Police Beat

November 16, 2023

Police Beat – 11/16/23

By From JT Staff Reports

According to Marysville Police Department reports:

Issa Arabi, 18, of West Third Street was cited for no operator’s license in the 600 block of West Third Street at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday.

Jasmin Isabel Trudeau, 23, of Columbus was cited for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs on U.S....

Police Beat

Police Beat – 3/24/26

By From JT Staff Reports

March 24, 2026

From Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: At 12:40 a.m., Friday, a deputy went to the Franklin County Jail to take custody of Patrick L. Gallucci, 47, of Akron, for outstanding arrest warrants and t...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 3/23/26

By From JT Staff Reports

March 23, 2026

From Marysville Division of Police reports: In the 100 block of South Main Street at 12:13 p.m., Friday, an officer responded to a business office for a report of criminal trespassing and the case is ...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 3/21/26

By From JT Staff Reports

March 23, 2026

From Marysville Division of Police reports: Cletus D. Edwards, 43, of Woodstock, was cited for having no operator’s license and operation of vehicle at stops on Mulberry Street at 1:25 p.m., Thursday....

Monarch baseball squad has new leadership this spring

Sports

Members of Marysville’s varsity baseball team are from left, front row, Carson Collins, Mason Springs, Andrew Heizer, Jack Rozanski, Jesus Escalona, Gavin Betts and Jackson Melish; second row, Cade Bryant, Cam Taylor, James Hackworth, Aloysius Roseburrough, Paul Green and Cam Schulze; third row, Carter Dunn, Mac Rausch, Ryan Melish, Jacob Layne, Brady Carper, Jackson Snyder and Owen Harbold; fourth row, head coach Dustin Wade and assistant coaches John Melish, Blake Storr, Jack Christian and Chuck Gould. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)

Monarch baseball squad has new leadership this spring

By Tim Miller

March 24, 2026

Marysville High School’s baseball program will be under new leadership for the 2026 season. Former MHS assistant coach Dustin Wade replaces Nick Blake as the varsity head coach. The Monarchs finished ...

Local News, News

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 ...

Court News, Local News, News

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...

News, Plain City, Plain City News

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...