Marysville, Fairbanks softball squads open spring trip schedules with wins
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March 30, 2022

Marysville, Fairbanks softball squads open spring trip schedules with wins

By Tim Miller

Abby Gindlesberger of Marysville watches the flight of the ball during a 2021 game. Gindlesberger homered as the Lady Monarchs won their opening two contests during their spring break trip to Myrtle Beach. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks’ Gracie Pyers puts the ball in play during a ...

Monarch hoopsters earn conference accolades
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Cole Brewer (left) and Jenna Hackworth (right) of Marysville have earned first-team basketball honors in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division for the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
Monarch hoopsters earn conference accolades
By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2026
Several Marysville High School basketball players have earned Ohio Capital Conference honors for the 2025-2026 season. Cole Brewer earned first-team accolades in the circuit’s Cardinal Division for th...
Cagers earn Ohio Heritage Conference honors
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Mara Vicari, left, and Evan Wiedmann, right, of Fairbanks have been named to the Ohio Heritage Conference first-team basketball squads. Wiedmann was also named the circuit’s North Division boys player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
Cagers earn Ohio Heritage Conference honors
By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2026
The Ohio Heritage Conference has named its boys and girls basketball teams for the 2025-2026 season. Fairbanks junior Evan Wiedmann has been named the boys player of the year in the OHC North Division...
MHS graduate Connor Smith captures NCAA Division III national indoor high jump title
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Marysville High School graduate Connor Smith displays his NCAA Division III national indoor high jump championship trophy. Smith cleared 6-11 1/2 during the recent national indoor meet that was held in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo submitted)
MHS graduate Connor Smith captures NCAA Division III national indoor high jump title
By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2026
Marysville is the home of a new NCAA college sports national champion. Connor Smith, who is a junior member of the Ohio Wesleyan University men’s track and field team, won the NCAA Division III indoor...
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Wind shear chaos
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Dispatchers in the Union County Sheriff’s Office 911 center, shown above, handle several calls on a daily basis. Dispatchers in the center on March 13 during the wind storm handled four-times the call volume of a typical afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Wind shear chaos
Dispatchers describe being in the 911 center as March 13 winds hit
By Michael Williamson 
March 24, 2026
Once calls started coming into the Union County Sheriff’s Office 911 center on March 13, they didn’t quit for nearly three hours. The day started out normally for dispatch supervisors Rachel Kerr and ...
Fork threat leads to domestic violence charge
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Fork threat leads to domestic violence charge
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
March 24, 2026
A Marysville man with prior convictions of domestic violence faces a third-degree felony charge after allegedly threatening to stab his mother with a fork. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ree...
A March hail in Plain City
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A March hail in Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
March 23, 2026
Quarter-size hail pieces land with a bang on rooftops and walkways in Plain City Sunday night. A thunderstorm system passed through the area into the evening hours, bringing thunder, lighting, rain an...
Monarch hoopsters earn conference accolades
Sports
Cole Brewer (left) and Jenna Hackworth (right) of Marysville have earned first-team basketball honors in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division for the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
Monarch hoopsters earn conference accolades
By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2026
Several Marysville High School basketball players have earned Ohio Capital Conference honors for the 2025-2026 season. Cole Brewer earned first-team accolades in the circuit’s Cardinal Division for th...
Cagers earn Ohio Heritage Conference honors
Sports
Mara Vicari, left, and Evan Wiedmann, right, of Fairbanks have been named to the Ohio Heritage Conference first-team basketball squads. Wiedmann was also named the circuit’s North Division boys player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
Cagers earn Ohio Heritage Conference honors
By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2026
The Ohio Heritage Conference has named its boys and girls basketball teams for the 2025-2026 season. Fairbanks junior Evan Wiedmann has been named the boys player of the year in the OHC North Division...
MHS graduate Connor Smith captures NCAA Division III national indoor high jump title
Sports
Marysville High School graduate Connor Smith displays his NCAA Division III national indoor high jump championship trophy. Smith cleared 6-11 1/2 during the recent national indoor meet that was held in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo submitted)
MHS graduate Connor Smith captures NCAA Division III national indoor high jump title
By Tim Miller 
March 23, 2026
Marysville is the home of a new NCAA college sports national champion. Connor Smith, who is a junior member of the Ohio Wesleyan University men’s track and field team, won the NCAA Division III indoor...