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Authorities responded to a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 42 near Bell Road Wednesday evening. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2007 Toyota Corolla hit a sem...

It was close, but the results of Tuesday’s election means the Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB) will have some new money to work with. Residents voted 5,662 to 4,837 to pass a tax l...

It was a night for incumbents in township races around Union County. In Jerome Township, C.J. Lovejoy and Joe Craft defended their trustee seats against challenger Andrew Diamond. In Paris Township, D...

In January, Plain City Village Council will look very different. According to unofficial results from the Union and Madison County boards of election, Shannon Pine, 332 votes, Darren Lee, 316 votes, J...

Two school boards in the county will be changing a few of their council members, according to unofficial election results from the Union County Board of Elections. For the Fairbanks board of education...

Joan Burns, right, has been a poll worker for more than 60 years. She says she enjoys being in the community and seeing people she knows. This morning about 7 a.m., Burns’ neighbor, Brande Vollrath ca...

The above map shows the new proposed boundary of the historical preservation district, outlined in yellow, as well as the new Uptown-specific zones the city proposed at Monday’s planning commission me...

A rash of car break-ins and the time change from daylight-saving time ending led to a series of public warnings at Monday night’s Jerome Township Trustees meeting. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton wa...

Authorities searched a Columbus residence last week connected to multiple vehicle thefts that occurred in Marysville and Milford Center last week, but no suspect yet. From Wednesday through Friday mor...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is joining Marysville Police investigating of a string of vehicle thefts that occurred alongside similar thefts in Marysville last week. Sheriff’s Office reports have...

Tuesday, voters around the county will go to the polls to select leaders for their villages, townships and school boards. In some areas however, the choice has already been made. A look at ballots in ...

Speakers at Sunday’s Voices from the Stone ceremony stand as the color guard retires the colors. In the back, from left, are Father Kevin Kavanagh, Union County Commissioner Steve Stolte, Marysville C...

Residents around Union County woke up to swollen waterways and flooded fields this morning after a Sunday of steady rain. Above, Big Darby Creek spilled over its banks and flooded Plain City’s McKitri...

As the City of Marysville begins discussion about next year’s budget, a theme of improvement stands in contrast to last year’s idea of growth. While the city is continuing development on the new Innov...

Jonathan Alder Football Coach Brett Glass talks to his team following the Pioneers’ 17-7 defeat at Clinton Massie in the opening round of the high school football playoffs Friday night. For a full sto...

The Marysville Police Department is on the lookout for the culprits of several car break-ins that have occurred in Marysville this week. According to police reports, four cars were broken into early W...

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 ...