Plain City approached about annexation for condo community
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February 9, 2023

Plain City approached about annexation for condo community

By Kayleen Petrovia

As Plain City officials work to finalize an updated zoning code, council heard from a developer that hopes to bring a new residential community to the area.
Jonathan Wilcox, with Wilcox Communities, asked council to consider a pre-annexation agreement surrounding an “age-focused” neighborhood tha...

Jonathan Alder: The frontier captive who bridged two worlds
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Jonathan Alder’s cabin at the Madison County Historical Society’s Museum of History. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 4, 2026
Few people in Ohio history lived a life as extraordinary as Jonathan Alder. He was a child of the American Revolution, a frontier captive, an adopted son of the Mingo and Shawnee, a warrior in Ohio’s ...
Union County’s Revolutionary roots
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Our story begins long before county's creation in 1820
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 4, 2026
Editor’s note: The following article is supplied by Stephen W. Badenhop, Union County Archivist. ––– 250 years ago, a group of men, known as America’s founding fathers, gathered in Philadelphia at the...
From revolution to Union County
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The grave of Col. James Curry, shown above at Oakdale Cemetery, marks the final resting place of one of Union County’s founders and a Revolutionary War veteran. Originally buried on his Jerome Township farm after his death in 1834, Curry and his wife were reinterred at Oakdale Cemetery in 1883, where the monument stands as one of the county’s most significant links to the American Revolution. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
How America's first veterans helped settle Ohio's frontier
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 4, 2026
When delegates gathered in Philadelphia in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain, the forests, prairies and streams that would one day become Union County lay hundreds of miles beyond the na...
Jonathan Alder: The frontier captive who bridged two worlds
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Jonathan Alder’s cabin at the Madison County Historical Society’s Museum of History. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 4, 2026
Few people in Ohio history lived a life as extraordinary as Jonathan Alder. He was a child of the American Revolution, a frontier captive, an adopted son of the Mingo and Shawnee, a warrior in Ohio’s ...
Union County’s Revolutionary roots
Local News, News
Our story begins long before county's creation in 1820
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 4, 2026
Editor’s note: The following article is supplied by Stephen W. Badenhop, Union County Archivist. ––– 250 years ago, a group of men, known as America’s founding fathers, gathered in Philadelphia at the...
From revolution to Union County
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The grave of Col. James Curry, shown above at Oakdale Cemetery, marks the final resting place of one of Union County’s founders and a Revolutionary War veteran. Originally buried on his Jerome Township farm after his death in 1834, Curry and his wife were reinterred at Oakdale Cemetery in 1883, where the monument stands as one of the county’s most significant links to the American Revolution. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
How America's first veterans helped settle Ohio's frontier
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 4, 2026
When delegates gathered in Philadelphia in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain, the forests, prairies and streams that would one day become Union County lay hundreds of miles beyond the na...
Virginia Military District: A Revolutionary War legacy that built the area
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Pictured above is a map of the Virginia Military District appearing on the Ohio Historical Marker on the Union County Courthouse lawn. The map shows the portion of the district that became Union County, in the upper portion. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 3, 2026
When Union County residents look across fields, roads and communities that define the county today, few realize that much of the land owes its settlement to a promise made to soldiers who fought for A...
North Lewisburg prepares for a birthday of its own
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Pictured above, at right, is Hunter Horsley, the winner of North Lewisburg’s Bicentennial Commemorative Postmark competition. Triad students were asked to submit designs which where then judged by the Bicentennial Committee members. The commemorative postmark will be available during Labor Day weekend celebrations, with a postmaster stationed at North Lewisburg Community Park to officially stamp items brought by residents and visitors. While there is only one overall winner, Horsley’s entry and three other finalists’ designs will be used in promotional materials in the coming months. Each student received a framed banner featuring their design along with a thank-you and monetary award from the village. Pictured with Horsley are, from left, Addison Kielman, Kaitlyn Herron and Serenity Vinson. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Village plans for bicentennial
By Chad Williamson 
July 3, 2026
North Lewisburg is preparing to celebrate its 200th anniversary this Labor Day weekend with four days of events honoring the village’s history while bringing residents together for family-friendly act...