Columns/Editorials

October 18, 2024

Mike Drops – Dracula through the cinematic ages

By Michael Williamson

In a couple months, movie theaters will show the new remake of the film Nosferatu and in honor of that planned release, plus the fact that we’re deep into October, it seems a good time to revisit some of the key cinematic depictions of the legendary vampire count.

One plot summary for the new film ...

Columns/Editorials

A Word To The Wise – My father had a way with words

By Chad Williamson

June 7, 2025

My father was no word-smith. In fact, he often molested the English language in ways that should have been illegal. He would often put an unnecessary “s” on words like “Hilliards” or “Krogers.” But it...

Columns/Editorials

an editorial – City water monitoring a blessing

June 7, 2025

Anyone planning a vacation this summer? If so, do yourself a favor and check the age of your water heater. Why? We recently got a call from the City of Marysville utility department telling us that ou...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head – The first rule of kite club…

By Kyle Meddles

May 31, 2025

With all of the strong winds sweeping through the area over the past few weeks, I decided to do something I have never done before. I flew a kite for the first time – and it went about as well as expe...

Airport looks to ODOT for help with hangar cost

News

The Union County Airport is preparing to construct 15-unit T-hangars after much deliberation, as officials at Tuesday’s meeting of the airport authority said that the construction contract has been executed. Shown above is the preliminary design for the new T-hangars (blue), which are slated to go next to the existing T-hangars (orange) along with future additions that the board is looking toward as part of its layout plan. (Graphic submitted)

Airport looks to ODOT for help with hangar cost

By Kyle Meddles

June 12, 2025

The Union County Airport board is now looking into an ODOT loan in order to avoid spending $200,000 of the airport’s own money on the gap in financing for the 15-unit T-hangars project – which is read...

Local high school baseball players earn Union County-area honors for season

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s Ashton Martin delivers a pitch to the plate. Martin has been named the Union County-area baseball player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Local high school baseball players earn Union County-area honors for season

By Tim Miller

June 12, 2025

The strength of many high school baseball teams starts with pitching. The man on the mound often times has complete control over a good portion of what happens during any given game. Pitching was a bi...

Local News, News

Honda Marysville is set to have Acura vehicles for sale as soon as this weekend as part of the dealership’s plan to open a new Acura location in the city. Construction on the planned facility is anticipated to begin in July, with a completion date of late spring or early summer in 2026. (Photo submitted)

Honda Marysville brings Acura onboard

Sales to begin this weekend; new building planned for next spring

By Jack Christian

June 11, 2025

Big changes are coming to Honda Marysville, as the dealership announced it will soon open a new Acura location. Bruce Daniels, the dealer principal, envisions what he describes as a “Honda-Disney-like...

News

Former N.L. fiscal officer on the hook for $40K after audit

By Chad Williamson

June 11, 2025

Officials never envisioned the fallout when the village of North Lewisburg parted ways with its former fiscal officer in March of 2024. The Ohio Auditor of State’s office has returned findings of negl...

News

Fair assessment of Union County

Group digs into number, location of future events

By Michael Williamson

June 11, 2025

Should Union County have two fairs or only one? If just one, where should it be? Those were questions the team from the Union County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute offered to the county comm...

Marysville School Board, News

Marysville board primed to reprimand Ferguson

By Chad Williamson

June 11, 2025

The Marysville Board of Education appears poised to vote on reprimanding one of its own. On the agenda for tonight’s school board meeting is a resolution to censure member Jermaine Ferguson in respons...