Off The Hook
February 7, 2020

Falling iguanas

By Melanie Behrens

 It was a tough time in the sunshine state. It turns out that when people go to Florida for a while they expect warmth and beauty, sunshine and all good things. Recently, I was there and got to experience some of the coldest temperatures they have had in a few years.
 Now cold temperatures are not ...

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The legend of Werewolf Lane
By Melanie Behrens 
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Editor’s note: The last article J-T columnist Melanie Behrens was working on before her death April 30 was the following story about Werewolf Lane. The information was supplied by Leroy Cook, who coll...
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Take a penny, leave a penny
By Melanie Behrens 
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By Melanie Behrens 
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I came across some information of how a once great retailer got its start and was surprised at the name disclosure at the end. I hope you too will enjoy this. If you were in the market for a watch in ...
Other news
JA buys 25 acres in village
Education, News, Plain City News
Jonathan Alder officials are in contract with a property owner for three parcels of land, shown above outlined in yellow, located just behind Plain City Elementary School. The newly acquired land totals just over 25 acres with two larger parcels to the north and south and a third narrow strip going through the center. (Graphic submitted)
JA buys 25 acres in village
$1M purchase will give district site for expansion
By Michael Williamson 
January 20, 2026
Jonathan Alder is expanding the district’s footprint in Plain City. Board of education members approved a resolution recently to enter into a contract to purchase land just behind Plain City Elementar...
NU board debates buying driver’s ed car
Education, News
NU board debates buying driver’s ed car
By Kyle Meddles 
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North Union’s Board of Education debated a request to buy a new car for the district’s driver education programming. At the regular meeting of the board of education on Monday, Superintendent Justin U...
McIntosh tapped to fill school board seat
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
McIntosh tapped to fill school board seat
By Chad Williamson 
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A parent with children in the Marysville School District has been selected to fill the open Marysville Board of Education seat. Picked from a group of nine applicants, Erin McIntosh will fill the seat...
MHS, JA boys grapplers compete at Maumee
Sports
Marysville’s Griffen Beery (blue) scrambles with Sheridan’s Luke Skinner (white) during a match at 150 pounds. The competition came during the Maumee Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
MHS, JA boys grapplers compete at Maumee
By Aleksei Pavloff 
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Marysville and Jonathan Alder were among the more than 60 schools represented in this year’s edition of the Maumee Bay Classic boys wrestling tournament. The tournament, as it has been, was hosted by ...
NU grapplers tie for fourth at Wasserbeck; Triad wrestler wins
Sports
Triad’s Garret Bollack (top) sprawls on Pleasant’s Aaron Hibar (bottom) during the finals match at 150 pounds at the Don Wasserbeck Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
NU grapplers tie for fourth at Wasserbeck; Triad wrestler wins
By Bob Putman 
January 20, 2026
It was not quite the finish North Union wrestling coach Garret Andrews was looking for Saturday at the Don Wasserbeck Classic wrestling tournament. “We finished fourth overall and that is an improveme...
Jonathan Alder girls cagers top Tecumseh in OT
Sports
Jonathan Alder freshman Ellioitt Hecht goes up for two of her team-high 20 points on Saturday against Tecumseh. JA won the game in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Jonathan Alder girls cagers top Tecumseh in OT
By Tim Miller 
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A pair of rebuilding girls basketball teams tangled Saturday afternoon in the Jonathan Alder High School gym. Both the JA Lady Pioneers and Arrows from Tecumseh faced off in the Central Buckeye Confer...