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The Union County Republican Party recently opened its election headquarters at 115 N. Main St. Pictured above at the ribbon cutting ceremony are, from left to right, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRo...

The Ohio Department of Transportation is planning several large scale road projects for Union County over the next several years. The work is part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (...

Marysville High School and Early College High School named their Homecoming kings and queens prior to Friday night’s football game against Dublin Jerome. Pictured, from left to right, are Early Colleg...

Jonathan Alder’s Mike Polsinelli and Maggie Storts were crowned as the Pioneers’ Homecoming King and Queen prior to the football team’s matchup against Kenton Trail opponent Kenton Ridge Friday night....

Fairbanks High School held its Homecoming football game Friday evening. Joy Litzke, left, was named the Homecoming queen, while Caden Green was named the king. The Panthers fell to Triad, 40-6. The Ho...

The Ohio Department of Education recently released the state report cards and overall, area districts are pleased with the results. This year, data is presented in a one to five-star rating system rat...

The Marysville Homecoming parade was held Wednesday as fall sports teams of all ages were recognized along the uptown streets of the city. Above, some young Monarch cheerleaders toss candy to the hund...

The Marysville High School Marching Band was rated a 1 and earned honors for best music and best general effects at the recent Northwestern Band Competition. The band also qualified for the OMEA state...

City engineering staff and officials from the engineering firm Arcadis have said they feel a roundabout would be the best option for the safety and traffic management at the Five Points intersection o...

The Fairbanks High School football team will host Triad for its annual Homecoming game on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Homecoming ceremonies will be held prior to the game at 6:30 p.m. Members of...

Jonathan Alder’s Homecoming football game will be Friday when the Pioneers host Kenton Ridge. Members of the school’s Homecoming court are from left, junior attendants Gregory Kennedy and Carmela Dixo...

Plain City Council will hold a joint meeting with the Madison County Commissioners next week to determine whether they will regionalize water and sewer services. Council voted unanimously during its r...

The Jerome Township trustees approved a new policy for hiring employees, although one board member expressed concerns that he could be excluded from the process. During a special meeting Monday, the B...

For the second time, the Village of Richwood Council tabled a discussion to amend the town ordinance to add a fee for non-conforming use permits. Residents who had livestock on their properties within...

No action was taken following an executive session to discuss the potential purchase of an aerial ladder truck, but Jerome Township Trustee Chair Megan Sloat said she feels officials are now in a bett...

Marysville City Council recently heard the first reading of legislation to rezone about 196 acres on Route 245 near U.S. 33. If approved, the rezoning would allow for the 637-home Stillwater Farms dev...

Marysville Division of Police’s Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport (BATT) vehicle sits on a trailer at the police station Monday, ready to travel to get repaired. The vehicle, which was involved in ...

Monarch quarterback Brady Seger prepares to throw a pass against Hilliard Darby. The Monarchs will host unbeaten Dublin Jerome for Homecoming on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) -- A...

Union County isn’t building enough homes. This is according to the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio’s recently published study looking at housing needs in the Columbus and central Ohio re...

Pictured above is the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new non-profit 2nd Chances Thrift Store located at 112 S. Main St., in uptown Marysville. Present were various city officials, business lea...

City of Marysville worker Bryan Gilliland works to smooth out concrete on a sidewalk at the corner of Fourth and Plum streets Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

The cost for health insurance benefits for county employees is going up but officials agree the county should absorb most of the cost. Union County Commissioners recently voted to approve the rates in...

Local health department officials are honing in on a handful of goals to help serve the county as efficiently as possible. During the most recent Board of Health meeting, Accreditation Coordinator Tim...

Jonathan Alder and North Union were among the participants on Saturday in the Dublin Jerome Celtic Classic. The Pioneers finished seventh in the Gold Varsity girls race and the boys team finished nint...

U.S. 33 was closed in both directions Friday morning following a single-vehicle crash in Jerome Township. According to a statement from Lt. Shawn Cook, commander at the Marysville Post of the Ohio Sta...

Traffic piled up at the Five Points intersection on Thursday afternoon after a disabled train blocked the railroad crossing on Delaware Avenue. (Journal-Tribune photo by Ally Lanasa) -- A train experi...

The Jerome Township Board of Trustees adopted one new procedural policy, but chose not to act on another. The policy adopted will reduce the number of meetings at which department heads are in attenda...

The residents of a Jerome Township home are safe after a garage fire spread into their home. Jerome Township Division of Fire Chief Douglas Stewart said JTFD crews responded to a reported structure fi...

The City of Marysville has several options for the Five Points intersection and wants to hear the public’s opinion on them. Marysville will host an open house from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 209...

As hundreds of soldiers gathered to prepare to be deployed, the attention was not on them but the audience. “The most difficult sacrifice lies with those who care about the soldiers on this floor,” sa...