CLINGER –––– Two Columbus men are facing charges as part of criminal drug ring. The Union County grand jury has indicted Cole Hamilton Clinger and Curtis Robert Clinger. Cole Clinger, 21, is charged w...

Despite damp weather, Saturday morning saw the Uptown packed with early trick-or-treaters as part of the city’s Scarysville event. Above, a group of parents and children, including a trio of dinosaurs...

The Union County grand jury has indicted a Woodstock man accused of trying to rob a local pharmacy. Ian John Keller, 24, 115 Burnwell St., Woodstock, has been indicted, charged with one count each of ...

Above, Marysville school buses pull away from the Early College High School Friday afternoon. Area school districts and the Ohio State Highway Patrol wrapped up National School Bus Safety Week on Frid...

Fairbanks High School students storm the field Friday evening after the Panthers beat Mechanicsburg, 21-14, in overtime. The victory clinched a co-championship (with West Jefferson) in the Ohio Herita...

This year’s Union County Commissioner election is shaping up as a contest between established Marysville and the new growth in Union County. Voters will choose between former Marysville Mayor, Republi...

Silver Scene Players (SSP) will produce the world premiere of Dancing in Riddles at this weekend. Written by local playwright, Amanda Rockhold, this early 1990s dramatic comedy tells the story of a br...

Marysville School District has two issues on the ballot for November. The school district is looking to renew its 6.56-mill levy as a continuing measure and to be granted the ability to switch funding...

Memorial Health’s Board of Trustees handled issues ranging from buried cables to multi-million dollar investment funds at Thursday night’s meeting. While approving the installation of a buried bundle ...

City workers install a new landscaping feature at American Legion Park Thursday afternoon. According to Marysville Public Service Director Mike Andrako, the feature will have a stone engraved with the...

Editor’s note: The following article is the fourth in a weeklong series detailing candidates and issues appearing on the November ballot. A dedicated article about the upcoming Marysville schools levy...

Pictured above, a stray cat sits atop a mattress behind a home on West Fourth Street. Local humane society officials say that tracking the stray cat population in Union County can be difficult. (Journ...

Triad Local Schools is looking to improve its state report card. District Board members received an update this week, going through what officials are planning in order to get the district grade up fr...

Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a weeklong series of articles detailing local issues and candidates that will appear on the November ballot. ––– The Union County Health Department (UCH...

Officers look in a cornfield near the West Central Correctional Facility on Sept. 29 after two inmates escaped. Facility Executive Director Dave Ervin said going forward, officials are going to be mor...

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are investigating an injury crash that happened Monday at 12:30 p.m. that sent two drivers to a hospital in critical condition. According to a release from the Ohio ...

The Monday night regular meeting of the Richwood Village Council began with Mayor Scott Jerew swearing in new member Laurie Elliott. The Grove Street resident was chosen to fill the vacant seat of Von...

At Monday evening’s meeting, Plain City’s Village Council approved the first reading of a proposed budget for 2019. Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said the operating budget and capital improvemen...

Marysville officials told city council Monday they’ve been pleased so far with how the Route 31 improvement project has positively affected traffic. Councilperson Henk Berbee said the city has a live ...

Republican Tracy Richardson, of Marysville, and Democrat Glenn Coble, of Marion, are hoping to represent Ohio’s 86th district. On Nov. 6, one of them will take the seat currently occupied by the retir...

On a brisk yet bright morning today, Malissa Wilkerson decided to take her children, Liam and Hannah, to Schwartzkopf Park to get out of the house. She said since it wasn’t that cold, it was a good op...

Pictured is a graphic detailing the results of the 2018 Youth Risk Survey, conducted by the Council for Union County Families in conjunction with other health organizations. It highlights many downwar...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a weeklong series of stories detailing issues and candidates local voters will see on the Nov. 6 ballot. ––– Next month, Ohio voters will decide the fate of State I...

James Heap is shown above with some of the 1,300 pounds of food collected at a benefit concert he organized, lead and performed in for his community service project to become an Eagle Scout. (Photo su...

LANE –––– Todd Lane, 44, was sentenced Friday to a combined 12 years in connection with the death of his roommate John Dixon, 45, at their East Fourth Street home in 2017. Lane received 10 years for e...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, a three-car injury crash occurred at the intersection of Industrial Parkway and Scottslawn Road at 11:33 a.m. Friday. A freight truck from Superior Tank...

Police investigated a vehicle that ran into the side of Rite Aid on Cherry Street Thursday at about 3:50 p.m. It is unknown if anyone was transported for medical attention. The vehicle was towed short...

Marysville educators are making personalized learning and intervention priorities in the district. At a Marysville School District board of education meeting Thursday night, board members were given p...

Pam Barnett, of Marysville, does not often play the lottery but the prize for tonight’s Mega Millions game enticed her Thursday to stop at C.J.’s Market in Milford Center to buy a pair of tickets. (Jo...

According to the Marysville Division of Police, there was a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred on Route 4, near Scott Farms Boulevard, at 4:24 p.m. Wednesday. The crash involved a 2008 black Buick...