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The Plain City Parks Committee will go back to the drawing board to explore options for improved facilities at Pastime Park. At a recent meeting, Councilmember Nick Kennedy asked council about plans t...

Crews continue to work laying new water lines along Court Street. The waterline project has been ongoing for several months. Portions of the street have been closed at various times for the project. (...

North Lewisburg Council voted to allow the closing of a small section of Route 245/East Maple Street to accommodate Cardinal Pizza’s “Celebrate Life” Festival on Oct. 14. The fourth-annual festival is...

Area residents face heroin related charges A local woman could be facing as many as three years in prison after her son found her passed out after allegedly using drugs. Shannon E. Alexander-Adams, 41...

Americans for Americans is packing trailers with relief items for people affected by hurricane Irma. Area residents interested in making a donation may do so at the Route 31 entrance to the Union Coun...

Richwood Village Administrator Monte Asher told council that village crews have guidelines regarding the chipping of brush within the village. Residents who have limbs and branches that fall off the t...

The Rev. Jim Taylor is shown above as he delivers an invocation, pledge of allegiance and moment of silence with Navin Elementary School students at the Decker Fire Station on County Home Road Monday ...

Plain City officials are discussing how they can help Houston and Florida. Plain City Village Administrator Kevin Vaughn said Plain City has signed onto the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EM...

The Milford Center Village Council canceled its monthly meeting for September last night. The only members present at the meeting were Terri Kean, Howard Van Dyke, Don Jones and Jeff Parren. Kean sat ...

The 2017 Journal-Tribune Readers Choice survey is coming to a close. Anyone wishing to vote for their favorite local company, can cast a ballot in the survey. Ballots can be found at the Journal-Tribu...

Discussion of a planned unit development (PUD) going in on Industrial Parkway continued at Monday night’s Marysville City Council meeting. Council held its second reading of the application, which wou...

A firefighter rings the bell for fallen brethren at this morning’s 9/11 ceremony at the General Decker Fire Station on County Home Road. Law enforcement officials attended the ceremony, which was also...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) will be out of free Narcan kits by the end of September. Shawn Sech, director of health promotion and planning at UCHD, said, at the time of this writing, she...

This summer saw big changes to some of the City of Marysville’s public events, and now officials are taking stock and planning for next year. Two big-ticket issues have to do with attendance: how to i...

Local woman charged with aggravated arson A Marysville woman could be facing a dozen years in prison for allegedly setting her home on fire with her and her son inside. Catherine Irene Bolin, 42, of 2...

Drake Price (34) of North Union attempts to tackle James Lachey of Grandview Heights, while Jaxon Hughes (15) prepares to assist with the tackle. The Wildcats defense held the Bobcats in check during ...

Corporal Mike Strahle hangs dog tags on a plaque at the traveling Eyes of Freedom memorial Friday afternoon. The memorial will be open to the public at the local Ohio National Guard Armory from noon t...

Honda has announced it will pay $484 million to settle consumer claims in connection with the recalled Takata airbags. About $285 million of the settlement will be used to compensate customers for out...

Monday of next week will mark the 16th anniversary of the 2001 9/11 attacks on New York. To remember that day, the city is hosting its annual ceremony at Decker Fire Station on County Home Road at 9:5...

Pictured above is the Town Run in Uptown Marysville, and to the right is the Town Run segment adjacent to Memorial Hospital on Ninth Street. The Uptown segment had a $647,000 renovation in 2014, with ...

HANSLEY –––– The Union County Commissioners have selected an interim administrator. The commissioners have named retired Delaware County administrator Timothy Hansley as the interim county administrat...

Marysville Police are warning residents of a scam involving someone claiming to be a Dayton Power & Light representative. According to a social media post on the Marysville Division of Police page, a ...

Jonathan Alder’s varsity volleyball team dropped a 3-1 verdict to Worthington Kilbourne on Wednesday. The Wolves held a 2-0 lead before JA won the third set. Kilbourne then wrapped up the match by win...

Some Union County residents have mental health problems and local providers are struggling to keep up. Philip Adkins, executive director for the Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB), s...

The Jerome Township Trustees approved final development plans for Subarea A and Subarea B to be built on the Jacquemin Farm property. Subarea A will be a 300 unit apartment complex and Subarea B is to...

Marysville workers Jessyca Peake and Scott Ferguson work on the gazebo at Partner’s Park this morning after graffiti was found painted on it. Peake is painting over the graffiti, which included charac...

RICHARDSON –––– Marysville City Councilmember Tracy Richardson today announced her campaign for State Representative for the 86th District. A West Point graduate and Bronze Star recipient, Richardson ...

Shown above, outlined in red, is the plot of land a New Albany malting company hopes to get rezoned from light to heavy manufacturing. The change would allow the company to build a malting facility in...

The Jerome Township Trustees have rescheduled a pair of public hearings and the public is concerned. “I am just really disappointed,” Dublin resident Alycia Cassini said. Jerome Township had scheduled...

Rebecca Yoakam, of Marysville, cosplays for both fun and charity. One of her cosplays is Huntress, based on the television show “Arrow,” that she wears for the charity group Heroes Alliance. She hopes...