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Workers replace water lines on Court Street near West Sixth Street earlier this week. City officials said problems such as dust or debris runoff from the trenches caused by the work are to be expected...

The Union County Commissioners are reorganizing county staff. “These changes reflect the recommendations of a study undertaken by the management consulting firm of Clemans Nelson and Associates Inc.,”...

Officials are making plans for the second part of a fiber loop that will connect the Transportation Research Center to Dublin. At a recent meeting of the U.S. 33 Innovation Corridor Council of Governm...

On Tuesday afternoon, students at Navin Elementary watched Marysville’s Firefighters hold a Pumpkin Drop in the school’s parking lot. The classes created designs for the pumpkins which were then dropp...

Local officials say they are starting to see a shift in drug use. Lt. Mike Justice, commander of the Union County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Task Force, said that while opioids remain the county’s ...

Matt Hull, pictured above, and other construction crew members from Eagle Bridge Co. were working to redirect a waterline under the North Main Street bridge earlier this week. Hull is cleaning a pipe ...

A local man has been placed on community control after pleading guilty to having sexual conduct with a 14 year-old. Nicholas Adam Dunbar, 21, of 29 Maple St., Richwood, has been sentenced to five year...

The Journal-Tribune want’s to see and share your photos of Halloween fun around Union County. Send us pictures of trick-or-treaters, your neighborhood’s scariest haunted houses or other activities and...

According to the Marysville Police, trick-or-treating will be held tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Marysville, and it won’t be canceled in the event of bad weather. Parents are encouraged to exercise...

Marysville’s Uptown was a colorful tableau this weekend as children and parents braved the dreary weather Saturday morning for Scarysville. Above, Matthew Wiley and his son A.J. stomp around the Uptow...

Given the cold temperatures and rain, one might assume the cloud shown above the Marysville High School student section Friday night was steam or even smoke from a warming fire. The cloud, however, wa...

Each of the 27 intersections in Marysville with streetlights will soon be equipped with Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) towers. The small white boxes, will allow the city infrastructure to...

The City of Marysville is in crunch time leading up to its Route 31 widening project that begins next year. City officials put two consent items on Monday night’s council meeting agenda meant to gain ...

PEITSMEYER –––– Team, school rally around coach’s cancer battle –––– The 2017 high school football campaign will conclude for the Marysville Monarchs tonight when they host Central Crossing on Senior ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates that will appear on the Union County ballot on Nov. 7. ––– Voters in Marysville and villages around Un...

The Journal-Tribune would like to feature examples of local children in their Halloween costumes for possible publication. Just snap a photo of the child taking part in an area Trick-or-Treat night or...

Plain City officials have passed the first reading of the 2018 budget for the village. “I am very happy we have our budget done early,” Village Fiscal Officer Renee Sonnett said. “It makes life easier...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates that will appear on the Union County ballot on Nov. 7. ––– School board elections in Union County are...

Memorial Health’s Board of Trustees heard an update Wednesday night on a pair of building projects being carried out by the organization. Memorial CEO Chip Hubbs told the board that the fundraising fo...

The first frost of the season descended on Union County Wednesday night, covering local vegetation with a crystalline shell, including the flower shown above at Schwartzkopf Park. It also covered loca...

Tuesday’s periods of intermittent rain and sunshine caused this rainbow to appear over a corn field off Kandel Road at about 2:30 p.m. The forecast for the coming days appears to warm through Friday b...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates that will appear on the Union County ballot on Nov. 7. ––– Each township in Union County has candidate...

A Facebook friendship has led to a real life indictment. The Union County Grand Jury indicted Philip Salmons, 49, of 11007 Watkins Road. Salmons is charged with one count each of domestic violence and...

A PUD application for a development on Columbus Avenue was approved by Marysville City Council Monday night. The developer will extend portions of Professional Parkway as needed. Once construction get...

Editor’s note: This is the second of a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates which will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. ––– The Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB) ...

Shown above in red is the area council has discussed rezoning from light to heavy manufacturing. In a compromise resulting from resident concerns, council approved the rezoning of only the middle sect...

At Monday night’s meeting, the Fairbanks Board of Education approved the hiring of a secretary aide to assist its middle school secretary for the remainder of the school year. At last month’s meeting,...

Jason Stanford from the LUC (Logan, Union and Champaign) Regional Planning Commission sought approval of a tax abatement for the Richwood Banking Company at Monday night’s Richwood Village Council mee...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a week-long series of stories about area issues and candidates appearing on the November ballot.  ––– Residents have a chance to decide whether to approve or reject...

Laurie Davis looks through some of the personal needs items collected at the Marysville High School Clothes Closet. The operation offers clothing, shoes and personal hygiene items to students in need....