/tags/union-county Union County en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:37:00 GMT /2025-01-31/ohio-counties-are-adopting-a-new-911-system-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal Ohio’s 911 response system is outdated. The state has begun its rollout of upgraded technology that could improve its emergency response times in rural areas. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:37:00 GMT /2025-01-31/ohio-counties-are-adopting-a-new-911-system-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal Kendall Crawford /politics-government/2024-07-31/union-county-jerome-township-sign-development-agreement The agreement opens up 750 acres in the southern part of the township for development in the fast-growing area. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:37:37 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-31/union-county-jerome-township-sign-development-agreement Mark Ferenchik /news/2022-05-27/union-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-a-proposed-solar-farm A proposed 250-megawatt solar farm by Samsung in Union County will span 1,500 acres of farmland, and many residents are unhappy. At an open house this week, people met with developers to voice their concerns as feasibility studies on the land will start this summer. Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT /news/2022-05-27/union-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-a-proposed-solar-farm Tyler Thompson /news/2020-11-18/union-county-residents-divided-over-proposed-solar-farm In northern Union County, a Spanish renewable energy company called Acciona is cobbling together thousands of acres of farmland to build a new solar… Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-11-18/union-county-residents-divided-over-proposed-solar-farm Nick Evans /news/2020-11-12/in-rural-ohio-business-owners-dread-having-to-enforce-face-mask-mandate Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced plans to require businesses enforce the face mask mandate for employees and customers. It appears some residents… Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:04:12 GMT /news/2020-11-12/in-rural-ohio-business-owners-dread-having-to-enforce-face-mask-mandate Nick Evans /news/2020-02-14/man-who-killed-union-county-sheriff-dies-in-prison Stanley Penn, the man who killed Union County Sheriff Harry Wolfe in 1982, has died in a prison medical center.Thirty-eight years after the killing,… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:53:11 GMT /news/2020-02-14/man-who-killed-union-county-sheriff-dies-in-prison Steve Brown /news/2019-03-19/victim-identified-in-union-county-plane-crash Authorities say a retired Air Force pilot from Arizona was the person killed when a small plane crashed in a Union County farm field on Sunday.The Union… Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:51:39 GMT /news/2019-03-19/victim-identified-in-union-county-plane-crash Associated Press /news/2019-03-18/one-dead-after-small-plane-crash-near-plain-city Authorities say one person died when a small plane crashed into a farm field in rural Union County.Chief Deputy Tom Morgan of the sheriff's office said… Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:54:41 GMT /news/2019-03-18/one-dead-after-small-plane-crash-near-plain-city Associated Press /news/2018-10-03/one-inmate-captured-one-at-large-after-union-county-jail-escape A corn field, a stolen vehicle and a midnight car chase - that was the recipe leading to the capture of escaped inmate Cody Ray on Tuesday night.Ray was… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:30:47 GMT /news/2018-10-03/one-inmate-captured-one-at-large-after-union-county-jail-escape /news/2018-10-01/union-county-jail-escapees-remain-at-large The search continues for two men who escaped from a jail in Union County over the weekend.The Union County Sheriff's Office says Joshua Hammond and Cody… Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:02:10 GMT /news/2018-10-01/union-county-jail-escapees-remain-at-large Steve Brown