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Two local juveniles have been charged criminally and it could pave the way for more charges in the alleged sexual assault at the Union County Fairgrounds last year. Earlier this month, Union County Pr...

Fog and rain forced an early start to what could be a long weekend for first responders around Union County. Above, Marysville Division of Police Officer Chris Diehl looks for evidence and debris foll...

Flu hospitalizations are on the rise in Union County. Jennifer Thrush, public information officer with the Union County Health Department (UCHD), said there has been a spike in the number of flu hospi...

Memorial Hospital is now off its diversion alert, though officials say the hospital remains very busy. Late Thursday afternoon, officials at Memorial Hospital issued a diversion alert, meaning the hos...

Second time’s the charm for a local estate planning firm experiencing some growing pains. The Marysville Design Review Board approved plans Wednesday evening for McCarthy & Cox, on West Fifth Street, ...

The area will see harsh weather this weekend, and the Union County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is preparing for it. According to an email from EMA Director Brad Gilbert, the National Weather Ser...

Law enforcement officials executed a search warrant this morning at 21378 Titus Road in Raymond. Police seized guns and drugs from the home. When investigators went into the home, they found 12 indivi...

The Fairbanks Board of Education approved a replacement to its business advisory council policy at Wednesday night’s meeting. Fairbanks Superintendent Bob Humble said this policy replacement is a way ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol released details this morning about a fatal semi crash that occurred Wednesday at about 5:55 a.m. According to a release the crash occurred on U.S. 33 on the eastbound la...

After its new and incumbent council members were sworn in, North Lewisburg Village Council was presented with a speech from a representative from Ohio Hi-Point Career Center at its Tuesday night meeti...

A cardinal is shown in a tree off Seventh Street recently. While birds and other wildlife are taking in the warmer recent temperatures, significant snowfall forecast for this weekend could have animal...

One person is dead after a traffic crash involving a semi on U.S. 33 in Logan County this morning. A representative of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were sent to the crash on...

Village Solicitor Paul Lafayette offered a lesson in village government before Plain City’s council meeting Monday. Above, from left, newly elected council members Sherry Heineman, Shannon Pine and Jo...

A process that has taken more than a year finally ended Monday night after council approved of a planned unit development (PUD) on Boerger Road and Route 38. The application for the Ewing Meadows deve...

Bruce Daniels says he hopes something good can come out of something bad. Monday, Daniels announced that he would close Hinkley’s restaurant, effective immediately. “Maybe Hinkley’s demise can also be...

Even though councilman Jack Moore was absent from Monday night’s regular meeting due to health issues, he was elected to serve as president of the Richwood Village Council for the present year. Counci...

Pictured is Derek Wilson being sworn in by solicitor Alison Boggs as a councilmember of the Milford Center Village Council at Monday night’s meeting. He will also serve as the chairperson of the parks...

An injury crash involving a semi closed Route 31 briefly Monday and sent the driver to Memorial Hospital at 4:33 p.m. A northbound 2015 Freightliner, driven by Jeffrey A. Sutherland, 55, of Kenton, dr...

Another year means the introduction of an updated paving program for the streets of Marysville. Officials presented the city’s finance committee Thursday with a request for more funding to help with t...

Pictured above, a loader sits ready at the City of Marysville salt barn this morning to fill city plow trucks as they battled snow and ice that accumulated on streets overnight. Marysville was greeted...

LANE –––– A Columbus man could be facing years in prison following a high-speed chase through multiple counties that eventually ended when a Madison County K-9 unit was deployed. The Union County Gran...

STEWART –––– A man and his girlfriend could be facing prison time after allegedly stealing from a local store and trying to hide the merchandise. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Amber Marie S...

Marysville School’s students have several more closures before they need to worry about extra days being tacked on the end of the year. Today marked the district’s second calamity day for the 2017-201...

Those who regularly drive on Boerger Road might soon have a safer commute. At a Thursday night’s meeting, Marysville City officials told finance committee members about a project to lower the nearby h...

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a black 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer, with an unknown driver, drove over a snow patch and drifted out of control off of Watkins-California Road at around ...

Rep. Dorothy Pelanda is asking the state to pay for a proposed bridge, spanning Mill Creek, as part of a multi-use path to connect the Jim Simmons Trail to Marysville’s Upground Reservoir. Pelanda is ...

Marysville Police officers investigate the site of a robbery that occurred this morning at the corner of East Fifth and Plum streets. A white male wearing a red jacket and orange mask reportedly robbe...

Marysville is losing a sporting goods business. Employees at Dunham’s Sports, 15715 U.S. 36, confirmed this morning the store would be closing Jan. 14. “That’s our last day open,” said a local employe...

The bone-chilling temperatures this month are enough to cause water pipes to rupture and vehicles batteries to drain and someone needs to brave the conditions to deal with those problems. Though polic...

A Mansfield man could be facing nearly two decades in prison after allegedly trying to run over a gas station employee. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael A. Caldwell, 61, of 310 Fern Av...