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As Plain City officials consider the future of Pastime Park, they are zeroing in on one specific area: the campground. Parks and Recreation Director Linda Granger asked council during its most recent ...

Property owners connected to the Morris-Beery ditch project can still file an exception on assessments given by Union County officials. Those residents will be sent another letter from the county at t...

A Plain City man could be facing nearly two decades in prison after allegedly trying to steal a drill, attacking the owner, then attempting to steal the drill again. Christopher Shawn Kohl, 37, of Whi...

Marysville City Council will be discussing potential changes to the city’s Uptown Façade Improvement Program. At Monday night’s meeting, council heard the first reading to authorize the program for 20...

Lt. Jim Hill will become the new Richwood chief of police, effective Feb. 24. Following a brief executive session to discuss personnel on Monday, Mayor Scott Jerew recommended Hill to replace Monte As...

Fairbanks High School will celebrate its winter Homecoming this weekend. The king and queen will be crowned on Friday between the junior varsity and varsity boys basketball games against Mechanicsburg...

City officials, plant employees, contractors and others were on hand Monday to cut the ribbon on Marysville’s new water treatment plant on Raymond Road. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) -- Marys...

An area man has been indicted, accused of burglarizing a woman’s home, assaulting her, then holding her there against her wishes. A Union County Grand Jury has charged Tucker Allen Berridge, 23, of 96...

Some local school districts were in session while others were off, due to winter weather Monday. North Union had the day scheduled off for teacher professional development. North Union students Evan A...

The contract between county officials and the public defender’s office has been approved. The contract covers the relationship between the Union County Public Defender Commission, the Union County Cri...

The graphic provided by MKSK depicts the six “components” the consulting firm follows when creating a comprehensive plan. They include process preparation, baseline research, community outreach and en...

Editor’s note: The following release was supplied by the United Way of Union County. ––– The United Way of Union County is making changes to better fund agencies in 2023-24 which means extra time for ...

Marysville’s Board of Education is hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst in regard to its upcoming levy attempt. Hoping to convince voters to approve the five-year emergency operating levy ...

The East Fourth Street bridge was built in 1948. Officials have said the current sandstone and mortar infrastructure is deteriorating. In 2016 it was identified by the Ohio Department of Transportatio...

The Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating an injury crash that resulted in an overturned semi on Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m. on U.S. 36 near Union Recyclers. A 2...

Construction plans for the Automotive and Mobility Innovation Center (AMIC) are underway and officials said the goal is for the project to go out to bid next month. Union County Economic Development D...

For hours on Thursday, U.S. 36 was closed near Union Recyclers in both directions because a semi rolled over on Wednesday at about 9:33 p.m. According to the incident report, the semi struck a tree, t...

A Bellefontaine man could be facing nearly a decade in prison after allegedly having sex with a local teen. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tristan Xavier Holstein, 22, charging him with one ...

The North Union Local Schools District plans to put an emergency levy renewal on the November general election ballot. North Union’s Treasurer and CFO Scott Maruniak recently told the board of educati...

Paul D. Mathers was sentenced Tuesday for hitting and killing Angela Lemasters in May of 2022. Above, Dep. Bob Roberts handcuffs Mathers following the sentencing hearing while Mathers addresses those ...

A couple of Union County villages could soon see some grant money to help with infrastructure needs. The county commissioners recently approved Community Development Block Grant agreements that would ...

Jerome Township officials will implement a new policy in an effort to retain employees and show appreciation to long-term staff members. During the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, members voted una...

The location of the Ballhouse is illustrated above. The site of the “Active Agers” Indoor Walking Program is in the fenced lot directly behind the Plain City Public Library. (Graphic submitted) -- The...

Michael Hoang Ngo was sentenced to 13 to 18 years in prison after repeatedly raping a local girl. Above, Ngo talks with his attorney, Sam Shamansky, following the sentencing hearing Tuesday. (Journal-...

Jerome Township officials recently approved their 2023 budget, which includes notable revenue increases resulting from a bump in property taxes. Fiscal Officer Robert Caldwell said, in total, the town...

North Union’s Board of Education members were given their yearly appointments at their first meeting of 2023 on Saturday. Brian Davis was elected to serve as president of the board again, and Matt Sta...

A Marion woman has been indicted after allegedly having and attempting to hide a baseball sized bag of meth. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Cynthia Fay Boston, 47, of Marion, charging her wi...

The Village of Richwood is known as the place where the clock chimes (or strikes) hospitality, but the Richwood Opera House’s bell has not rung in town for years. Pictured above is the bell in the clo...

The North Union Board of Education was honored by the Ohio School Boards Association for January’s School Board Recognition Month. Pictured, from left, are board members Matt Hall, Shelly Ehret, Brian...

Union County is beginning 2023 with nearly $40 million in unencumbered cash from last year, but officials said much of it is already spoken for. Between the general fund and other specialty funds, the...