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November 15, 2018

Blood drives to be held in Marysville and Richwood

By Jacob Runnels

There will be blood drives hosted in Marysville and Richwood this month.
Memorial Hospital will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at entrance A, through the cafe portion. The hospital is located at 500 London Ave., Marysville.
There will be a blood drive held at the Honda dealership in ...

Local News, News, Society

Area churches list Easter services

By From JT Staff Reports

April 16, 2025

Area churches invite the public to attend special Holy Week activities and Easter services across Union County. Beloved United Methodist Church Maundy Thursday service – April 17, 6 to 7 p.m., at Phar...

Society

District title on line

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2024

Audrey Benedict (center) of North Union eyes the basket during a Division II district semifinal triumph over Heath. The game was played at Sparta Highland High School. The Lady Cats will travel to Cen...

Society

Local couple celebrates 25th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports

May 12, 2020

Dan and Michelle Phipps are celebrating their 25th anniversary. They were married May 13, 1995 by the Rev. Don Moceri. They are the parents of Danielle Phipps. A trip is planned at a later date to cel...

Lady Monarchs fall to New Albany in D-I regional semifinal contest

Sports

Marysville’s Kelsey Strahm (left) applies defensive pressure to a New Albany ball handler. The Lady Monarchs’ season came to an end with a loss in the Division I regional semifinals. The game was played at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Lady Monarchs fall to New Albany in D-I regional semifinal contest

By Bob Putman

March 6, 2026

It may not have been thought when the tournament started that the Marysville girls basketball team was going to make a tournament run to a Division I regional semifinal. But that is exactly what the L...

FHS hoopsters’ tourney triumph hands Freddies lone loss of season

Sports

Alek Orders of Fairbanks goes up for a shot at Fredericktown Wednesday evening. The Panthers handed the Freddies their only loss of the 2025-2026 season during the Division V tournament game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

FHS hoopsters’ tourney triumph hands Freddies lone loss of season

By Tim Miller

March 6, 2026

Fredericktown’s boys basketball team stepped onto its home court Wednesday evening feeling pretty good about itself. The fourth-seeded Freddies had met opponents on 23 different occasions this season ...

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Prosecutor targets alleged deadbeat dads

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

March 6, 2026

The Union County Grand Jury has separately indicted five fathers locally for not providing child support to their children. In a recent batch of indictments, the court has charged five men with multip...

Sports

Marysville cagers fall in tournament to P. Central

By Jack Christian

March 5, 2026

Marysville’s boys basketball season came to an end Tuesday night with a 59-40 loss to the Pickerington Central Tigers in the opening round of Division I tournament play. It was a physical game from th...

Marysville boys wrestlers will compete in D-I district tournament at H. Darby

Sports

Brian Waller, left, is in his stance in order to defend a shot during a 113-pound match at the Division I sectional tournament. Waller will compete in the Division I district tournament Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Marysville boys wrestlers will compete in D-I district tournament at H. Darby

By Tim Miller

March 5, 2026

The Marysville High School boys wrestling team will send 11 athletes into the Division I district tournament that will be held Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Darby High School. Monarch grapplers sche...

Jonathan Alder boys cagers beat Marion-Franklin; advance to Division IV district title game

Sports

Danny Bentley (left) of Jonathon Alder draws a foul on a layup during Tuesday's game against Marion-Franklin. Bentley poured in 35 points during JA's tournament victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jonathan Alder boys cagers beat Marion-Franklin; advance to Division IV district title game

By Tim Miller

March 5, 2026

For the first three quarters of Tuesday’s Division IV boys tournament basketball game, the Red Devils of Columbus Marion-Franklin played on a competitive level with Jonathan Alder. The top-seeded Pion...