Local News
Woman abducted on test drive
“No, now you’ll sit there and wait like a good girl,” were the words of a homeless man after he allegedly abducted a female sales associate
January 22, 2026
Local Sports
Ridgemont hands Wildcats non-league loss
Local Sports
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette North Union finished on the short end of the score last Tuesday as the Wildcats lost 53-50 to Ridgemont in non-league ...
January 22, 2026
death notices
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
Patricia Barnhart Farrington
Patricia Barnhart Farrington On a warm sunny Florida day, surrounded by the family she adored, Patricia Barnhart Farrington, lovingly known to many as...
October 2, 2025
Stacy Lee (Anderson) Fisher
(Anderson)Fisher Stacy Lee Stacy Fisher, 54 of Kamuela, HI., died unexpectedly Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital....
September 18, 2025
John Edward Bell
OBITUARIES John Edward Bell John Edward Bell, 79 of Richwood, passed away Friday August 8, 2025 at his home on Sunnybrook Farm near Claibourne. He was...
August 14, 2025
Community
Sheriff’s Report
A deputy investigated a dispute over property that had occurred at a home in the 32000 block of Water Street in Essex at 1:34 a.m., Jan. 13.
January 22, 2026
Police Beat
Officers and a deputy from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of Beatty Avenue at 3:40 a.m., Jan. 4, for a report
January 22, 2026
Fire – EMS
FIRE Jan. 12 6:54 a.m. – Route 739 (false alarm) 11:13 p.m. – Grove Street (service run) Jan. 14 3:36 p.m. – Route 4 (MVA) Jan. 15 6:57 p.m. – Lunda R...
January 22, 2026
In Retrospect
Local and Otherwise: A.J. Wynn, of Marion, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Anderson. - - Mrs. Owen Webb and Mrs. Albert Webb were business
January 22, 2026