April 16, 2026

Sheriff’s Report

From Union County Sheriff’s Office reports:

A deputy, along with units from the Northwestern Joint Fire District and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, responded to Claibourne Road near Harmon Patrick Road to investigate an injury crash involving a 2010 Dodge Hornet that lost control and overturned at 6:30 a.m., April 8. One person was transported to Memorial Hospital and the Ohio State Highway Patrol handled the crash investigation.

At the intersection of Route 4 and Route 347 on April 8, a deputy responded at 10:09 a.m. for an injury crash involving a 2002 Chevrolet S-10 and a 2010 Ford Fusion. Units from the Northwestern Joint Fire District, Marysville Division of Fire, Northern Union County Joint Fire District and the Ohio State High…

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