Court News
April 16, 2024

4/16/24

By From JT Staff Reports

Municipal Court
Physical control – Robbie G. Lemaster, 11780 Askins Road, $750 fine, $365 susp., $113 costs, 30 days jail 27 susp., OL susp. 1 yr.
Dogs at large – Scott M. Rowe, 321 West Third St., $250 fine, $159.20 costs, 30 days jail susp.
Persist disorderly conduct – David R. Dickerson, Magne...

Man charged over altercation with officers
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Man charged over altercation with officers
By Kyle Meddles 
February 4, 2026
A Richwood man has been charged with assaulting a pair of Marysville police officers while he was being arrested. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Brian Patrick Smith, 39, of 275 N. Franklin S...
Indictments stem from massage parlor raid
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Indictments stem from massage parlor raid
By Kyle Meddles 
January 29, 2026
Three Marysville residents have been charged in connection to a commercial sex operation and money laundering at a Marysville massage parlor raided by area police in February of 2025. The Union County...
Six reformatory inmates indicted
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Six reformatory inmates indicted
By Kyle Meddles 
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The Union County Grand Jury has indicted six women in connection to alleged crimes committed while incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW). They are scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 11. ...
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FHS hoopsters turn back KIPP; Raiders top Elgin
Sports
Fairbanks’ Alek Orders (0) drives to the basket in this file photo. Orders scored 12 points during FHS’ win over KIPP Columbus. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
FHS hoopsters turn back KIPP; Raiders top Elgin
By Tim Miller 
February 5, 2026
The Panthers of Fairbanks defeated KIPP Academy of Columbus 61-52 in non-conference boys basketball action on Tuesday. FHS, which upped its overall record to 17-2, held a 15-11 lead after the first qu...
Lady Monarchs down Eagles on Senior Night
Sports
Marysville senior Jovie Traucht (3) goes up for a basket against Bishop Watterson. Traucht helped lead the Lady Monarchs to a Senior Night victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Lady Monarchs down Eagles on Senior Night
By Tim Miller 
February 5, 2026
Marysville High School’s girls basketball squad sent its trio of seniors out with a victory on Senior Night. Jovie Traucht, Val Brito and Kenzie Kempton were honored on Tuesday before the Lady Monarch...
District seeks input in superintendent search
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District seeks input in superintendent search
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 5, 2026
The Benjamin Logan Board of Education is inviting community members to share input as part of the search for the district’s next superintendent. The anonymous survey is designed to gather feedback on ...
Frosted tips
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Frosted tips
By Michael Williamson 
February 5, 2026
Union County residents were treated to temperatures closer to the freezing mark this week after nearly a week of sustained temperatures at or below zero. Last week, moisture in the air froze so quickl...
A model for Marysville: Holland, Michigan
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One of Holland’s winter attractions is the newly built Holland Ice Park, shown above. Funds from a local resident helped build the ice skating pond, 700-foot skating ribbon and a separate curling sheet, which runs each year from November to March. (Photo submitted)
A model for Marysville: Holland, Michigan
Local leaders glean knowledge about creating character through growth
By Michael Williamson 
February 5, 2026
Editor's note: This story ran as part of the 2026 Progress Edition. If residents attended any of the visioning meetings for the City of Marysville in 2025, they likely heard references to one place ov...