Columns/Editorials

June 18, 2021

Good To Hear – New technology, same family vacation

By Mac Cordell

I had a plan. It was a good and creative plan.
I had intended to write this column from the road. I am on vacation and I had intended to write about how much easier traveling with children is now, than it ever was in the past.
I was going to tell you how horrible family road trips were when I was youn...

Columns/Editorials

A Word to the Wise: Teen fashion in the ’80s – at least we tried

By Chad Williamson

September 3, 2026

As teens return to class, I’m left wondering if true back-to-school clothes shopping for high schoolers is the event it used to be. I would say it isn’t, for two reasons. The first reason revolves aro...

Columns/Editorials

Williamson, Miller tied for Pigskin Pickers lead

By Tim Miller

September 3, 2026

Sports editor Tim Miller and managing editor Chad Williamson both finished the week with 5-2 records during the second week of the Pigskin Pickers. Publisher Kevin Behrens won four of the seven games....

Columns/Editorials

Mike Drops: A good year to go back to the movies

By Michael Williamson

August 27, 2026

So far, 2026 has been a pretty decent year for movies. That hasn’t been my perspective of the movie landscape for the last couple of years, so this year it has been noticeable. I also made it a goal t...

Education, News, Plain City News

Residents will have two opportunities to see Path of the Pioneer, the one-man show about Jonathan Alder, this week on Sept. 11 and 12. Shown above is actor Verne Hendrick, left, who plays Alder, Daniel Rodriguez Hijo, center, the playwright/director and stage manager Ally Yeom during rehearsals for the show this summer. (Photo submitted)

Pioneer story takes the stage

JAHS grad brings Jonathan Alder's story to life

By Michael Williamson

September 9, 2026

For many current and former Pioneers, the figure of Jonathan Alder may be a mysterious face on a school poster or the mascot for the district in an old photograph. To others he might simply be a names...

Local News, News

Marysville remembers 25 years after 9/11

By From JT Staff Reports

September 9, 2026

The City of Marysville will honor the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 this week and Marysville Fire Chief Nate Burns said with each passing year, remembering that day gets more and more important. ...

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Drive-thru flu clinic planned

By From JT Staff Reports

September 8, 2026

The Union County Health Department is offering drive-thru flu vaccinations on Friday, Oct. 2 at Jerome Township Fire Station 211. This year’s clinic runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and is done by appointm...

News

What’s a bicentennial without fireworks

By From JT Staff Reports

September 8, 2026

Members of the North Lewisburg Police Department watch over the crowd as fireworks are set off over the village Sunday night as part of the bicentennial celebration. The village had two weekends packe...

Transportation planning important to 161 corridor success east of Plain City

News, Plain City, Plain City News

Several projects are planned for the Route 161 corridor east of Plain City. One of them is Dublin’s West Innovation District, shown above, a 2,000-acre project with frontage that stretches nearly two miles along the corridor from Kileville east to U.S. 33. (Graphic submitted)

Transportation planning important to 161 corridor success east of Plain City

By Michael Williamson

September 5, 2026

Transportation is major focus for the Route 161 corridor group, especially as plans for projects along the roadway stack up. Officials met recently to continue discussions on how to handle an influx o...

Local News, News

General election sample ballots available next week

By Michael Williamson

September 5, 2026

Sample ballots should be available for Union County residents to view soon as election candidates, issues and dates come into focus. Brandon Clay with the county’s board of elections told the county c...