Education

February 26, 2024

Panther Pause…Fairbanks High School

By From JT Staff Reports

February Seniors of the Month recognized
By Cameron Sphapmixay
Joseph Pacheco is a student at Fairbanks High School and he has been nominated by Mr. Jeff Powell as senior of the month. Joseph first came to Fairbanks as a middle schooler. He describes the first day as an
uncomfortable new environment, b...

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Chapman will be ready to guide Fairbanks on Aug. 1

By Jack Christian

June 18, 2025

Invested. That was the word soon-to-be Fairbanks Superintendent Janel Chapman used when asked to describe the Fairbanks community. “Our board, leadership team, teachers, coaches, alumni, community mem...

Education, News

Above, a mock drawing of North Union’s new scoreboard, including some of the new features it comes with. The bottom portion contains a more traditional scoreboard style, while the upper-half is a video screen that can display everything from athlete names and statistics to full length videos. The sponsor-funded scoreboard is slated for construction in the second week of July. (Graphic submitted)

NU football field to get new scoreboard

By Kyle Meddles

June 17, 2025

The North Union Board of Education approved a contract that will install a brand new, sponsor-funded scoreboard at the stadium. The board voted unanimously to approve two scoreboard contracts at its m...

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Local second grader wins statewide engineering contest

Beats out more than 10,000 other students

By From JT Staff Reports

June 16, 2025

James Owens, a second grader at St. John's School in Marysville, has placed first in the 2025 Imagine Engineering Coloring Contest out of a record breaking 10,030 students statewide. On, Saturday, Jun...

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Richwood expecting big turnout for Summerfest

By Kyle Meddles

June 24, 2025

News of the Richwood Summerfest celebration is reaching thousands – raising council discussion to close streets and address parking concerns. Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew said that the promotional video...

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Roll-off crash on U.S. 33

By From JT Staff Reports

June 24, 2025

A 2023 Kia Forte driving westbound on U.S. 33 lost control, went off the roadway and struck an electrical box near the Route 245 exit at 7:25 p.m., Monday. Marysville police responded to the scene and...

Marysville City Council, News

The design plan for Hickory Woods, a 190-unit development on 100 acres of land south of Marysville, shown above, was shown to city council Monday night. Developers are asking officials to rezone the land between Routes 4 and 38, just south of Boerger Road to Planned Unit Development (PUD). (Graphic submitted)

190 homes planned near golf course

By Michael Williamson

June 24, 2025

Developers looking to put housing on land behind the Marysville Golf Club said they are trying to bring a higher quality neighborhood to the site. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council heard the ...

Bowling Green-bound Hutchins earns first-team All-Ohio for softball season

Sports

Marysville’s Sienna Hutchins slides safely into the plate during a 2025 game. The Lady Monarch senior earned first-team All-Ohio in Division I. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Bowling Green-bound Hutchins earns first-team All-Ohio for softball season

By Tim Miller

June 24, 2025

By the time her high school softball career concluded a handful of weeks ago, Marysville’s Sienna Hutchins had made quite a name for herself. The 2025 MHS graduate ranks high among the program’s caree...

Fairbanks graduate Hoover places fifth during national 800-meter race

Sports

Fairbanks graduate Rachael Hoover poses with her medal following her performance in Eugene, Oregon during the 800-meter race in the 2025 USATF U20 National Championships. (Photo submitted)

Fairbanks graduate Hoover places fifth during national 800-meter race

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 24, 2025

It was an experience Fairbanks High School graduate Rachael Hoover will not soon forget. Last week the Journal-Tribune reported that the 2024 Fairbanks graduate was competing in the USATF (track and f...

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Window into history

By From JT Staff Reports

June 24, 2025

Katrena Saulters and Michael Zwolle, of Fourth Coast Supply in Marysville, take advantage of the summer weather to hang a wrap, showing a Marysville football team from decades ago, on the side of the ...