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Union County might be growing faster than officials initially thought. Representatives from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) presented an update about area growth and development to t...

Residents throughout the county are lighting up the nights of the holiday season with their best outdoor displays. The home pictured above is lighting up the 600 block of West Seventh Street. Readers ...

A fight at a Plain City restaurant has resulted in a felony indictment for a Columbus woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Kassandra-Marie Grassi, 37, charging her with one count each of ag...

A group of residents has formally announced its intention to try to stop an approved annexation. Earlier this week a group of citizens delivered a letter to City Finance Director Brad Lutz. The letter...

Workers used a helicopter to ferry parts to and from the top of a cell tower off West Third Street, behind the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Thursday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo b...

The Union County Board of Health recently approved the health department’s 2023 budget, though officials noted a 10-year projection indicates the board may need to prioritize and reconsider some progr...

Marysville Cub Scout Troop 101 and the all-female Scouts BSA Troop 777 are pictured sorting the 10,050 cards they collected for Cards From Christ at the Marysville First United Methodist Church, 207 S...

Plain City Council is one step closer to approving a 2023 budget that would increase wages for administrative employees and police officers. During their meeting Monday, council members unanimously ap...

Plain City Mayor Jody Carney issued a proclamation during the most recent council meeting recognizing the contributions of resident Angie Matessa to the village. Matessa, at center, holding the procla...

Marysville hosted its annual Christmas Walk celebration Monday evening. The event featured children’s activities, dancers, carolers, carriage and wagon rides, snacks, reindeer and other holiday activi...

In a split vote, Marysville City Council passed its 2023 budget. Council voted 5-1 to approve the city capital budget, operations budget and appropriations. Council member Henk Berbee, who voted again...

Mayor Scott Jerew proposed using capital funds to install permanent restrooms with showerhouses in the camping area of Richwood Park during the Village of Richwood Council meeting on Monday. The counc...

Union County officials hope to get the first hearing of a massive ditch clear-out project on the books by January. Once the project moves forward, crews will clear 33 miles of log jams along Mill Cree...

Fairbanks officials are one step closer to having a new facility plan in place and hope to present that plan by the end of the year. Updates from the November Facility Task Force meeting were recently...

Marysville officials said the interest rate increase is having a positive impact on the city’s revenue. “Obviously, it has caused hardship in other areas, by design, in terms of what we collect on our...

The residents of this home on Buerger Street express their displeasure over the outcome of Saturday’s football game between Ohio State and Michigan. The occupants lowered their OSU flag to half staff ...

The North Union Board of Education is pursuing the alternative option of sod for the high school practice field and stadium field. The board accepted the proposal from LeVan’s Excavating Inc. in the a...

Construction is set to begin on one of Union County’s planned solar projects next week. County Commissioners approved a Roadway Use Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) for Union Solar, the parent company of ...

The 2023 budget includes a roundabout at the intersection of Route 31 and Creekview Drive. The roundabout will also connect to Amrine Wood Road coming out of the Amrine Meadows subdivision. Officials ...

Marysville police and Marysville schools are expanding the school resource officer program. Currently, the program has four full-time officers, along with a K-9 officer, and serves students in grades ...

The Marysville Division of Fire responded to a fire at 10:12 a.m. Monday at 813 W. Eighth St. Fire Chief Jay Riley said there were three individuals in the home at the time. He said two of the individ...

Along with the colder weather, the holidays are fast upon Union County residents. Communities all throughout the county are ready to kick off a variety of celebrations and activities. Marysville The h...

Marysville’s new water plant sits on 31.4 acres on Raymond Road, across from the city’s Upground Reservoir. The site includes 10,500 square feet for administration and 21,700 square feet for processin...

Community members are once again coming together to ensure everyone in Union County has a hot meal on Thanksgiving. The annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursda...

The Marysville Journal-Tribune and the Union County Humane Society are joining forces to put pets front and center. The groups are working together to create a Union County Cutest Pets calendar for 20...

Steve and Debbie Streng always knew they wouldn’t have a typical retirement. A close-knit family living in Marysville, the Strengs did hope to spend their later years doing some of the typical activit...

A new Ohio law requiring teachers to get trained on the needs of students with dyslexia is being folded into professional development at Jonathan Alder. At a recent meeting of the school board, offici...

Amid the nationwide concrete shortage and area growth, infrastructure projects throughout Union County are experiencing delays and higher costs. Pictured above is Jerren Parker of Ohio Concrete and Co...

Students are pictured relaxing in the shelter they created during Mrs. Tamara Walls’ outdoor survival class at Triad Middle School. Walls said she was impressed by the students’ ingenuity in their dec...

Reinforcing its long-standing commitment to patient safety and quality enhancements, Memorial Hospital has announced the organization has earned two prestigious national ratings for safe patient care....