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The Hamlet on Darby is a proposed 53-unit senior living community. A rendering of the development is shown above. The project would share an entrance on Fairfield Drive with the Madison Square apartme...

The Richwood Village Council met Monday evening with member Don Ridgeway absent. Two ordinances were submitted to council for the first reading. The 2018 budget for the village heard first reading and...

Pictured is an early plan of how much space the city’s artificial skating rink would take up at Partner’s Park. The rink would be up for part the 2018 holiday season. (Image submitted) –––– City of Ma...

The Union County Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium was host to democratic candidates for Ohio governor this weekend to talk about statewide issues. From left is moderator Mike Larsen; gubernatorial candid...

Over the weekend, an East Liverpool man died after receiving treatment for possible hypothermia exposure. According to the Marysville Police Department, David C. Smith, 30, was found sleeping in a gar...

Pictured is a tree that fell on top of a black Volkswagen Jetta in an alleyway between West Third and Fourth streets this weekend. The tree likely fell due to a weather event. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

Maintains congressional aspirations In July, Marysville’s Leah Sellers announced she was running for congress. At the time, Sellers said she was “proudly running as a Republican, a long-time Republica...

Construction crews began demolition of the northeast portion of Memorial Hospital on Friday in preparation for the facility’s planned expansion in the coming months. The $50 million expansion will inv...

Charges are pending for a pair of Marysville High School students in relation to a drug overdose at the school earlier this week. At 12:01 p.m. Tuesday officers were called to Marysville High School o...

Marysville School District officials knew four years ago they would be engaged in a principal search in 2018. In 2014, when Kathy McKinniss was installed as the first principal of Marysville’s new Ear...

Pictured is Scott Kyser, of Cardington, standing by his dump truck that overturned on eastbound U.S. 33 at 2:47 p.m. Thursday. Officials said Kyser’s truck blew its front right tire and he “attempted ...

In a quiet meeting Wednesday morning, the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) Board learned the value of levies and taxes. Health Commissioner Jason Orcena excitedly presented a slideshow about ho...

Evangelist Billy Graham visited Marysville in February of 1972 as part of Phil Donahue’s broadcasts from the Ohio Reformatory for Women. The image above shows the front page of the Journal-Tribune on ...

A 29-year-old man was taken to a Columbus hospital and U.S. 42 remains closed after a semi-truck drove into his home trapping him inside. According to officials from the Union County Sheriff’s Office,...

Citizens at Jerome meeting share wishes for area around Costco It appears as though Jerome Township is getting at least one new business, though not the one some residents want. At a special meeting t...

Officials discuss attack protocol; safeguards against false alarms Last month’s missile scare in Hawaii wouldn’t happen in Ohio, officials say. Ohio Emergency Management External Affairs Chief Jay Car...

Fairbanks Middle School will be getting a new robotic course next school year as a way to step up science education.

A Columbus man could be face more than a half century in prison following a string of car break-ins around the county.

Traffic on U.S. 36 near New Dover was stopped shortly after 8 a.m., today, following a multi-vehicle crash near Myers Road. First responders from Allen Township, Marysville, Jerome Township, the Union...

A new Arby’s restaurant began its journey through Marysville committees and immediately hit a setback at Tuesday night’s Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.

Residents from Union County were taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather Tuesday afternoon. Above, Zach Hudson, of Marysville, is attempting a skateboard trick at Eljer Park. (Journal-Tribun...

The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a pair of men on unconnected charges of sexual crimes against children. Both men knew the children and had access to them. “I think there is a lot of situation...

Dick Scott, building manager for American Legion Post 79, raised the flag from half to full staff Tuesday morning. Scott was raising the flags after they were at half staff in remembrance of the victi...

The North Union Board of Education traveled to Marion to tour the Tri-River Career Center as part of its February meeting. Many North Union students attend Tri-Rivers to receive career training. The b...

A corrections officer at the Ohio Reformatory for Women has been indicted for allegedly bringing a gun and dozens of rounds of ammunition onto the prison grounds. The Union County grand jury has indic...

A referendum that would allow Jerome Township residents to decide the fate of a proposed housing development is now in question. Resident Trent Pryor, represented by attorney Don McTigue, is protestin...

Despite the dramatic nature of the photo above, nobody was injured Sunday evening after a semi ran into the side of a house on Route 31 after striking a car that had pulled out from a stop sign. The d...

SALMONS –––– A Marysville man, initially charged with domestic violence, has now been charged with repeatedly violating a court order associated with the charge. The Union County Grand Jury has indict...

Pictured are some of the many residents of Allen Township who arrived to a zoning board meeting Thursday night to voice their concerns about a proposed Flying J truck stop locating in the township. Wh...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Route 347 at U.S. 33 just inside Logan County Thursday. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at abou...