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By Mac Cordell 
December 12, 2023
A local woman is dead after she was hit by a car while she was crossing the road Sunday. Kristen Johnson, 43, of Poplar Street in Marysville, was pronounced dead Sunday evening at Grant Medical Center...
Threats to schools deemed not credible
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By Mac Cordell 
December 12, 2023
Officials said that despite a series of terroristic threats at Marysville and other school districts in the county and around there state, the school day was uneventful, said school and law enforcemen...
Magnetic Springs man found dead in Bokes Creek
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By Mac Cordell 
December 11, 2023
Investigators have identified the body of Steven C. Carpenter, 63, of Magnetic Springs, found dead Sunday in Bokes Creek. Carpenter was last seen in November. (Photo submitted) -- A 63-year-old Magnet...
COVID test kits available ahead of holidays
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 11, 2023
In advance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Union County Health Department is once again offering free COVID test kits. Test kits can be reserved online at UnionCountyCOVID.org/testing and ...
Amtrak expansion will include Marysville
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By Mac Cordell 
December 11, 2023
This week the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration gave priority status to a passenger rail line connecting Pittsburgh to Chicago, which would also have a stop in Marysv...
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By Michael Williamson 
December 11, 2023
Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said the department’s new contract may be a “game-changer” for staffing issues at the agency. After spending the better part of the last year or more traveling the st...
PC Council to reconsider Uptown zoning overlay
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 11, 2023
Images from the proposed Uptown Design Guide, which includes examples of acceptable designs, are pictured above. (Graphic submitted) -- As Plain City officials continue to consider how changes to the ...
Holidays around the world
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By Mac Cordell 
December 8, 2023
Students at Marysville’s Navin Elementary School celebrated holidays around the world this week. Each class selected a country and made a display in their classroom or the gym, representing the variet...
Fairbanks students collect presents for troops
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By Michael Williamson 
December 8, 2023
Fairbanks Elementary School students stand with members of the Armed Forces during the school’s Veterans Day event. Students collected supplies for the Troop Care Box Program, which will send gifts to...
Plain City Council reconsidering noise ordinance
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 8, 2023
Plain City officials are once again considering changes to the village’s noise ordinance, this time proposing adding decibel levels. Council President James Sintz explained during a work session Wedne...
Union County Health Department seeking survey responses
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 8, 2023
The Union County Health Department is asking residents for their help in hitting a goal of 400 responses to a community survey launched in early November. The survey can be taken online at www.uchd.ne...
Tax bills could be delayed
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By Michael Williamson 
December 7, 2023
Until votes are cast regarding a bill affecting property values, Union County officials said they can’t say for certain when tax bills will go out. At the regular monthly meeting of county officials T...
Multi-phase development planned for city’s east side
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By Mac Cordell 
December 7, 2023
Marysville City Council is in the process of reviewing plans for the Marysville East Development on the city’s east side. The project will be developed in multiple phases. Council recently heard the f...
Jerome officials will monitor comprehensive plan after update
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 7, 2023
As Jerome Township officials work toward an update of their comprehensive plan, they are also working to ensure it stays up-to-date in the future. “It really is kind of a fluid thing,” Trustee Megan S...
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By Mac Cordell 
December 6, 2023
Marysville City Council has given final approval to an agreement to revise the city’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement with the school district. At its Monday meeting, council unanimously agree...
Apartments planned for Plain City
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 6, 2023
Developers recently shared a conceptual site plan for a three-story, mixed-use apartment building to be constructed on Alcott Drive and U.S. 42. The development, illustrated above, would have storefro...
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By Mac Cordell 
December 5, 2023
Marysville City Council has rejected a plan to extend a local Tax Increment Finance agreement through 2067. City council recently voted down legislation that would have extended the Tax Increment Fina...
Fate of Richwood Opera House still undecided
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By Michael Williamson 
December 5, 2023
The fate of the Richwood Opera House is still up in the air following an update from the revitalization committee. Members of the group that was formed three years ago to investigate pathways to resto...
Annual Christmas Parade held
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 5, 2023
Santa took a trip through Marysville during the annual Christmas Parade Sunday. Pictured above, the Marysville High School Marching Band performs on North Main Street. At right, Santa’s sleigh is pull...
MHRBUC installs Naloxbox
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 4, 2023
Officials from the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County and Union County Health Department are pictured celebrating the installation of a Naloxbox, which contains the life-saving opioid ov...
Richwood ready for Christmas
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 4, 2023
Santa waves at parade-goers in Richwood Saturday as the village kicked off the annual Christmas parade. There were 24 floats and the theme was “Christmas in ‘R’ Town.” The Richwood Area Business Assoc...
Justice ends 33-year career at UCSO
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 4, 2023
The Union County Sheriff’s Office held a celebration Thursday to honor the retirement of Captain Mike Justice. Above, Sheriff Jamie Patton, left, reads during the ceremony while Justice listens. Justi...
UCBDD looking at ballot issue
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By Michael Williamson 
December 4, 2023
The Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities will likely be on the ballot again next year. Superintendent Kara Brown recently told the county commissioners she is “90% certain” the board will ...
Recount confirms write-in’s victory
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By Mac Cordell 
December 4, 2023
The final results are in and Steven Wolfe has been elected as the next Marysville City Council member for Ward 1. “It is nice to have it officially official and to be ready to move forward,” Wolfe sai...
City eyes 350 acres for annexation, rezoning
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By Mac Cordell 
December 4, 2023
The proposed Marysville East Section One includes five subareas including multi-family, single-family, industrial, public common area and a regional pump station. Rockford Development Investments has ...
County closed to solar
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By Michael Williamson 
December 1, 2023
Union County has officially closed its door to large-scale solar projects in the area. Commissioners voted this week to restrict all unincorporated land in the county to what the board termed “economi...
Health department at limit of abilities
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 1, 2023
As the Union County Health Department plans its budget for the future, officials are working to balance the increasing needs of a growing community with staffing and programming levels it can currentl...
Holiday season in full swing in Plain City
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 30, 2023
There are plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday season in Plain City, highlighted by the annual Route 42 Holiday Hop and Christmas Under the Clock celebrations on Saturday. The day begins with the H...
Plain City Historic District will remain
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 30, 2023
Plain City Council pushed back against a plan to eliminate the village’s Uptown Historic District and Design Review Board, voting to strike the proposal from its agenda. “I could never support this,” ...