ROBERTA LEE (HARRINGTON) VEELEY

By From JT Staff Reports

Roberta Lee (Harrington) Veeley, 89, of Marysville, formerly of Columbus, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

Roberta was born on October 30, 1935 to the late Robert Henderson and Lucille Frost. She was adopted by the late John and Catherine Harrington and was an only child. R...

Sports

Jonathan Alder senior Lily Schneider is pictured competing during a meet at the Union County YMCA earlier in the 2025-2026 season. Schneider placed in two events during the recent Division II state meet in Canton. She was the runner-up in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of 1:02.96 and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle with a clocking of 1:57.38. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Swimmer places at state

By From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

MHS girls wrestlers enter district tourney

Sports

Kirra Streng (right) of Marysville hooks up with an opponent in this file photo. Streng is one of the MHS girls wrestlers who will compete today and Sunday in the district tournament at Big Walnut High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

MHS girls wrestlers enter district tourney

By Tim Miller

March 9, 2026

The next step toward the state wrestling tournament will begin today for the Marysville High School girls team. The district tournament will begin today at Big Walnut and conclude on Sunday. The MHS g...

News, Plain City, Plain City News

Jerome opens new facility for road crews

By Jack Christian

March 9, 2026

Jerome Township unveiled its new road department building to the public Thursday. The building is located next to the township hall off Industrial Parkway. Pictured above inside the new facility at a...

Local News, News

Above are a sampling of Journal-Tribune newspaper clippings from the days surrounding the 1976 worker uprising at Goodyear. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

A bad night for Goodyear

Former worker recalls tensions behind riot ahead of 50th anniversary

By Chad Williamson

March 7, 2026

What has long been remembered locally as the “Goodyear riot” of 1976 may have been less an organized uprising and more the boiling over of years of frustration among workers at the Marysville Goodyear...

Local News, Marysville City Council, News

Departing engineer saw explosive growth

By Jack Christian

March 7, 2026

Marysville City Engineer Kyle Hoyng has stepped away from his role with the city to become Hilliard’s city director, the community where he currently resides. Hoyng’s path to Marysville began in Coldw...

Court News, Local News, News

Pictured above is footage from city cameras of the truck that McPherson shot out of on Sept. 14, 2024. (File photo)

Drive-by shooter pleads guilty

By Kyle Meddles

March 7, 2026

A man involved in the 2024 drive-by shooting of Marysville’s Uptown has entered a plea of guilty just a few days before his scheduled jury trial. In a plea hearing at the Union County Court of Common ...