Christmas shopping kickoff

By Will Channell

Rural King employee Amy Joliff, of Richwood, checks out Jarrett Gast, of Bellefontaine, today after Gast spent the morning taking advantage of the store’s Black Friday deals. The United State Census Bureau has tips for Black Friday and holiday shoppers, which include checking fine print for quanti...

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Newest scam targets property sellers

By Michael Williamson

March 17, 2025

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is working with local realtors to help stop scams targeting property owners in the area. County law enforcement agents spoke to a realty group recently about an inves...

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Man facing three decades for selling meth near schools

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

March 17, 2025

A Toledo man is facing as many as 36 years in prison for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine in the vicinity of two local schools. The Union County Grand Jury is indicting James Ellsworth Henry III,...

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Statewide tornado drill is Wednesday

By From JT Staff Reports

March 17, 2025

Union County residents are going to hear the first statewide fire drill of the season this week a little earlier than usual. The Union County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), the Union County Sherif...

Monarch cagers earn honors in Ohio Capital Conference

Sports

Marysville’s CJ Collins, left, and Allison Price, right, go up for baskets during the 2024-2025 season. Collins and Price have been named to first teams in the Cardinal Division of the Ohio Capital Conference. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

Monarch cagers earn honors in Ohio Capital Conference

By Tim Miller

March 17, 2025

Despite the fact both teams had to replace solid players who graduated last spring, the Marysville High School boys and girls basketball teams came through with decent seasons. The MHS boys finished w...

Jonathan Alder cagers reached goals, still fell short in their eyes during successful campaign

Sports

Jonathan Alder senior Noah Hess goes up for a basket during a Division IV regional game at Bowling Green State University. ThePioneers finished as the regional runner-up. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Jonathan Alder cagers reached goals, still fell short in their eyes during successful campaign

By Tim Miller

March 15, 2025

Editor’s note: the Journal-Tribune, in order to commenorate the best season in Jonathan Alder boys basketball history, compiled a PDF flip book recap of the campaign. The flip book, which is being s...

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Roundabout questions addressed

By Michael Williamson

March 14, 2025

Marysville residents have questions about the planned roundabout at Five Points and the city engineer is offering some answers. Officials recently announced a revision of the site plan concept for the...