Columns/Editorials
January 12, 2024

The Way It Was – A Fast Start

By Bill Boyd

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information for his stories.
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As the 1948 MHS football season approached, Coach Paul Wenzel said...

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