Memories of Growing Up in Marysville

By Bill Boyd

Editor’s note: This is the 65th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities during that era as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Boyd was born in Marysville in 1932, grad...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head: Cloak and swagger

By Kyle Meddles

August 17, 2026

This week’s mixture of hot temperatures and rain made me realize there is a useful piece of clothing missing from my closet. As I saw my bedroom window fog up from the humidity this week, I asked myse...

Columns/Editorials

A Word to the Wise: The road to letting go

By Chad Williamson

August 10, 2026

I don’t really believe in karma, fate or serendipity until something happens that makes me realize why so many other people do. Sometimes odd coincidences line up to form a path and once you get to th...

Columns/Editorials

While the surgery was covered, my mouth was not

By Kyle Meddles

July 28, 2026

For those of you who don’t know, I have been plagued with severe back pain for many years. I have written fairly regularly about my more recent struggles in trying to find a fix to the pain, feeling h...

Sports

Alder girls capture match

By Tim Miller

August 19, 2026

Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer team began the 2026 season with a 1-1 stalemate against Worthington Christian. Kennedy McGrath tallied the Lady Pioneers’ goal. The score came on an assist from Hadley Li...

Sports

JA, NU golfers win

By Tim Miller

August 19, 2026

Jonathan Alder’s boys golf team turned in a 153-166 verdict over Bellefontaine. Cam Barton of JA shot a medalist round of 37. He was followed by Austin Meriweather-38, Parker McBride-38, Rylan Cron-40...

Sports

Triad will host Ridgedale Rockets to kick off season

By Tim Miller

August 19, 2026

The 2026 football season will open at home for the Triad Cardinals. They will host Ridgedale in a non-conference game with the kickoff set for 7 p.n. on Friday. The Rockets will present Triad’s defens...

Triad Cardinal gridders under leadership of new coaching staff

Sports

Members of Triad’s football team are from left, front row, Logan Simms, Cayd Herron, Blayk Thomas, De’Von Minor, Landon Tomlin, Caleb Jordan, Wyatt Smith, Baylor Bahan, Waylin Holtsberry and Duncan Funderbaugh; second row, Jackson Williams, Connor Hayes, Jayden Minor, Luke Botkins, Silas Newland and Jordan Bland; third row, Hayden Ferguson, Carson Groves, Yuriel Guillen, Dallas Ross, Andrew Laughbaum, Karter Sarrazine, George Hartman, Ty Botkins and Dawson Hess; fourth row, Layton Mullins, Bentley Simpson, Galen Smith, Levi Hartman, Brady Funderbaugh, Westin Bahan, Liam Herron and Corbin Goehring; fifth row, Ashton Groves, Justin Haser and Bria Reid; sixth row, assistant coaches Braden Stambaugh and Erich Hopkins, head coach Tim Melvin and assistant coaches Brayden Webb and Eastin Huffman. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Triad Cardinal gridders under leadership of new coaching staff

By Tim Miller

August 19, 2026

There will be a new look to the Triad High School football squad for the 2026 campaign. Tim Melvin, a former assistant coach at Urbana High School the past five years, has taken over the program. He h...

Education, Local News, News

Colorful spaces

By Kyle Meddles

August 19, 2026

Seniors at Marysville Early College High School were out painting their parking spaces during a brief break from the summer showers on Tuesday. Above, Audrey Eddleman (blue shirt) and Ethan Keifer (pu...

Local News, News

East Fifth Street project to start next month

By Mike Williamson

August 19, 2026

Both directions of East Fifth Street will be closed starting next month as the roadway improvement project gets underway. Marysville will begin the four-month improvement project on East Fifth Street ...