Memories of Growing Up in Marysville

By Bill Boyd

Editor’s note: We have heard from so many readers who enjoyed reading Bill Boyd’s columns about growing up in Marysville during the 1930s and ‘40s that we are going to rerun columns 1 through 52 on Fridays for the next year.
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Columns/Editorials

A Word To The Wise – Solving the riddle of Raymond

By Chad Williamson

May 10, 2025

After the Marysville school levy failed in November, I was often asked what I thought about the results, or rather, what I thought would change the outcome. My answer was always the same - “they’ve go...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head – This Mother’s Day – skip the machete

By Kyle Meddles

May 3, 2025

After doing a little bit of mental math, I realized that this is the last column I will have before Mother’s Day on May 11. This holiday is all about celebrating the first woman in life, the person wh...

Columns/Editorials

Column correction

April 26, 2025

Reader and former Union County Administrator John Cunningham reached out recently to let us know that the Word to the Wise column on last week’s editorial page contained a factual error. The column st...

Education, Marysville School Board, News

After levy, all eyes on the statehouse

Legislators ponder changes that would impact tax collections

By Chad Williamson

May 17, 2025

After passing an operating levy earlier this month, voters in the Marysville district made sure their schools would have five years of operating funds – if the statehouse allows them to be collected. ...

Education, News, Plain City News

JA will seek public input on future of bond issue

By Michael Williamson

May 17, 2025

Jonathan Alder officials are considering a public discussion following the district’s recent bond defeat. At the Tuesday board of education meeting, school officials discussed dates for a public forum...

Education, Marysville School Board, News

Allen says goodbye

By Chad Williamson

May 16, 2025

Retiring Marysville Superintendent Diane Allen, left, wipes tears from her eyes after delivering comments at her final regular school board meeting Thursday. Shown giving her a standing ovation are, f...

News

Improved county airport security measures discussed

By Kyle Meddles

May 16, 2025

Officials at the Union County Airport discussed increasing security measures at the airport after a growing number of people have been found loitering on the premises. SkyVista Aviation Co-owner Steve...

Sports

JA netters advance in tourney

By Tim Miller

May 16, 2025

Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team qualified a singles player and a doubles team to the Division II district tournament. The sectional tournament was held Wednesday at Columbus Academy. Gideon Sullivan...

Sports

Wednesday’s rain forced the postponement of Jonathan Alder’s tournament softball game against Columbus Independence. A number of workers, such as Jeff Simmons (above) tried to get the Alder diamond in shape for the contest, but the muddy conditions prohibited the game. The contest was rescheduled for Thursday evening, after the Journal-Tribune’s Friday deadline. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

What a mess!

By Tim Miller

May 16, 2025