Jerome Township Trustees hand over projects to new administrator

By Kayleen Petrovia

The new Jerome Township Administrator is off to a running start after the Board of Trustees shared their priorities for him in his new role.

Former Bellefontaine Police Department Chief Brandon Standley began as the township administrator on April 10 after a months-long search for the right candidate...

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Few details emerge in toddler’s drowning

By Michael Williamson

May 5, 2025

Investigators said it could be several weeks before autopsy results are in regarding a toddler that drowned over the weekend. Lance Emberling, lead investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office,...

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Man with local roots named chief of staff for DOE

By From JT Staff Reports

May 5, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Friday that there would be new leadership hirings, which included the assignment of Carl Coe as the new chief of staff of the department – a Marysville...

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Local firm rings bell to mark new fund

By From JT Staff Reports

May 5, 2025

A bell ringing was in order last week as staff members at McCarthy & Cox Retirement and Estate Specialists LLC commemorated the debut listing of their fund, the MC Trio Equity Buffered ETF (Ticker: TR...

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Area woman charged in vehicular assault case

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

May 5, 2025

A Marysville woman is being charged in the vehicular assault of her own child after a drunk driving crash. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Courtney Megan Butler, 36, of 1878 Woodside Drive, c...

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...