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Union County residents hold up signs in opposition to the planned Richwood Solar project at the first hearing from the Ohio Power Siting Board Tuesday evening. People gathered at North Union High Scho...

Members of the Mosier Family said they have always strived to provide for the community through their local grocery store and butcher shop. Pictured from left are Andy Mosier, Gene Mosier and Amy Karn...

A husband and wife are asking Marysville City Council to amend legislation they believe is targeted at the Marysville Exempted Village School District. Doug and Gail Jenkins were at Monday’s city coun...

Richwood Council is switching gears, now considering demolishing the Opera House. At the regular meeting on Monday, council reached the conclusion that if they are not going to replace the lost truss,...

A group of citizens continues to want Council member Mark Reams out of office and now they are taking a different approach. At the June 10 City Council meeting, a group of residents asked Reams to ste...

Despite comments made at a local meeting, developers for the proposed Marysville South project say they do not have specific plans and specifically said those plans do not include a Microsoft data cen...

Marysville Early College High School (ECHS) has a new principal after the resignation of Jennifer Hinderer on July 31. Reynoldsburg Principal Scott Bennett was approved by the board of education at a ...

If there wasn’t enough on the line with Marysville’s operating levy attempt in November, the district’s future is now also tied to a second issue on that same ballot. The Marysville Board of Education...

Jonathan Alder officials are juggling increasing enrollment and costs as the district moves further into its master facility planning process. School officials held the first strategic planning forum ...

The map above illustrates the locations and coverage of tornado sirens in and near Union County. Each dark red dot represents the site of a siren, while the concentric, lighter red circle shows the on...

The New Albany Company is looking to rezone 591 acres on the city’s south side. The development, Marysville South, will likely resemble the company’s innovation park proposed for the Marysville East d...

The site of the second phase of the Jerome Grand multi-family, residential development is depicted above. The first phase of the apartment development is adjacent to U.S. 33, at left, a site to the so...

The Village of Plain City recently purchased a 1949 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway caboose, pictured above, from Mr. Tree Christmas Tree Farm in Blacklick. The caboose will be added to the Public Square ...

Meg Michel and her daughters are continuing the family tradition of real estate sales in Union County. Michel, right, and her daughters, Andrea White, left, and Katie Crocco, center, work as agents wi...

When Moody’s assigned its highest AAA bond rating to Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City last month, it put the school in elite company. Only four other schools in the state – and no othe...

The North Union School Board approved an increase in the price of school lunches. At the regular meeting on Monday, the board of education approved an increase in breakfast and lunch prices by $0.25 f...

Officials from the local and state health departments are urging Ohioans to be aware of excessive heat this week and to take precautions to prevent potentially dangerous heat-related illnesses, includ...

A Bellefontaine man could be facing more than three decades in prison after allegedly putting a gun to his ex-wife’s head. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Glen Perdue, 43, charging him...

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the OSU Extension Office. ––– As we reach the middle of June, OSU Extension State Climatologist, Aaron Wilson has expressed concern for both hum...

Ohio Power Siting Board staff is recommending the Richwood Solar project be denied, the first response from the state since the application was submitted in January. The staff recommendation does not ...

Dane Flynn, Ohio’s Mini-Master Model Builder, is pictured with his creation for the North American national competition. The Lego creation, built on the Ohio flag, includes some of his favorite things...

Union County will not be a guarantor for the Airport Authority’s planned T-Hangar project. The decision pushed the group to discuss new options for the plan that looks to bring 15 additional T-Hangar ...

As the one year mark since the death of Madison Baby Doe approaches, Plain City Police Department officials are optimistic that answers surrounding her passing are within reach. “We have made a lot of...

Officials at the Union County Health Department are working toward a restructure of the agency’s leadership in hope of retaining staff members more easily. “The workforce we’re dealing with now is rad...

Although Plain City officials prepared for the village to become a city four years ago, it looks like it will have to wait until 2030. At their meeting on Monday, council members discussed options to ...

Jim and Diane Walter purchased the village bowling alley in 1972. In more than 50 years of family ownership, Plain City Lanes has undergone changes including an addition, but always worked to maintain...

Impact Station had its ribbon-cutting last spring and after a year of operations, the facility is working to get people in permanent homes. Officials from Family Promise, the organization that oversee...

Marysville City Council member Mark Reams sits in his seat at City Hall before the start of Monday’s regular council meeting. Supporters of Walking Distance Brewing Co., the Marysville Public Library ...

The Farmers Market makes its grand opening Thursday at Richwood Park. At the regular city council meeting on Monday, Kelly Jerew said there will be live music as well as free food on opening day, loca...

Numbers from a Columbus-based strategy group show a picture of growth that may be more moderate than residents think. Eric Phillips, the economic development director for both Union County and the Cit...