UCHD scrambling to stay on top of COVID wave

By Kayleen Petrovia

Union County Health Department employees are all hands on deck as they work through the largest COVID-19 surge the area has seen.

“We have been (accepting) help from really anybody with a pulse,” UCHD Epidemiologist Mary Salimbene Merriman said of contact tracing efforts within the health departm...

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Air Force finance work paved way for Johnson to be a business owner

By Kyle Meddles

November 11, 2024

Growing up in Marysville, Rich Johnson enjoyed riding on the wild side; not taking school too seriously and having fun doing it. That eventually led to some cases of “mischievous trouble.” The Union C...

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Bonnell has seen it all in his long military career

By Kyle Meddles

November 11, 2024

The first time that Ken Bonnell was wounded was in 1969, southeast of Saigon in Vietnam, while assisting a rescue operation of a downed helicopter that crashed into a small river. He boarded a navy fa...

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U.C. interest earnings likely to pass $5M, set record

By Michael Williamson

November 8, 2024

Union County’s interest income could hit another record at the end of the year despite a likely dip in quarterly earnings starting in the fourth quarter. Treasurer Andrew Smarra told the commissioners...

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Shelly Detwiler, center left, and her husband, Paul, center right, sit with four generations of the Koike family in Japan, eating a feast featuring edamame. The Jerome Township couple, won a trip to appear on Japanese TV this summer and flew to Japan for a week where they learned about the cultivation and use of the Japanese soybean variety. (Photo submitted)

Locals take part in Japanese TV show

By Michael Williamson

November 8, 2024

Agriculture in Union County might bring to mind corn, soybeans, hay and other traditional crops synonymous with midwestern farming. What might not come to mind is Japanese edamame, but that is precise...

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City buys three historic properties

Marysville Steel, Hometown Auto, Eufinger building under new ownership

By Mac Cordell

November 7, 2024

The City of Marysville has purchased a trio of properties around town. In October, the city purchased the building at 120 S. Plum St., the former Hometown Auto Center, and the Marysville Steel site, a...

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Early voting total tops Election Day numbers

By Mac Cordell

November 7, 2024

Early voting was strong in Union County. Officials said the strong early turnout made for a smooth Election Day. Election officials said this is the first time they can remember early voting topping t...