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The All Ohio Balloon Festival (AOBF) will be celebrating 43 years in Marysville next year. As with anything that lasts more than four decades, change is needed to keep growing, officials said. A big c...

The North Union Board of Education took time during a meeting earlier this week to recognize students and community members for their accomplishments. Superintendent Rich Baird acknowledged the appoin...

As sunsets come earlier this time of year, they bring with them some spectacular colors. Those colors were on display earlier this week along Industrial Park in Marysville. Sunrises and sunsets are mo...

In October, the Electronic School of Tomorrow (ECOT) announced it would close its virtual doors within a few months due to funds it owes the state. Since then, some schools have been scrambling to get...

Tom Burkhart, of Marysville, keeps himself busy in his days of retirement by collecting donations for various charity organizations. This time around, he’s focusing his efforts on Care Train, a charit...

Just because you get older doesn’t mean you have to stop learning, and for the past two years, a local lecture series has helped prove that. The Lifelong Learners lecture series brings in people to sp...

There are some changes coming to the Union County Courthouse complex. The Union County Commissioners have announced that they intend to expand the courthouse campus. Earlier this year, the commissione...

PENN –––– Family of Harry Wolfe, officials unite to oppose release of man who killed the sheriff In January 1982, Stanley Penn murdered Union County Sheriff Harry Wolfe. He pleaded guilty to the crime...

Union County Commissioner Gary Lee has said he will not seek a fifth term in office. Lee recently announced that he will not seek reelection as Union County commissioner. “I do fully intend to fill ou...

The photo above shows flooding in Schwartzkopf Park this weekend. According to county officials, damage county-wide was minimal, and the Union County Emergency Management Agency received not requests ...

A community tradition is nearing a milestone. Next week, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner will celebrate 25 years in Union County. The event is hosted each Thanksgiving Day at the Marysville First Un...

Those who use Marysville’s sports fields might have to start paying up. At city finance committee meeting this week, Marysville Public Service Director Mike Andrako told the committee about a reservat...

Inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women pack meals at the facility’s gym Wednesday. Over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, the women packed 200,000 meals to go out to various charities in the are...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is getting tough on pediatric cancer. UCHD Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said the board had already become aware of the pediatric cancer issue in Union Cou...

The city will be getting into the Christmas spirit this month when it hosts its Christmas Walk and tree lighting Monday, Nov. 27. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., citizens will be able to explore the Uptown and...

Pictured above is a crash scene on U.S. 42 last month in which a truck rammed into the side of a building, causing extensive structural damage. Residents along U.S. 42 have complained about speed alon...

Marysville Facility Maintenance Manager Scott Ferguson sets up decorations this morning at Partners Park for this month’s Christmas Walk and tree lighting. On Monday, Nov. 27, residents will be able t...

North Lewisburg Village Council on Tuesday unanimously passed its first reading of an ordinance that would allow the village to prohibit medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensari...

The Richwood Village Council met for its regular Monday night meeting and Mayor Scott Jerew swore in Officer Evan Martindale. He was hired as a part-time police officer for Richwood and received his f...

Invokes penalty for utility work; seeks help from new company The City of Marysville has some problems with the contractor working on its waterline replacement project, and council made that known at ...

The Leesburg Township Trustees recently celebrated by burning the paid mortgage to the Leesburg Township Fire Department facility 12985 Route 347. Pictured, from left to right, are township trustees J...

Boy Scouts Nate Eudaily, right, and Jacob Lee, left, led the Pledge of Allegiance at Monday’s meeting of the Plain City Village Council. The Scouts observed the meeting to fulfill a troop requirement....

In one of the most contentious meetings of the year, Mayor Virgil Ray Reisinger was the tie-breaking vote that took down an ordinance aimed at enforcing property maintenance codes. Throughout the mont...

Union County Sheriff’s Deputies and units from the Marysville Fire Department responded to the intersection of Scottslawn Road and Route 736 for an injury crash involving a 2002 Ford Taurus that was s...

Residents around Union County observed Veterans Day on Saturday. Above, Jerome Township officials and residents observed Veterans Day at 11 a.m., Saturday at the veterans’ monument in New California. ...

Dog owner Jeff Book, of Milford Center, decided that Friday afternoon would be a good day to let his dogs play at Schwarzkopf Park. Bailey, a 6-month-old Australian shepherd, and Maizy, a 1-year-old p...

ALLEN –––– A Columbus man and woman could each be facing more than a decade in prison for their roles in an organized theft ring. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Daniel N. Allen and Jessica H...

The Marysville School District is taking steps to eliminate a water problem at the Early College High School. Enviro-Construction of Alexandria submitted the low bid of $88,329 for the work, which wil...

Pictured above is the rendering of Home 2 Suites presented at Wednesday night’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting for the new hotel to go in on Colemans Crossing Boulevard. Board members expresse...

Union County election officials are pleased with Tuesday’s elections. “I don’t think we had any major issues, just normal things,” said Tina LaRoche, director of the Union County Board of Elections. L...