Two more districts move to five days in class – Pair of teachers speak in opposition to Fairbanks move
News
September 22, 2020

Two more districts move to five days in class – Pair of teachers speak in opposition to Fairbanks move

By Chad Williamson

The Fairbanks Board of Education voted Monday night to move to five-day per week classroom instruction, despite the objections of two teachers earlier in the meeting.
The board voted 4-1, with member Lisa Adkins voting no, to move to the learning level 1, which will have all students return to class ...

“I did commit the murder”
Court News, Local News, News
Man who killed father with knife in Mill Valley admits guilt
By Kyle Meddles 
March 21, 2026
“I did commit the murder.” Those were the words of 28-year-old Micaiah Swindler, the man charged with stabbing his father to death at a Mill Valley home in April of 2025, during a plea hearing in the ...
Schools plan for AI surge
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
March 21, 2026
Officials with the Marysville Exempted Village School District are exploring how artificial intelligence could eventually be used in classrooms, by teachers, students and, eventually, by the school bu...
County EMA director named to national post
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 21, 2026
Last year, Union County’s Emergency Management Agency worked to received accreditation from a national organization. This year, its director, Brad Gilbert, will be one of the people who now votes to a...
“I did commit the murder”
Court News, Local News, News
Man who killed father with knife in Mill Valley admits guilt
By Kyle Meddles 
March 21, 2026
“I did commit the murder.” Those were the words of 28-year-old Micaiah Swindler, the man charged with stabbing his father to death at a Mill Valley home in April of 2025, during a plea hearing in the ...
Schools plan for AI surge
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
March 21, 2026
Officials with the Marysville Exempted Village School District are exploring how artificial intelligence could eventually be used in classrooms, by teachers, students and, eventually, by the school bu...
County EMA director named to national post
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 21, 2026
Last year, Union County’s Emergency Management Agency worked to received accreditation from a national organization. This year, its director, Brad Gilbert, will be one of the people who now votes to a...
Two-vehicle crash prompts police, fire
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
March 20, 2026
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Fourth Street and North Plum Street prompted a response from the Marysville fire and police departments at around 4:30 p.m., Thursday. Airbags were depl...
Demo of former water treatment plant underway
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 20, 2026
Construction crews work through the demolition of the former Marysville water treatment plant on North Main Street Thursday. While the right side of the building and tanks will come down, the left sid...
Janitor faces firing over harassment of teacher
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
March 19, 2026
An internal investigation by Marysville Exempted Village Schools has substantiated allegations of sexual harassment against a district custodian concerning a teacher at Creekview Intermediate School. ...