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Wings Support and Recovery and the Union County Health Department hosted an event Wednesday in recognition of Overdose Awareness Day. Pictured above, an attendee views a memorial for community members...

County officials have questions about the progress of some solar project applications after one of the regulatory boards put a pause on reviewing requests Earlier this year, PJM, the electric grid ope...

Plain City’s annual pavement crack sealing program has begun. According to a statement from the village, the project is a moving operation that will temporarily affect traffic although two-way traffic...

An Illinois man has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a man with a knife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Nicholas R. Sabynicz, 30, of Ingleside, Illinois, charging him with one count...

City crews are repairing and replacing catch basins and completing base repairs on Fourth Street this week. City officials said the crews will replace the road including the asphalt and gravel or ston...

Automotive News has recently recognized Honda Chief Engineer Annie Boh as a Rising Star in the U.S. automotive industry. Above, Boh addresses attendees at the grand opening of the Honda Automotive Lab...

Mechanicsburg Police have reported multiple vehicle break-ins and thefts. Credit cards taken from the cars were used at several Marysville gas stations. Investigators are asking the public for help, t...

After a recent appraisal of Union County-owned buildings, officials found values have gone up a bit. A report from CORSA (County Risk Sharing Authority), the body that oversees property and liability ...

Local agencies are teaming up to host an event that highlights a community goal of ending overdoses. On Wednesday, the Union County Health Department and Wings Support and Recovery will host an aftern...

At an event this morning in Seoul, Korea, Honda Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution announced an agreement to establish a company that will produce lithium-ion batteries for Honda cars. Officials said th...

Michaela Eades, of Jonathan Alder Junior High School, is pictured at center at the 2022 Ohio State Fair. Eades was named the first place outstanding market poultry exhibitor and was awarded $1,000 wit...

Area school districts have apparently avoided staffing shortages that have many schools around the country scrambling for teachers, aides and bus drivers. Teacher shortages are grabbing headlines acro...

The Union County Board of Elections approved a slate of issues and candidate for the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election. Voters all across Union County will be voting to renew a countywide sales tax of ...

Pictured above is a rendering of the planned Memorial Jerome Medical Center near the intersection of U.S. 33 and U.S. 42. The $25.5-million, 40,000-square-foot facility should be completed in about a ...

Nine businesses in Marysville and Plain City are on a pre-qualified list to apply for an Ohio sports gambling license. Seven of the locations are in Marysville and two are in Plain City according to t...

Peg Van Scyoc and Bill Van Scyoc, pictured, exhibited dahlias in the Greater Columbus Dahlia Society’s 55th Annual Dahlia Show in 2021. On average, there are 400 entries in the show in various sizes, ...

Union County officials said they are in support of the formation of an Economic Development District (EDD) for the central Ohio region. The district will focus on grant funding and other assistance fo...

This handgun, a Ruger 9-mm, reported stolen from a car on Gallery Drive last week, was found in a Marysville High School freshman’s bookbag Wednesday morning on a school bus. (Photo submitted) -- No s...

Plain City is one step closer to a new branding plan and logo to accompany it. During council’s most recent meeting, members heard a presentation from Guide Studio regarding the consulting firm’s prog...

The Village of Richwood Council wants answers to why an expected Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was awarded to another municipality. During the meeting on Monday, Council member Pat Morse sa...

Plain City officials are exploring the creation of a regional water and sewer district with Madison County Commissioners. Following an executive session during Monday’s council meeting, council voted ...

Marysville police officers were driving the city’s Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport (BATT) vehicle at a standoff in Knox County when suspects shot the windshield in front of those officers. (Photo...

First it failed and then it passed. Monday evening, Marysville City Council held a third reading on legislation that would allow the Hope Center to potentially locate on the county fairgrounds. Offici...

Several Marysville residents recently received packages containing rice and a paper flyer inside. The flyer has an anti-Semitic message along with Bible verses and a link to a website. The paper also ...

Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips is asking the federal government for help. Recently, Phillips sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, who represents Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District which inc...

Garret Rudasill, a caseworker with Children Services, wears a set of virtual reality goggles to illustrate the department’s new tool to train future caseworkers with in home visits. Children Services ...

The Union County Board of Health is considering adopting rules that include changes to the cycle on which local household’s sewer systems must be inspected. During the board’s meeting Wednesday, Union...

In a split vote, the Jerome Township trustees approved a written reprimand against Fire Chief Douglas Stewart. Trustees Megan Sloat and Wezlynn Davis voted during their most recent meeting to adopt th...

Triad officials are wrapping up what they called the “Summer of Security” with a new security guard provided through a private company. “It’s something that no one else is doing,” said Superintendent ...

By all accounts, Marysville’s first week of school has been uneventful, which is welcome news to local officials and administrators. At a fairly pedestrian school board meeting Thursday night, Superin...