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Union County officials have agreed to their part in tax agreements between several area school districts. At a special meeting of the commissioners Tuesday night at 9 p.m., the board agreed to deals b...

The rendering by Andrew Circle Architects pictured above shows the design for the Clock Tower building at 101 S. Chillicothe St. in Plain City. Council recently upheld a decision by the Design Review ...

The City of Marysville has agreed to lease the Heritage Cooperative site, 324 N. Main St., and city's former water plant, 409 N. Main St., to Columbus-based Connect Reality. The company specializes in...

Fairbanks officials have decided to enter into a tax agreement with Union County – a decisive decision in the ongoing uncertainty between the county and Jerome Township. At a special meeting on Monday...

Commencement ceremonies were held Saturday night in the football stadium for the 469 members of the Marysville graduating class of 2023. Cool temperatures and clear skies made an ideal setting for the...

A Milford Center man is dead following a two-vehicle crash Monday in Allen Township. Lofty A. Hanna, 77, of Milford Center, died this morning at Memorial Hospital, in Marysville, as a result of injuri...

A man delivering supplies for a contractor at the Ohio Reformatory for Women could be facing prison time himself after allegedly bringing a gun into the prison. The Union County Grand Jury has indicte...

Many people know Luke Sundermeier as Marysville High School’s head coach for cross-country and track and field. His most important career duties, however, are as a classroom teacher. Sundermeier teach...

The Union County Health Department is supporting a statewide campaign to encourage local residents to buckle up. UCHD’s Safe Communities program is gearing up to support the State of Ohio’s Click It O...

Partners Park was full as residents advantage of the beautiful weather Friday and attended Marysville’s first Friday Nights Uptown event of the season. The event offered food, music, vendors, children...

The Union County Health Department is looking for volunteers to help with Safety Town to be held on June 12-15 in Marysville. Volunteers receive a $100 stipend and an official Safety Town t-shirt. “Sa...

-- -- -- Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Fairbanks School District. ––– The Fairbanks School District has announced its valedictorian, salutatorians and scholarship winners...

Marysville hosted the season’s first Friday Nights Uptown event with games, vendors, food and music by the Direct Energy band. Above, Steve Springer, the band’s brass instrumentalist, tunes his trombo...

Tears shed for TRI Academy, a Marysville levy loss casualty, were still fresh on the lectern Thursday night while a presentation tipping possible future cuts waited in the cue. Parents, educators and ...

A local man has been one of the first charged under Ohio’s new strangulation law, a law Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips was instrumental in getting passed. The Union County Grand Jury has indict...

As tension continues between Union County and Jerome Township, county officials are considering the response to an action filed against Treasurer Andrew Smarra. County commissioners, Smarra and Assist...

Jonathan Alder students and administrators sit and listen to a story read by Monroe Elementary second grader, Brylee Castleberry on Wednesday. With help from their teacher, Tracie House (pictured with...

Officials from the Union County Health Department are keeping a close eye on how the state’s budget bill could affect their operations. Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said during the most recent Boa...

Students at Bunsold Middle School held various events, including a walk for cancer awareness Wednesday. Students and faculty organized a day-long endeavor aimed to bring awareness to those who have ba...

It will be up to the Union County Board of Elections, and potentially the Ohio Supreme Court, to decide whether voters will have a say on a recent annexation. Earlier this month, the developer, Highla...

Fairbanks officials are moving forward with ballot measures that will be up for a vote in November as the district looks toward its facility updates. Though the continuing permanent improvement income...

The Jerome Township Trustees took a step Tuesday night toward adding three new properties to the Joint Economic Development District (JEDD). The trustees held a public hearing during their regular mee...

Marysville City Council and administration held a special session to review the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the city’s strategic plan. The two major themes that came out the me...

There is some confusion about where the English Language Arts curriculum selection at North Union stands. At the May board of education meeting, Superintendent Rich Baird told the board members that s...

Editor’s note: The following information is provided by the Marysville School District. ––– Marysville High School and Marysville Early College STEM High School recently announced to scolars for the c...

High interest rates nation-wide continue to mean good news for Union County investments. County Treasurer Andy Smarra presented the first quarter numbers to the county commissioners at the board’s rec...

Marysville Division of Police is investing in cameras that will capture and catalog the license plate and vehicle identification for cars coming into and leaving the city. Officials said the cameras w...

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday there was an oil spill in the Ohio Hi-Point Automotive program at Marysville Early College High School (ECHS). A valve reportedly broke at the bottom of an oil recove...

East Fourth Street, between Plum and Main streets was closed at about 8 a.m., Monday morning after a dump truck pulled down a phone line. The truck driver had left the construction site at the Fourth ...

A new bill being written at the state level could change rules regarding under-speed vehicles for residents. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said the bill would not focus on golf carts rather specif...