News
Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities to end partnership with World Of Wonders Day Care
Staff reports | November 17, 2020
The Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities (UCBDD) recently reached a decision to end a long-standing relationship with World Of Wonders Day Care (WOW). The two entities have shared space...
Ohio to begin curfew Thursday night
Lindsay Titus | November 17, 2020
Ohioans will have a curfew beginning Thursday at 10 p.m. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. It will...
UCSO reports – November 17, 2020
Staff reports | November 17, 2020
Monday at 7:38 a.m., a deputy and units from the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to the US Route 33 off ramp to US Route 42 for an injury crash...
Columns
Out of Left Field – Movies you should see before you die
Tom Stephens | September 28, 2020
I was going to use this space to tell everybody what is wrong with them, but we have Facebook for that, don’t we? So why...
When the doubt sets in
Erin Dunbar Kemp | September 3, 2020
“Why am I not taken seriously?” I seemingly bestow this dubious sentiment upon myself far too often. It is a mundane statement eliciting useless self-doubt...
Out of Left Field
Tom Stephens | September 1, 2020
Maintaining a healthy sense of humor (about pretty much everything) has become much more of a struggle ever since The Rona set in, so it’s...
Sports
CBC caps attendance for basketball games at 300 people or 15% gym capacity for 2020-21 season, no general admission ticketing
Staff reports | November 17, 2020
The Central Buckeye Conference Athletic Directors have decided that there will be no general admission ticketing for both boys and...
NU fall athletes recognized with All CBC honors
Staff reports | November 10, 2020
Several North Union student athletes received All CBC honors across all sports for the fall season, including Player of the...
School Notes
North Union gets hit hard by pandemic
Tom Stephens | November 17, 2020
As is becoming increasingly common in school districts across the state, the North Union Board of Education spent the majority...
Fairbanks football players earn All-Central Football Honors
Staff reports | November 13, 2020
Congratulations to Fairbanks football players named to the All-Central 1st Team: Billy Reed-Bodey Riordin Stauffer Tanner Ufferman Joe Kinsley Honorable...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor highlights Fairbanks permanent levy
Staff reports | October 29, 2020
Dear editor: Voters in the Fairbanks Local School District will decide an important issue on the Nov. 3 ballot that will not increase taxes. The district seeks the renewal of a five-year, permanent improvement levy. The 0.25% income tax annually raises funds for maintenance or...
Resident voices support for Sharon Robinson Walls as Probate and Juvenile Court Judge
Linda A. Fisher | March 3, 2020
To My Fellow Union County Voters: As we head to the voting booths, I would like to add my voice in support of the candidacy of Sharon Robinson Walls as the next Probate & Juvenile Court Judge for Union County. For the past 20 years,...
Update on the Opera House from Mayor Jerew
Scott Jerew, Mayor of Richwood | November 21, 2019
Dear Residents: We thought It may be time to update you all with latest information regarding the Opera House. It is no secret that the Opera House is an iconic Richwood Landmark and I along with the Village Council have been looking into every opportunity...
Opinions
Out of Left Field – Movies you should see before you die
Tom Stephens | September 28, 2020
I was going to use this space to tell everybody what is wrong with them, but we have Facebook for that, don’t we? So why...
When the doubt sets in
Erin Dunbar Kemp | September 3, 2020
“Why am I not taken seriously?” I seemingly bestow this dubious sentiment upon myself far too often. It is a mundane statement eliciting useless self-doubt...
Out of Left Field
Tom Stephens | September 1, 2020
Maintaining a healthy sense of humor (about pretty much everything) has become much more of a struggle ever since The Rona set in, so it’s...