2024

Monarch track teams beat Hilliard Darby
Sports
By Tim Miller 
April 29, 2024
Marysville High School’s track and field teams swept Hilliard Darby during a recent meet. The boys won 94-46, while the girls turned in an 85-56 victory. Monarch results for points were as follows: Bo...
JA LAX squad downs Big Walnut
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
April 29, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Caleb Wiltshire (45) moves the possession up field during the first quarter against Big Walnut. The freshman midfielder notched two goals in the team’s win over the Golden Eagles. (Jo...
Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2024
From Marysville Division of Police Reports: Jermond Reynard Frye, 33, of 644 W. Third Street, was arrested, at his home at 10:10 p.m., Thursday, charged with Financial Responsibility Act noncompliance...
Obituaries
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2024
Barbara Jean Colbert Fleming, age 86, of Marysville, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Monarch Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A homemaker, she was first and foremost and devoted wife, mother, gran...
Education
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 27, 2024
Final 2023-24 Seniors of the Month recognized Senior of the Month: Cole Gillespie By Cole Eger Editor’s note: A photo was not submitted for Cole. Cole Gillespie was nominated as senior of the month by...
Timeline for U.S. 33 work moved up
News
By Mac Cordell 
April 26, 2024
The Ohio Department of Transportation will begin a series of summer work projects Monday on U.S. 33. Ramps onto and off the freeway will be closed sporadically through the next week. (Journal-Tribune ...
Meeting focuses on future of P.C. pool
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 26, 2024
Along with an architect firm, Plain City officials are in the early stages of a study to determine potential improvements for the village’s aquatic center. Officials believe the pool was originally de...
Commissioners hear pitch for natural gas
News
By Michael Williamson 
April 26, 2024
While solar companies have dominated the conversation in Union County lately, they aren’t the only ones looking to be part of the energy discussion. Mitch Given with The Empowerment Alliance (TEA), an...
Columns/Editorials
By Michael Williamson 
April 26, 2024
I went by a Chick-fil-A the other day and saw the line once again wrapped around the building, an apparent fact of life for that restaurant these days. While that particular establishment seems to see...
Columns/Editorials
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2024
Earlier this week pharmacist Joe Craft spoke at the state house in hopes of shedding a light in a dark place concerning the drug prescription business. His emotional plea to law makers was to stem the...
Columns/Editorials
By Bill Boyd 
April 26, 2024
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...
Wildcats place second during meet
Sports
By Bob Putman 
April 26, 2024
North Union finished second in the Mount Gilead Co-Ed Relays earlier this week. The Wildcats totaled 50 points with Mount Gilead in first place with 56 points. Earning first-place finishes for NU were...
MHS netters top Hilliard Davidson
Sports
By Tim Miller 
April 26, 2024
Marysville’s Will Nuspl returns the ball over the net during a match against Hilliard Davidson. The Monarchs won, 3-2. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Monarch boys tennis squad turned bac...
Springs helps lead Monarchs to diamond win
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
April 26, 2024
Marysville’s Mason Springs delivers a pitch to an opposing Hilliard Darby batter. The sophomore notched 13 strikeouts and helped seal the walk-off win against the Panthers in the bottom of the seventh...
Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2024
From Marysville Division of Police Reports: Alan D. Menard, 59, of 281 W. Ninth St, was charged with a violation of starting and backing laws after a two-vehicle crash at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday. Menard wa...
Obituaries
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2024
Carolyn R. Stanley, 91, died peacefully after a long illness on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Central Parke Assisted Living in Mason, Ohio. Carolyn was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved b...
Obituaries
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2024
Barbara Jean Colbert Fleming, age 86, of Marysville, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Monarch Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Unde...
Local library officials take part in networking event
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2024
Officials from the Marysville Public Library recently attended the Ohio Library Council’s Legislative Day in Columbus. Those there had the opportunity to network with other library professionals, visi...
Attack could carry nearly 40-year sentence
Court News, News
By Mac Cordell 
April 25, 2024
A Marysville man could be facing nearly four decades in prison after allegedly attacking his girlfriend, choking her with a wire. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Isaac Luis Torres, 27, of 144...
North Union works to streamline driver’s education
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 25, 2024
North Union partnered with Muskingum Valley to secure grant funding focused helping their kids get their driver’s license. At the Board of Education meeting last week, the board motioned to approve th...
Alder netters top Northwestern; Marysville match suspended
Sports
By Tim Miller 
April 25, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s boys tennis team edged Northwestern, 3-2. Singles - Yeager (N) defeated Isaac Banks (JA) 6-0, 6-0; -Gideon Sullivan (JA) downed Hackett (N) 6-1, 6-0; -Josh Weakley (JA) turned back Jo...
Triad drops diamond contest
Sports
By Tim Miller 
April 25, 2024
The struggles continued for Triad High School’s varsity baseball team. The Cardinals dropped a 5-1 verdict to Mechanicsburg. Triad tallied its run in the bottom of the third and made the score hold un...
MHS lacrosse team falls
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
April 25, 2024
Marysville’s Jamey Best (22) looks for an open teammate during a home game against Hilliard Darby earlier this season. The senior Monarch notched two goals in the team’s loss to Olentangy. (Journal-Tr...
JA Pioneers drop contest to top-ranked DeSales
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
April 25, 2024
Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (white) wins a faceoff battle against DeSales’ Declan Lilienthal during the first half of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavoff) -- Jonathan Alder’s 17-2 lacro...
Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 25, 2024
Officers responded to Madison Way at 1:11 a.m. April 14 for a domestic dispute. All parties stated it was a verbal dispute and agreed to separate for the evening. An officer responded to an animal com...
Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 25, 2024
From Marysville Division of police Reports: Joshua Patrick Davis, 32, of 16691 Robinson Road, Plain City, was arrested at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday at 925 W. Fifth St., on an outstanding warrant. Police wen...
Cadence Solar project to begin construction
News
By Michael Williamson 
April 24, 2024
Construction on the Cadence Solar project is set to start soon according to an updated timeline from Invenergy, the company behind it. Erin Saal, renewable development manager with Invenergy, said whi...
College students offer solutions for P.C. issues
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 24, 2024
The illustration above shows the typology for an Uptown alley, which would be oriented toward pedestrian and bicycle traffic. They may also have amenities like outdoor dining areas and street furnitur...