Local News NU projects recieve updates North Union’s Board of Education debated a request to buy a new car for the district’s driver education programming. At the regular meeting January 22, 2026
Local News Board members are recognized From Gazette staff reports January marks School Board Recognition Month and the North Union Local School District is proudly joining districts January 22, 2026
Local News UCBDD on solid ground if funding model remains unchanged By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette After a bumpy year including some cuts to the operation, Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities January 22, 2026
Local News Airport budget set at $207K for 2026 The Union County Airport Authority officially approved its budget for 2026, including a full rundown on the status of payments for the new 15-unit January 22, 2026
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 News Opera House buyer, mayor dicsuss state of contract The lone bidder on the Opera House came before Richwood Council on Monday amid concerns that he was no longer interested in buying the historic January 15, 2026
Local News Head-on crash results in three injuries From Gazette staff reports A two-vehicle crash over the weekend sent both drivers and a young passenger to the hospital. On Jan. 9, at January 15, 2026
Local News NU Robotics in height of competition season From Gazette staff reports Halfway through the 2025 season, the North Union robotics teams are now getting into the height of their competition January 15, 2026
Local News Hubbs to retire from Memorial Health By Chad Williamson, Marysville J-T Editor The man responsible for guiding Memorial Hospital’s most prolific period of growth has announced January 15, 2026
Local News Opera House sale in flux The contract for the Richwood Opera House sale has expired as council members begin to suspect that the buyer is getting cold feet and looking January 8, 2026
Local News Workman appointed to government position On Dec. 18, North Union alumni Jeremiah Workman was appointed as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) wit... January 8, 2026
Local News Official unsure housing summit addressed base problem By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette While Union County officials agreed their first ever housing summit was overall successful, one county January 8, 2026
Local News Area man faces vehicular homicide charges A man from West Mansfield has been charged with vehicular homicide in the traffic deaths of two Columbus residents. The Union County Grand January 8, 2026
Local News Affordable housing solutions elusive By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette Union County officials heard some informative and, at times, sobering words about the housing crisis January 8, 2026
Local News Property tax amounts available From Gazette staff reports Property taxes for Union County residents are ready for viewing on the county auditor’s website. “We wanted January 8, 2026
Local News Retiring CFO reflects on Memorial’s growth By Chad Williamson, Marysville J-T Editor Linking Memorial Health’s two decades of rapid expansion to the hiring of CEO Chip Hubbs in 2004 January 8, 2026
Local News Protect, serve and Lego The Richwood-North Union Library recently held its “Legos with First Responders” event inviting children of all ages to build with staff December 18, 2025
Local News Sheriff, NU begin anew with SRO conversation The key word of Monday’s board of education meeting was transparency as the sheriff met with North Union officials to clear the air regarding December 18, 2025
Local News NUMS provides year-end review Administrative staff at the North Union Middle School (NUMS) gave statistics and first-hand accounts of growth in the school building to board December 18, 2025