MICHAEL DWAIN SMITH

By From JT Staff Reports

Michael-D Dwain Smith, 73, of Cadiz, Ohio, passed away on January 10, 2023, at Valley Hospice Center North in Steubenville, Ohio surrounded by his family. He was born June 21, 1949, in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of the late Dwain Dickerson Smith and Mary Margaret McFarlan. He graduated from Cadiz Hig...

Cardinal baseball team wins first game of season; Panther squads victorious

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Claire Meihls (left) and Carson Reames of Fairbanks are shown putting the ball in play in these file photos. Both helped their respective Panther teams to victories over Southeastern. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller and Aleksei Pavloff)

Cardinal baseball team wins first game of season; Panther squads victorious

By Tim Miller

May 5, 2025

An 8-0 verdict over Greenon gave Triad’s baseball squad its first victory of the 2025 campaign. The Cardinals are 1-12 overall and 1-10 in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division. Triad plated a p...

Pioneers score run-rule victory over Wildcats as both teams compete against weather

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North Union’s Ashtin Haubiel (1) reels in an incoming throw to third base while Jonathan Alder’s Corey Taylor (13) slides in safely. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Pioneers score run-rule victory over Wildcats as both teams compete against weather

By Aleksei Pavloff

May 5, 2025

Curve balls come in many different forms and not just on the diamond. Friday’s conference baseball matchup between Jonathan Alder and North Union proved to be one of those evenings. The Pioneers, bols...

Grandview rallies for baseball victory over Fairbanks

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Fairbanks’ Liam Rhea (4) looks up to catch a shallow popup during the top of the first inning against Grandview Heights. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Grandview rallies for baseball victory over Fairbanks

By Aleksei Pavloff

May 3, 2025

Fairbanks was able to squeeze in a baseball game Thursday amid rainy and damp field conditions. The Panthers started off hot and held a 6-1 lead after the second inning. However, a pair of Grandview h...

Monarch gridders getting in work with spring drills

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Marysville High School head football coach Mike Young, left, supervises a lineman drill during a spring workout session. The Monarchs will begin their summer schedule after Memorial Day. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Monarch gridders getting in work with spring drills

By Tim Miller

May 3, 2025

The current school year is still a handful of weeks away from completion. There is, however, a certain group of coaches and athletes who are already gearing up for next year. Members of the Marysville...

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Day of Prayer celebrated locally

By From JT Staff Reports

May 2, 2025

Around 50 individuals gathered at Partners Park Thursday to celebrate the 74th National Day of Prayer. The theme of the event was Pour out to the God of Home and be Filled. Marysville City Councilman ...

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Local man facing decades in prison over kiddie porn, rape case

By Kyle Meddles

May 2, 2025

A Marysville man is facing over a hundred years in prison for raping his 5-year-old relative and involvement with child pornography. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Robin Scott Atkinson, 63, ...