Sheriff’s Report
Adam R. Zengel, 24, of Cincinnati, was cited for failure to control following an injury crash. At 9:17 p.m., April 21, Zengel was driving a
April 30, 2026
Police Beat
From Richwood Division of Police reports: Police followed up on a 911 call in the 200 block of North Franklin Street at 2:51 p.m., April 19. An office...
April 30, 2026
Local News
A balanced breakfast
The good news is breakfast for students at North Union will be free of charge next year, but the bad news is lunch prices will rise by a quarter.
April 23, 2026
Fire expansion begins
The Northwestern Joint Fire District held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new $4 million station expansion at Leesburg Station 292 on April 10. The ...
April 16, 2026
Local Sports
death notices
Charles Maurice Warner
Charles Maurice Warner Charles Maurice Warner, 88, of Claibourne, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday morning, March 16, 2026. He was bo...
March 26, 2026
Jenny M. Langstaff Hemphill
Jenny M. Langstaff Hemphill Jenny M. (Langstaff) Hemphill, 73, was born on June 9, 1952, in Bellefontaine, Ohio and passed away peacefully on March 5,...
March 12, 2026
Linda L. McMahan Poling
Linda L. McMahan Poling Linda L. McMahan Poling, age 88, of Marysville and formerly of Mt. Victory, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at...
January 8, 2026
Community
Fire – EMS
FIRE April 21 10:58 a.m. – Route 739 (grass fire) 1:03 p.m. – Route 4 (grass fire) 5:10 p.m. – Shirk Road (house fire) April 24 1:48 p.m. – Route 257 ...
April 30, 2026
In Retrospect
Safe at Riley Hardware is Robbed of $300 – entrance gained through a basement window – no merchandise taken – detectives working on case
April 30, 2026
Police Beat
From Richwood Division of Police reports: An officer responded to the 300 block of East Blagrove Street at 9 p.m., April 12, for a reported theft. In ...
April 23, 2026
Sheriff’s Report
From Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: Therese M. Smith, 28, of Columbus, was cited for failure to control following an injury crash. At 7:43 a.m...
April 23, 2026