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State Rep. Tracy Richardson will be the Republican candidate in the November general election for District 86 after winning a primary contested by challenger Wezlynn Davis. "I am honored to serve as t...

A pair of Plain City juveniles has been charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly running from police. Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee said that at about 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, police receive...

For the second time in less than six months, Union County residents voted down a Fairbanks tax levy. Following Tuesday’s primary election, the school’s district’s ballot measure failed with 1,260 vote...

Union County elections officials are saying turnout for Tuesday’s primary election was higher than anticipated. According to information from the Union County Board of Elections, 12,424 of Union Count...

After a brief search beginning earlier this year, Fairbanks has found its new high school principal. At the March board of education meeting, school officials voted to confirm the recommendation of Je...

Law enforcement officials continue to investigate an incident over the weekend that left a Mansfield woman hospitalized. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said that at 1:58 p.m. Friday, deputies were ...

North Union senior Madelyn Zimmerman, center, was recognized Monday by the district board of education. She was accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point after high school. Also p...

Officials from the National Weather Service have ruled that an EF-2 tornado touched down in central Union County on Thursday evening causing significant damage to the area in and around Broadway. One ...

Student Katie Hammersmith is pictured creating a charcoal drawing of the actor who plays Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe. Throughout the course of one school day, Hammersmith said she also hoped to com...

A trio of individuals is in custody after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars’ worth of tools, then leading law enforcement officials on a high-speed chase into Dublin. According to police reports ...

A local man has been charged with allegedly attacking household members trying to keep him from getting behind the wheel. Robert Pierce Jordan, 55, of 14343 Bellepointe Road, has been indicted by a gr...

OhioHealth announced a new partnership with Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City to find the next generation of young talent. The company is also working with Southwestern City Schools. Wi...

Local, state and federal officials are examining storm damage in and around Broadway after a powerful storm moved through the area Thursday night. Officials believe an investigation will reveal it was...

Broadway and the surrounding area experienced high winds and heavy rains Thursday night causing damage to homes, barns and nearly anything outside. Officials believe an investigation will reveal it wa...

This camper near Orchard Island, at the southern edge of Indian Lake in Logan County, was hit by nearby vehicles and toppled over when a tornado passed through the area Thursday night. The camper belo...

A Richwood man could be facing more than four decades in prison after allegedly giving meth to three children. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Matthew R. Wurtsbaugh, 36, of 56 E. Bomford St.,...

The area highlighted in blue indicates the location of the proposed Plain City Downtown Revitalization District. Creating the 32.4-acre district would allow the village to make up to six more liquor l...

The Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle injury crash that occurred Wednesday at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Route 347 at CR 154 in Logan County near the Ho...

Don Stevens, director of the Perkins Observatory in Delaware, gives a presentation to visitors of the Plain City Public Library Tuesday on the upcoming solar eclipse April 8. Stevens said Plain City i...

An updated noise ordinance was approved in Plain City to the dismay of several residents who have insisted the permitted noise levels are too loud. Council voted 5-0 Monday to approve an ordinance tha...

The Jonathan Alder Board of Education has a couple of months to review Plain City’s planned Economic Development Incentive Policy (EDIP) before the plan is put in place. Jason Stanford, the village’s ...

This week is Sunshine Law Week in Ohio. “Obviously in our democracy one of the fundamental tenants is open government,” said Marysville Law Director Tim Aslaner. “People should be able to see as much ...

The Marysville Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to put a 5.5-mill, 10-year emergency operating levy before voters in November. Discussion on the topic focused on two key areas - how m...

City Council heard a first reading for creation of the North Main Corridor Community Reinvestment Area (CRA). The CRA encompasses the area for a proposed multi-use retail, office and residential devel...

The Richwood Fishing Derby will undergo a name change in 2024 to honor the life of George Showalter. At the regular village council meeting Monday evening, council discussed changing the name of this ...

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Ayden Hawkins, (left) a senior at North Union High School, holds up a fireplace circuit he worked on as part of the district’s engineering program. North Union will receive nearly $400,000 from the Oh...

Patricia Hall, right, and her attorney, Daniel Sabol, smile after learning she would not be sent to prison. Hall pleaded guilty to first-degree felony theft for stealing more than $5 million from an e...

Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by Memorial Health. ––– Memorial Health has announced its services are reaching further in the region with the addition of three new providers to its g...

Eric and Ina Medici, owners of the former Farmers National Bank building pictured at right, used the rendering from the Plain City Uptown Master Plan to illustrate their vision for Bicentennial Park. ...