Columns/Editorials

January 8, 2021

an editorial – Hope for a happy new year

By From JT Staff Reports

It’s safe to say that most people are breathing a sigh of relief that the year 2020 has ended.
In addition to the pandemic that negatively affected the vast majority of businesses and individuals, the nation was also wracked with violent racial protests in many large cities. Those protests caused m...

Columns/Editorials

A Word To The Wise – Solving the riddle of Raymond

By Chad Williamson

May 10, 2025

After the Marysville school levy failed in November, I was often asked what I thought about the results, or rather, what I thought would change the outcome. My answer was always the same - “they’ve go...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head – This Mother’s Day – skip the machete

By Kyle Meddles

May 3, 2025

After doing a little bit of mental math, I realized that this is the last column I will have before Mother’s Day on May 11. This holiday is all about celebrating the first woman in life, the person wh...

Columns/Editorials

Column correction

April 26, 2025

Reader and former Union County Administrator John Cunningham reached out recently to let us know that the Word to the Wise column on last week’s editorial page contained a factual error. The column st...

News

Car burns up

By From JT Staff Reports

May 12, 2025

Emergency crews responded to a car fire near the VFW on Industrial Parkway around 9 p.m., Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Education, News

Master Gardener Scholarship awarded

By From JT Staff Reports

May 12, 2025

Emma Hamilton, center, is presented with the 15th annual Union County Master Gardener $2,000 scholarship award at the recent Marysville High School Scholarship & Awards Program by Audrey Kise, right, ...

News, Plain City News

Jerome makes addition to cemetery

By Kyle Meddles

May 12, 2025

Jerome went shopping for township improvements – purchasing some while adding another to its cart. At the recent meeting of the trustees last week, members voted to approve the purchase of a columbari...

Sports

Gabby Lindsey of North Union flies through the air in the long jump pit. Lindsey won two individual races, competed on a championship relay team and placed second in the long jump at the West Liberty-Salem Invitational. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

NU athlete shines at WLS invitational

By Bob Putman

May 12, 2025

North Union’s Gabby Lindsey won two individual titles and was part of a winning relay team on Friday at the West Liberty-Salem Invitational. Lindsey won the 400 in the time of 59.04 seconds and later ...

Monarch baseball team falls on run-rule to Olentangy Berlin

Sports

Marysville first baseman James Hackworth, right, anticipates a possible pickoff attempt Friday evening against Olentangy Berlin. The Monarchs fell 10-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Monarch baseball team falls on run-rule to Olentangy Berlin

By Aleksei Pavloff

May 12, 2025

Marysville’s varsity baseball team suffered a 10-0 loss to Olentangy Berlin during its second-to-last divisional matchup on Friday. The final score put the Monarchs at 12-9 overall and 6-8 in the Ohio...

Lady Monarch softball team earns walk-off triumph over Columbus Bishop Watterson

Sports

Sienna Hutchins of MHS drives in the game-winning run against Columbus Bishop Watterson Friday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarch softball team earns walk-off triumph over Columbus Bishop Watterson

By Tim Miller

May 12, 2025

If there was a team that really needed a victory Friday evening, it was the softball squad from Marysville High School. Coming off a 10-day break, the Lady Monarchs struggled during Thursday’s 8-1 los...