Stuffed chicken, Olive Garden-style salad, Frozen pineapple whip

By Melanie Behrens

This is a good summertime dinner.
Stuffed chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced into 8 slices
1 jar (12 oz.) of roasted red peppers sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 bunch of basil, whole leaves
1/4 C fresh grated Parmesan
1 TBS Italian seasoning
salt and pepper for seasoning
P...

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Easy chocolate mousse, Chocolate toffee bars, Chocolate trifle

By Melanie Behrens

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Chocolate is a wonderful thing. Enjoy these recipes. Easy chocolate mousse 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed 1 pkg. (4 oz.) bittersweet chocolate squares, melted 1/2 C fresh raspberries ...

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By Melanie Behrens

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Hope you can enjoy these nice treats. Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ket...

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By Melanie Behrens

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Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ketchup (try our homemade ketchup recipe)...

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Rare bacterial infection traced to isolated home well

By Kyle Meddles

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A rare bacterial disease is being investigated by the Union County Health Department (UCHD) after an isolated incident where a Union County resident was infected with the bacteria from their own well ...

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City manpower, salt use up 15% this winter

By Michael Williamson

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Snow and bitter cold slated for this weekend has city and county crews preparing in what has already been a busy winter season. Though the weekend snowfall totals vary – models range from around one i...

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Woman dies in Watkins Road crash

By From JT Staff Reports

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A two-vehicle crash on Monday was ruled fatal after a Marysville woman died of injuries sustained in the crash. Patrol Lieutenant Josh Kent with the Union County Sheriff’s Office said that a 2007 Hond...

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JA boys soccer coach steps down; takes job at Dublin Scioto

By Aleksei Pavloff

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The conclusion of head coaching eras can sometimes be bittersweet. Jonathan Alder has seen a tremendous amount of success with Jordan McMurray at the helm of the school’s boys soccer program. Some may...

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Local athletes of week named

By Tim Miller

January 21, 2026

The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. Junior wrestler Cami Leng is Marysville’s top athlete. Leng helped lead the MHS girls team to a 77-6 triumph over Olentangy. She scored a 19-3 t...

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Cole Brewer (24) of Marysville goes up for a basket in this file photo. Brewer scored 10 points during a loss to Springfield. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Cagers on wrong end of scores

By Tim Miller, Bob Putman

January 21, 2026

A basketball team that has played a game nearly once every two days experienced fatigue during a recent setback. Marysville’s boys varsity hoopsters fell to Springfield 52-34 in what was their ninth c...