Local News, News
September 2, 2025
The Union County Commissioners said doing away with property taxes would be a financial disaster. At a recent regular meeting, the board discussed the...
Local News, News
September 2, 2025
A Marysville man was charged with attempted murder and felonious assault stemming from an incident that occurred over the Labor Day weekend. Morris Mo...
Sports
Triad’s Reagyn Welty (2) sends the ball past Avery Gallmeyer and Gracie Boyer of Fairbanks. FHS downed the Cardinals in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
September 2, 2025
When Fairbanks High School head volleyball coach Allison Gorton was asked what she liked during a recent match against Ohio Heritage Conference neighb...
Local News, News
August 30, 2025
After an accident, the last thing a person is concerned with should be the cost of the tow. Despite that, towing costs are causing confusion as the un...
Sports
August 30, 2025
Triad’s football team suffered its second straight loss to Bucyrus, 42-21, during Friday’s gridiron matchup. Inconsistency and setbacks were the main ...
Sports
Trey Bentley (3) of Jonathan Alder watches the ball drop into his hands for a touchdown pass against Columbus Academy. The Pioneers improved to 2-0 with a 14-12 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
August 30, 2025
Some people might think the second week of any football season is much too early for a “statement” type of game. That may or may not have been the cas...
Local News, News
September 2, 2025
The Union County Commissioners said doing away with property taxes would be a financial disaster. At a recent regular meeting, the board discussed the proposals being floated around statewide and note...
Local News, News
September 2, 2025
A Marysville man was charged with attempted murder and felonious assault stemming from an incident that occurred over the Labor Day weekend. Morris Moales Jr., 57, was arrested at 323 S. Walnut St. Su...
Education, News, Plain City News
August 29, 2025
Members of the Tolles Career and Technical Center Board of Education turn over dirt Friday morning during the school’s groundbreaking ceremony. The district is planning a $30 million expansion that wi...
Local News, News, Plain City News
August 29, 2025
Construction on U.S. 42 isn’t going to lighten up anytime soon. In fact, more closures are expected along the corridor in Jerome Township. Aside from the current project going on a little farther nort...
News
August 29, 2025
A monarch butterfly spreads its wings on a flower near the intersection of Sixth and Main streets earlier this week. Monarch butterflies, with their orange wings with black veins and white spots, play...
Local News, News
Construction to begin in 2026
August 29, 2025
Memorial Health has announced plans to construct a new, $56-million, state-of-the-art emergency department (ED). The expansion, which will build toward Plum Street from the existing ED location, will ...
Education, News
A flash from the July 27 lighting strike at Triad is pictured above from the perspective of a security camera facing the pavilion at the football stadium. The voltage from the strike caused a multitude of technical glitches and damages that are still being assessed. (Photo submitted)
August 28, 2025
Triad's tech department continues to deal with complications from a lightning strike that hit the school district last month. At a recent board meeting, technology coordinator Ryan Thompson presented ...
News
August 28, 2025
Richwood bank President and CEO Chad Hoffman has recently been appointed by Governor Mike DeWine to serve on the Ohio Banking Commission. The appointment started on Aug. 1, 2025 and ends on Jan. 31, 2...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
Marysville residents work through an exercise to brainstorm community needs at the city’s visioning event Tuesday evening. Members of the community turned out to the open house held at the Union County building on London Avenue to share priorities for future growth and development. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
August 28, 2025
Marysville residents want a few things from their city: vibrancy, parking and more reasons to be in the Uptown. About 80-100 of the expected 150 residents turned up to the community visioning event Tu...
News
August 28, 2025
A serious injury crash on U.S. 33 involving an SUV and an asphalt roller early Wednesday morning led to one individual being transported to the hospital. According to a release from the Ohio State Hig...
Local News, News
Dustin Ohm walked away from transport van, hopped on a scooter
August 27, 2025
The Marysville man who faces nine felonies for shooting at local law enforcement briefly eluded custody Tuesday evening after being dropped off at the hospital by a private medical transport. At aroun...
Local News, News
Local grower Jason Fairchild, middle left, and his mentor Dick Westfall, middle right, are pictured with other judges of The Greater Columbus Dahlia Society assessing competition blooms at the 58th Annual Dahlia Show at the YMCA last year. (Photo submitted)
August 27, 2025
This Labor Day weekend, the Marysville Family YMCA will play host to hundreds of multicolored dahlia blooms. The 59th Annual Dahlia Show, hosted by The Greater Columbus Dahlia Society, will be held on...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
A resident wears a “Neighbors for Responsible Growth” shirt at the Marysville City Council meeting Monday night. A group of people wore matching shirts to show their concern for the growth and expansion happening around the community. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Company agrees to ax data centers from a portion of development
August 26, 2025
Data center opponents scored at least a partial victory at Marysville City Council Monday night. In a long and winding meeting regarding the much discussed annexation and zoning amendment for 307 acre...
Local News, News
August 26, 2025
A brief double rainbow, shown above from the Marysville Reservoir, appeared over Marysville Monday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Janis Potochnik)
News
August 26, 2025
Richwood Council is preparing to put out a bid package to pave multiple village streets, including Blaine Avenue, George Street, Edgewood Drive and West Blagrove. According to bid proposals received f...
Local News, News
Above, Toshikata “Toshi” Amino, right, is pictured standing next to Honda founder Soichiro Honda, left, at the Marysville Honda Auto Plant. (Photo submitted)
Man who oversaw construction of Honda Auto Plant dies in Japan
August 25, 2025
“My wife and I would like to live in Marysville after I retire. I don’t want to go back to Japan.” These are the words of Toshikata “Toshi” Amino, the former Executive Vice President of Honda of Ameri...
Court News, Local News, News
Grand jury indictments
August 25, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged in the alleged stabbing of his mother’s husband with a pocket knife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, whose court-listed address i...
Education, News
August 25, 2025
Tolles Career and Technical Center is hosting a public groundbreaking this week to kick off the school’s large-scale expansion project. The ceremony will be held Aug. 29 at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate the ...
Local News, News
A home at 609 N. Main St., pictured above, was damaged after a 2020 Honda Civic crashed into the residence in a fatal car accident on Sunday. The entire front porch has now been scrapped in a pile of debris as of Monday morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
August 25, 2025
First responders found the driver dead after a vehicle struck a house on Main Street Sunday afternoon. Robert H. Oliver, 54, of Marysville, was reported dead after crashing into a home at 609 N. Main ...
Local News, News
August 25, 2025
High school football season is back in full swing and with it comes themed student sections. Above, Marysville’s student section choose a beach theme, complete with beach balls, for Friday night’s hom...
Sports
Triad’s Reagyn Welty (2) sends the ball past Avery Gallmeyer and Gracie Boyer of Fairbanks. FHS downed the Cardinals in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
September 2, 2025
When Fairbanks High School head volleyball coach Allison Gorton was asked what she liked during a recent match against Ohio Heritage Conference neighbor Triad, she said it was everything. Her assessme...
Sports
North Union’s Wyatt Arver (21) takes advantage of his blockers and picks up yardage against Liberty Union. The Wildcats rolled to their first victory of the season. (Photo submitted)
August 30, 2025
There was one word the North Union coaches wanted to get to their football players following last week’s three-point loss to Pleasant. “I thought the word of the week was respond and I think they did ...
Sports
Fairbanks’ Evan Wiedmann (14) intercepts a pass during the second quarter of Friday’s 31-8 loss at Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 30, 2025
Fairbanks struggled to get offensive drives together Friday in what turned into a 31-8 loss at Indian Lake. “We thought that perhaps we could run the ball way better than what we did and we just could...
Sports
Marysville’s Mitchell Evans, right, comes up with a first-half sack against KIPP Columbus. The Monarchs won, 37-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
August 30, 2025
When a team comes off a tough loss and looks to re-establish its identity on the gridiron, there is only one place to start. Line play. “I tell them all the time, you win the trenches on both sides of...
Sports
The Journal-Tribune has named the local players of the week for the opening contest of the 2025 football season. They are from left, Cashton Wheeler, Jonathan Alder; Brady Carper, Marysville; Nickolas Hajjar, North Union; Caleb Jordan, Triad; and Carson Shope, Fairbanks. (Journal-Tribune file photos)
August 29, 2025
The Journal-Tribune has named the players of the game for the first week of the 2025 high school football season. The Pioneers of Jonathan Alder turned in the lone victory for area schools with their ...
Sports
August 29, 2025
Following its season- opening win over West Liberty-Salem, Jonathan Alder seeks to stay unbeaten in front of its home fans. The Pioneers were quick to stymie their Ohio Heritage Conference opponent la...
Sports
Triad’s Duncan Funderburgh (54) and De’Von Minor (4) close in on Mount Gilead’s Carson Barnum (32) during the fourth quarter of last Friday’s home opener. The Cardinals will be on the road tonight at Bucyrus. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 29, 2025
A week one loss is not quelling the spirits of Triad’s football program this week. The Cardinals are back on the gridiron tonight, this time traveling to Bucyrus. Triad faced off against the Redmen la...
Sports
Pictured from left, Bode Cline, Colton Sulllivan and Noah Schweinfurth of Marysville compete during the Pickerington North Classic. (Submitted photo)
August 29, 2025
Marysville’s boys cross country team took first place honors in its division at the Pickerington North Classic. The Monarchs captured top accolades in the Silver Division with 69 points. Rounding out ...
Sports
Kaitlyn Stover of MHS prepares to drive the ball during a recent OCC match. (Photo submitted)
August 29, 2025
Marysville’s girls golf team competed in an Ohio Capital Conference match at Blacklick. Olentangy earned the top team finish with a score of 292. Dublin Jerome carded a 296, followed by Olentangy Berl...
Sports
August 29, 2025
Week one of the high school football season was not a success for North Union as it suffered a 16-13 loss to Pleasant. There was a chance at the end to pull out a victory, but it was not to be for the...
Sports
Marysville’s Brady Carper (11) and Kale Strickland (31) stop an Olentangy Orange ball carrier. The Monarchs will host KIPP Columbus this evening at 7 p.m. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
August 29, 2025
“Consistency, consistency and consistency.” That one word, repeated three times, is what Mike Young and his Marysville football coaching staff preached this week. The Monarchs need to produce and mai...
Sports
Collin Bailey of Fairbanks catches a pass during the Panthers’ opening game of the season against Colonel Crawford. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 29, 2025
Indian Lake’s offensive football unit may try to throw everything but the kitchen sink at Fairbanks tonight. The Lakers (0-1) will employ multiple offensive formations during a game that will feature ...
Sports
August 29, 2025
Fairbanks’ volleyball team recently defeated West Jefferson 25-8, 25-10, 25-16 and turned back West Liberty-Salem 25-16, 25-21, 25-10. Avery Gallmeyer, who was the player of the game for FHS against W...
Sports
August 29, 2025
Worthington Christian handed Marysville’s girls tennis squad a recent 4-0 setback. Singles -Piper (WC) topped Natalie Fair (M) 6-3, 6-4; -El. Bourgeois (WC) beat Nyla Baumbarger (M) 6-0, 6-1; -Woodruf...
Sports
August 29, 2025
North Union evened its volleyball record to 2-2 following a 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 28-26 victory over Fredericktown. Amy Eastman was 27-of-27 serving with seven aces, while Kennedy Harrah was 22-of-22. ...
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s tennis team is pictured from left, front row, Estrella Flores-Villanueva, Katie Sloat, Ashlyn Gall, Sarah Green, Audrey Manring, Kenlee Thomas, Gabby Elias and Caitlyn Yates; second row, Katy Talik, Ella VanBuren, Ava Schellhammer, Natalie Wiltshire, Madison Reed, Layla Ruth, Owyn Johnson and Dakotah Thomas; third row, assistant coach Missy Grether and head coach Karla Detweiler. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 28, 2025
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s boys soccer team is pictured from left, front row, Phil Chin, Walker Martini, Logan Ahner, Cristian Ventura-Lopez, Will Ventura-Lopez, Chaz Stocksdale, Gavin Johnson, Grayson Adams and Will Hamill; second row, Alhassan Kpana, Carson Gordon, Dylan Kimbleton, Ben Buckley, Zander Bauerle, Carter Kusek, John Schimmoeller, Tommy Voice and Josh Yaich; third row, athletic trainer Caitlin Craig, Assistant coach Chad Studebaker, assistant coach Rocky Cane II, assistant coach Tim Owens, head coach Jordan McMurray, assistant coach Matt Schertzer, strength and conditioning coach Jonathan Raymond, strength and conditioning coach Michael Yoder and athletic crainer Ashton Scott (Athletic Trainer). Not pictured, Alex Mijangos and team manager and statistician Dennis Rosales. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavlof)
August 28, 2025
Both of Jonathan Alder’s boys and girls soccer programs look to build off of the talent from last season. The boys posted a 17-2-1 record with a undefeated (9-0-1) standing in the Central Buckeye Conf...
Sports
Members of Triad’s boys golf team are pictured from left, front row, Carson Jackson, Colton Mullin and Cohen Millice; back row, assistant coach Bill Narramore, Jayden Blackburn, Andrew Nott, Landon Hall and Garret Bollack. Not pictured, head coach Travis Rinehart. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 28, 2025
Triad’s girls golfers are from left, Amira Gonzales, Carma Cauley, Adyson Feasel and head coach Jessica Black. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Sports
Members of Triad’s varsity volleyball team are from left, front row, Jaylee Cook, Sara Pratt, Adisyn Welty, Riley Haser, Kimber Instine, Elley Dorn, Jenna Jones and Haven Cantrell; second row, assistant Coach Justin Staten, Reagyn Welty, Kaitlyn Herron, Haley Sterling, Avery Eaton, manager Aubrie Johnson and head Coach Kim Staten. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 28, 2025
With a new head coach at the helm, Triad’s volleyball program seeks to change the culture from within. Triad struggled to get wins last season, going 2-20 overall and 1-15 in the Ohio Heritage Confere...
Sports
Triad’s cross country runners are pictured from left, front row, Aubrey Johnson, Henry Beaverson, Brooklynn Melidor and Rory Strickland; second row, Daniel Ishida-Garwood, Hayden Sheppeard, Connor Copley and Noah Humphrey. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 28, 2025
Triad’s boys and girls cross country program hopes to see a pair of athletes make it past the regional meet this season. In her fourth year as the head coach, Niki Smiles hopes that Henry Beaverson an...
