus safety lights and signals before attempting to pick up a student. “He totally thought his lights were on,” Mar...

Students from the Marysville High School and Early College High School will hold their prom Saturday from 7-11 p.m. at the Bridgewater Banquet and Conference Center in Powell. Marysville High School s...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) asked the public about its levy options at a town hall meeting Wednesday. UCHD Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said to an audience, comprised of health depar...

DOTSON –––– A Plain City man who allegedly abducted his girlfriend is now facing additional charges after allegedly failing to show up for court. Joshua Cain Dotson, 38, 7015 Kile Road, Plain City, ha...

The Union County Health Department and the students at Mill Valley Elementary School celebrated Bike to School Day Wednesday. About 50 students attended the event, riding their bikes to school in the ...

Marysville High School recognized 18 members of its junior class in a National Honor Society (NHS) induction April 17. This ceremony honored these students for representing a standard of excellence in...

Local law enforcement agencies are preparing for their annual day of remembering fallen comrades. The county’s In the Line of Duty Memorial Ceremony will be hosted Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. on the no...

With this week’s warming trend, Union County residents are starting to think about the sights and sounds of summer. Pictured above, a bee was photographed earlier this week going about its duties on a...

This is the last in a multi-part series based on talks given by Honda officials at the Columbus Rotary. In a rare sequence of two consecutive Monday meetings, the Rotarians invited Shige Yoshida, reti...

SNYDER –––– A misdemeanor theft has led to felony drug charges against a local woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Suzanne Lynn Snyder, 36, whose court-listed address 851 W. Fifth St., Mar...

The Friends of the Marysville Public Library welcomed writer Leah Stewart, pictured at left, at to the Veterans Memorial Auditorium for the final installment of the library’s 13th annual author series...

Pictured is Rob Goodwin, of Candlewood, riding his bicycle around the 150th anniversary decoration in front of Scotts Miracle-Gro Monday morning. He retired two weeks ago, and he rode over to greet hi...

Tom Shoupe, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Honda of America Manufacturing, spoke Monday to the Columbus Rotary. Shoupe discussed a variety of personal and corporate topics inc...

The store is open, but Marysville Police are still investigating a bomb threat at Rural King from this weekend. According to a release from the Marysville Division of Police, at 11:53 a.m. Sunday the ...

Pictured above, attendees line up at the tables for Jersey Mikes and the Rose Kettle Cafe during Saturday’s Taste of Marysville event at the Marysville High School field house. (Journal-Tribune photo ...

While the second half of this year’s winter might have seemed intense, it was actually a bit milder than expected, according to City of Marysville officials. Public Service Director Mike Andrako said ...

Marysville residents were advised to avoid Delaware Avenue, near U.S. 33, Friday at about 3:24 p.m. following a traffic crash in the area. While the police report is not complete, a Honda Pilot and a ...

Pictured are Fairbanks Elementary School students reading books recently acquired from the school’s bookstore. On Fridays, a store opens in the cafeteria where students may purchase books for a quarte...

Community and Seasoned Citizens continues its ninth year of administering and distributing the Union County Senior Citizens Food Commodity Box. The 30 pound box consists of two half gallons of juice, ...

Union County Chamber of Commerce held its annual celebration recently. As part of the event, UCO Industries, Inc., was honored as the chamber’s Business of the Year. Pictured above are Dan Gardner, UC...

Various superintendents from schools in Union County gathered to speak on a forum about how their schools are preparing students for the future Thursday morning at the North Union District Office. Pic...

Marysville police were called to the scene of a three-vehicle crash about 7:24 p.m. Thursday on state Route 31, on the U.S. 33 overpass. Officials said the report is not complete but the initial call ...

The Marysville Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night to place a permanent renewal levy on the Nov. 6 ballot. If approved, the 6.56-mill renewal operating levy would not increase taxes, b...

The sixth annual Ginny Davis 5K Walk will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, at 139 E. North St., North Lewisburg. Proceeds from the walk will go to the Cancer Association of Champaign County. Those who wish t...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) will host a town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. May 2 at the UCHD building. At the town hall meeting, officials from the UCHD will gather feedback from residen...

Residents will be able to decide on a levy that will impact funding for Ohio Hi-Point Career Center’s proposed expansion on May 8. Hi-Point is a two-year career-technical school district located at 22...

This is the third in a multi-part series based on talks given by Honda officials at the Columbus Rotary. In a rare sequence of two consecutive Monday meetings, the Rotarians invited Shige Yoshida, ret...