Columns/Editorials

June 23, 2023

Lean On Me – Any hype is good hype, when it comes to books

By Kayleen Petrovia

On a recent trip to the bookstore, I was greeted by the typical, “Hi there! Can I help you find anything?”
Before I could even decline, the employee said, “If you’re looking for Colleen Hoover’s books, we have a display on a table right past this section.”
If you haven’t heard of her, Co...

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Chip Hubbs has cemented his legacy in the community

By From JT Staff Reports

January 20, 2026

When people talk about the local car business having the worst month of November in 10 years and bars closing their doors permanently because drinking has now jumped the shark, we can be thankful in o...

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Feed your head: ICE tactics need reformed

By Kyle Meddles

January 12, 2026

I think U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is beginning to operate more in line with Nazi Gestapo agents than an American law enforcement agency. This Wednesday, a 37-year-old woman was sho...

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A word to the wise: Reporting the news as it happened

By Chad Williamson

January 5, 2026

The story of newspapers over the last 20 years is less about how the news is delivered and more about how it is consumed. The days of people waiting for bundles of papers to be dropped at newsstands t...

MHS, JA boys grapplers compete at Maumee

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Marysville’s Griffen Beery (blue) scrambles with Sheridan’s Luke Skinner (white) during a match at 150 pounds. The competition came during the Maumee Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

MHS, JA boys grapplers compete at Maumee

By Aleksei Pavloff

January 20, 2026

Marysville and Jonathan Alder were among the more than 60 schools represented in this year’s edition of the Maumee Bay Classic boys wrestling tournament. The tournament, as it has been, was hosted by ...

NU grapplers tie for fourth at Wasserbeck; Triad wrestler wins

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Triad’s Garret Bollack (top) sprawls on Pleasant’s Aaron Hibar (bottom) during the finals match at 150 pounds at the Don Wasserbeck Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

NU grapplers tie for fourth at Wasserbeck; Triad wrestler wins

By Bob Putman

January 20, 2026

It was not quite the finish North Union wrestling coach Garret Andrews was looking for Saturday at the Don Wasserbeck Classic wrestling tournament. “We finished fourth overall and that is an improveme...

Jonathan Alder girls cagers top Tecumseh in OT

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Jonathan Alder freshman Ellioitt Hecht goes up for two of her team-high 20 points on Saturday against Tecumseh. JA won the game in overtime. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jonathan Alder girls cagers top Tecumseh in OT

By Tim Miller

January 20, 2026

A pair of rebuilding girls basketball teams tangled Saturday afternoon in the Jonathan Alder High School gym. Both the JA Lady Pioneers and Arrows from Tecumseh faced off in the Central Buckeye Confer...

JA will mark 20th anniversary of girls state title hoop team

Sports

Jonathan Alder junior Lauren Prochaska, right, dribbles against a Zanesville opponent in a game during the 2005-2006 season. School officials will honor members of the 2005-2006 team on the 20th anniversary season of their Division III state championship. The recognition will come on Wednesday at halftime of the current Lady Pioneers’ home game against Columbus Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo photo by Tim Miller)

JA will mark 20th anniversary of girls state title hoop team

By Tim Miller

January 20, 2026

Jonathan Alder High School’s athletic department will mark a special occasion on Wednesday evening. The school’s current girls basketball team will step away from Central Buckeye Conference competitio...

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Area high school bowlers compete during matches

By Aleksei Pavloff

January 20, 2026

The North Union bowling teams had a busy weekend as they hosted Indian Lake on Friday at Dragon Lanes and on Saturday went to HP Lanes in Columbus for the Worthington Christian Warrior D2 Preview. The...

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NU ladies club Shawnee

By Bob Putman

January 20, 2026

A 25-point first quarter was more then enough to get North Union going on Saturday in a Central Buckeye Conference girls hoop game at Shawnee. The Lady Cats went on to a 71-26 victory over the Lady Br...