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...

In 1968, the church at the corner of Court and Sixth streets joined the new United Methodist Church denomination. Next month, its members will decide whether that marriage will continue. On Sept. 11, ...

Organizers of the All Ohio Balloon Fest recently divided the net proceeds of more than $19,000 among four different area charities, the Hope Center, Avalon Theatre, St. Mary Parish and the Vine Church...

After years of waiting, Cathy Beeson finally got to take a hot air balloon ride at the All Ohio Balloon Festival Saturday, courtesy of Memorial Health. Beeson is a cancer survivor and retired bus driv...

After months of back and forth between residents and officials, the Union Solar/Acciona project will be granted a PILOT agreement. At the regular meeting on Wednesday morning, county commissioners vot...

Jerome Township officials and residents heard a much-awaited presentation from Fire Chief Douglas Stewart Tuesday night regarding the need for an aerial ladder truck. “The need dates back to way befor...

A Plain City teen is getting involved in Ohio’s government through Attorney General Dave Yost’s Teen Ambassador Board. Jonathan Alder Senior Sharon Keefer was recently named a Teen Ambassador, through...

Since 2019, Marysville’s income tax revenue has jumped nearly 30%. In a recent report, City Finance Director Brad Lutz compared year to date numbers for 2019-2022. According to the report, through Jul...

Pastor Joe Rhea, who leads North Union’s clay target club sport, shared the team’s success with the North Union Board of Education on Monday. “We have a great group of coaches (and) a great group of k...

Open enrollment numbers continue to decline at Fairbanks as the district keeps its limit on the influx of those students. Superintendent Adham Schirg said overall numbers are holding strong, which req...

Pictured above is a tethered hot air balloon rises next to the stage at the 2022 All Ohio Balloon Festival during Niko Moon’s performance on Friday. Tethered rides were available in the green and whit...

Firefighters are pictured responding to a structure fire on Waterford Way Sunday night. The incident resulted in no injuries but officials said the home, which was under construction, is considered a ...