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A Jerome Township group has appealed a decision that would allow a FedEx trucking facility in the community. Residents Barry Adler and Jennifer Wynne and Terrence Wynne, along with Rainfresh Harvests,...

A single vehicle rollover crash sent two Marysville residents to the OSU Medical Center Sunday. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. (Photo submitted) –––– First responders were called to the scene of ...

Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said traffic crashes are “really exploding” and he says he knows why. Patton said his officers have seen a surge in distracted driving. Patton said that through March...

Ohio State Senator Dave Burke, right, honors Marysville School District bus driver Gary Lemaster with a resolution during Thursday night’s school board meeting. Lemaster was driving a school bus which...

The Marysville Board of Education held first reading Thursday night on a pair of issues to appear before voters in the November general election. A presentation from district treasurer Todd Johnson, w...

A crane towers over Mill Creek recently as crews work to replace the Main Street Bridge. The project is being carried out and paid for by the Ohio Department of Transportation, and will completely rep...

Union County saw snowy weather Wednesday morning, and with it a slew of vehicle crashes. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports, the only injury crash was on Route 347 east of Liberty Road...

The Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) board discussed levy options for this November at Wednesday morning’s meeting. The board came to three options, which include replacing, renewing and increa...

Pictured is the playground to be installed sometime this year at Lewis Park. It’s being purchased from Playworld, and will be assembled in house by city employees as a cost saving measure. (Image subm...

The Fairbanks Board of Education met to discuss student intervention approaches at Wednesday night’s meeting. The board met at Tolles Career and Technical Center and held a tour of the facility. After...

Residents woke up to a blanket of white this morning as snow covered Union County and much of Central Ohio. About 6 a.m., Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton declared a Level One snow emergency for the ...

Residents gathered in the Taylor Township town hall garage Tuesday evening to hear why an intersection light was removed. Shawn Rosterfor, of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), met with Tay...

Pictured is “Blackie’s Gang,” a United States Air Force squadron that went on rescue missions to save downed pilots during World War II, showing success on 95 percent of its missions. John “Blackie” P...

North Union Superintendent Rich Baird reported on many high school celebrations since the beginning of the school year at Monday night’s regular board meeting. Student athletes, coaches and teams wher...

Crews from the city work Monday morning to install drain tiles at Legion Park in Marysville. The work is part of a larger project to reconstruct West Fifth Street. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behr...

Marysville was just one stop on a stolen vehicle chase that began in Delaware and ended in Springfield Monday morning. According to Sgt. Ty Skaggs of the Delaware Ohio State Highway Patrol post, at ab...

Jerome Township is adding new employees and improving the human resources process. At it’s meeting Monday, the Jerome Township board of trustees addressed the fire department’s need to increase part-t...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, the intersection of East Fifth and Poplar streets was completely blocked off due to an injury car crash involving a beige Chrysler PT Cruiser and a silv...

A short pursuit on U.S. 36 ended in Union County Deputies using a stun gun on a Kenton Woman Sunday evening. At about 6:30 p.m. deputies stopped Abby L. Small, 27, on U.S. 33 at U.S. 36 for lack of a ...

The Union County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), the Union County Sheriff’s Office and City Of Marysville will participate in Wednesday’s statewide tornado drill. Sirens will be activated at 9:50 a...

Acie Burleson carries stands with a cross over his shoulder on West Fifth Street Friday morning. He carried the cross down Fifth Street as a “walking monument” to God. He said God asked him to be a “w...

Union County is in line to receive $1.5 million to create what officials are calling the Automotive and Mobility Innovation Center (AMIC). The Union County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) requ...

After four years, Marysville school officials felt they had a pretty good handle on estimating how many outgoing eighth graders would enroll at the Early College High School (ECHS). Since the building...

Residents that have been considering a home improvement project might have a reason to pull the trigger soon. City officials spoke to the Marysville Finance Committee on Thursday about a counterpart t...

The Triad School District is looking into getting solar panels for its schools. At the Triad board of education meeting Thursday night, Superintendent Chris Piper said the district is “starting to exp...

Katie Bendo’s first grade class at St. John’s​ Lutheran School recently received flags from the American Legion Post 79 and Voiture 40et8​. Class members received flags and a comic book showing the pr...

Officials from Plain City and the City of Columbus are asking the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to allow Columbus to expand water and sewer services to the Plain City and to area surrounding th...

The Marysville Division of Police investigated an incident at Marysville High School (MHS) that involved a student allegedly making threatening statements and gestures. According to Deputy Chief Tony ...

North Lewisburg’s 2018 budget has been finalized and approved. Village council members approved the revised budget at Tuesday night’s meeting. The budget shows the 2018 estimated revenue is $1.12 mill...

Pictured is a preliminary rendering of a new United Dairy Farmers building to be shown at the March 19 Marysville Board of Zoning Appeals meeting at city hall. The building is planned to replace the c...