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Firefighters in Jerome Township are in training, both body and mind and tightening their belts at the same time. At Monday’s meeting of the Jerome Township Board of Trustees, Fire Chief Bill Stewart r...

Pictured is the site Marysville Planning Commission recommended to be rezoned Monday night. If the application passes council, the land will go from traffic-oriented commercial (TOC) to high density m...

A local man could be facing more than six years behind bars after allegedly disregarding a court order and attacking a woman. The Union Count Grand Jury has indicted Dempsey Luke Griffin, 27, of 149 H...

Every Sunday morning at Raymond United Methodist Church, Homer Caldwell, left, takes up the duty to ring the bell. Though he likes doing it on his own, it is hard work, so he sometimes gets help from ...

With temperatures in the 50s, thousands of local residents turned out for Sunday afternoon’s Marysville Christmas Parade. The parade, which according to organizer Dean Cook had more than 125 entries, ...

According to the Marysville Police Department, at around 1:40 p.m. Friday, while the intersection of East Eighth and Buckeye streets were being paved, the raised bed of a white H5 Sterling truck from ...

COOK –––– A Raymond man and two area women have been indicted and charged with allegedly raping a child. Christopher Glenn Cook, 39, of 22520 Hoover Bault Road, Raymond, has been charged with three co...

HUDSON –––– Just days before her potential release, a woman and her mother have been charged with attempting to bring drugs into the Ohio Reformatory for Women. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted ...

Mill Valley Elementary School Principal Amey McGlenn is pictured above presenting a placque to officer of the Marysville Police Department in recognition of the agency’s partnership with the school. P...

A woman found on the side of the road after apparently shooting herself was pronounced dead Thursday. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to a report o...

A rooster-tail of water sprays across Sixth Street in Marysville on Wednesday afternoon. Officials from the city’s engineering department drained the water lines on the street as part of a recent wate...

Union County budget officials are hoping to present their recommendations to the county commissioners today. Interim county administrator Tim Hansley and assistant county administrator and budget offi...

Authorities are investigating an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on U.S. 33 this morning. Union County Sheriff’s Department officials would not say if the female victim was alive or dead. Union ...

Firefighters work to contain a house fire on Chestnut Street Wednesday afternoon. The fire caused extensive damage to the home, though there were no serious injuries. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Ch...

Steve Davis, of Landon Road, came to the Richwood Village Council meeting Monday evening with complaints of unkept properties within the village. He is concerned about trash sitting in yards and along...

A Raymond man is dead after a single-vehicle crash early this morning in Logan County. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crashed happened at about 12:47 a.m. on County Roa...

The Marysville Public Affairs Committee voted to recommend new legislation this week that might add a few new vehicles to city streets. The city is looking at the possibility of allowing low-speed veh...

The Uptown Marysville Historic District hosted its annual Christmas Walk and tree lighting Monday night. At left, Cecila Manning meets Santa for the first time and apparently is not enjoying it. (Jour...

Plain City officials are considering a change to expedite the approval process for building in the village. At Monday’s meeting of the Plain City Village Council, resident Jason Shumway raised concern...

With the votes counted and recounted, incumbents J.R. Rausch, Mark Reams and Henk Berbee have officially been reelected to Marysville City Council. Results from Monday’s mandatory recount confirmed th...

A building company is hoping to put a new development on Route 38, but will to have to wait a few weeks longer. Developer Ryan Homes has been navigating the city’s commissions, boards and council this...

Plain City officials are planning for what they call, “the most charming small town Christmas celebration around.” The village will celebrate the 16th Christmas Under the Clock from 5 – 8 p.m., Saturd...

The above preliminary Cook’s Pointe plan was shown to members of the Marysville Public Service Committee last week. The graphic pictured is a preliminary plan that gives those interested an idea of wh...

Editor’s note: The following information was written by community volunteer Florence Allen. ––– The Swing Machine will perform on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Marysville High School as part of the Union C...

Jan Gentzler, left, and Rebecca Reagan, right, work to recount paper ballots as other board of election officials hand count voting machine results in this morning’s recount in the Marysville City Cou...

While nearly all the votes from the November General Election in Union County are official, one result is still in doubt. There will be a mandatory recount for the Marysville City Council. Earlier thi...

Heather Lowe, of Marysville, bags up items bought at Meijer during this morning’s wave of Black Friday shopping. Lowe said she always takes advantage of deals offered on Black Friday. Local shopping r...

The Main Street Bridge Replacement project will impact end-of-school bus routes, according to Marysville officials. Marysville Public Service Committee members heard an update about the bridge replace...

The Fairbanks Board of Education is working to cut costly regulations imposed on Fairbanks schools. At Monday night’s meeting, the board approved a resolution that supports senate bill 216, which woul...

City workers are shown Tuesday setting up the Christmas Tree at Partners Park in preparation for next week’s Christmas Walk and tree lighting. The event will be held Monday evening, with the tree ligh...