WALTER F. STALEY

By Jacob Runnels

Walter F. Staley, 101, of West Mansfield, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Brookdale of Marysville, surrounded by his family.
A 1935 graduate of York Center High School, he was a lifetime farmer on the family farm in Union County. Family, farming and church were his life. He was a man of deep faith, ...

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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...

Education, News, Plain City

JA compiles financial snapshot of district for residents

By Michael Williamson

March 14, 2025

Residents in the Jonathan Alder school district can now get a full picture of the school’s finances. At the March board of education meeting, Treasurer Mark Ingles told members that, like many treasur...

Local News, Marysville School Board, News

Marysville reaches three finalists for superintendent position

By Chad Williamson

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The list of finalists for the Marysville superintendent’s job has been whittled to three, two of whom have local ties. According to school board president Bill Keck, Marysville High School Principal K...

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Baldwin gets 15 years

By Kyle Meddles

March 14, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version to include more information. Former Union County Humane Agent Steffen Baldwin has been sentenced to 15.5 years in prison and will nev...

Airport seeks help with Adena Pointe water problem

News

The city prepared drawings for the airport board that showcase what the stormwater basin work will look like. Above, the city drawings are superimposed on a Google Earth image of the water basins. The Adena Pointe basin, filled with water at left, will be connected to the larger basin to the right by a swale, its pathway shown in purple. This will naturally move stormwater to the larger basin and avoid any flooding into the surrounding field. (Journal-Tribune graphic by Kyle Meddles)

Airport seeks help with Adena Pointe water problem

By Kyle Meddles

March 13, 2025

The city will look to make stormwater improvements on a set of water basins at the Adena Pointe development as part of ongoing dealings with the City of Marysville and the Union County Airport Authori...

North Union wrestling programs continue to grow with experience

Sports

North Union’s Cameron Ludwig (top) sprawls on an opponent during a junior varsity tournament at Marysville High School earlier in the regular season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

North Union wrestling programs continue to grow with experience

By Aleksei Pavloff

March 13, 2025

North Union’s boys and girls wrestling programs grew together in unique ways during the 2024-25 season. “I would say for a lot of kids it was growth in a couple of different ways,” NU head coach Garre...