North Union Lady Cats extend CBC winning streak to 41 games by clipping Falcons’ wings
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February 7, 2025
North Union’s Glory Blevins goes up for a shot in this file photo. Blevins tallied 17 points as the Lady Cats rolled past Graham. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

North Union Lady Cats extend CBC winning streak to 41 games by clipping Falcons’ wings

By Bob Putman 

North Union completed an undefeated league season as the Lady Cats bested Graham 65-28 on Wednesday at Graham.

It was the fourth straight year North Union has made a clean sweep of the Central Buckeye Conference’s Mad River Division.

The Lady Cats have won 41 consecutive league games with the last l...

Monarch gymnasts tally top score of season; finish behind UA and Jerome during meet
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Marysville’s Maddie Forrester (left) leaps onto the vault, while Abby Gardini of Fairbanks (right) competes on the bars during a gymnastics meet. Teams from MHS and Fairbanks competed against squads from Upper Arlington and Dublin on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
The best team score of the 2025-2026 season was posted on Wednesday by Marysville High School’s gymnastics squad. The Lady Monarchs tallied a score of 127.200, but still fell to Upper Arlington and Du...
Lady Panther cagers earn overtime victory against Cedarville
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Audrey Lahmers (30) of Fairbanks looks to advance the ball against a defender. Lahmers tallied 10 points during an overtime victory over Cedarville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks got back on the winning basketball track when they traveled to Cedarville on Wednesday. FHS upped its overall record to 10-4 with a 48-41 overtime victory. Fairbanks is ...
NU girls add another win to hectic schedule
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North Union’s Gabby Lindsey (12) looks to shoot over Fairbanks’ Sydney Cutler in this file photo. Lindsey helped the Lady Cats down Bellefontaine during their most recent game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
January 16, 2026
As the regular season ventures into its final few weeks, the North Union girls basketball team is in the midst of a very hectic part of its schedule. In the space of just under two weeks, starting wit...
Woman abducted on test drive
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"No, now you'll sit there and wait like a good girl." - Homeless man to female sales associate when she attempted to end test drive.
By Kyle Meddles 
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“No, now you’ll sit there and wait like a good girl,” were the words of a homeless man after he allegedly abducted a female sales associate during a test drive at the Honda Marysville Performance Luxu...
House bills will cost Marysville schools millions
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
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House bills coming out of the Ohio Capitol have been bouncing around for months, but the actual impact on Marysville schools wasn’t defined until Thursday night’s board meeting. It isn’t pretty. Accor...
MHS and ECHS Winter Homecoming courts announced
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By From JT Staff Reports 
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Marysville High School (MHS) and Marysville Early College High School (ECHS) have announced their 2026 Winter Homecoming courts. The dance will be held on Jan. 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the MHS field ho...
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By Chad Williamson 
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The original list of nine candidates to fill an open seat on the Marysville Board of Education has been trimmed to five. Following an executive session at Thursday night’s Marysville Board of Educatio...
Alder looks to renew income tax
Education, News, Plain City News
By Mike Williamson 
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Jonathan Alder is hoping to renew its 10-year, 0.75% income tax this year but wants residents to know that doesn’t mean they’re asking for new money, it keeps things status quo. Board of education mem...
Monarch gymnasts tally top score of season; finish behind UA and Jerome during meet
Sports
Marysville’s Maddie Forrester (left) leaps onto the vault, while Abby Gardini of Fairbanks (right) competes on the bars during a gymnastics meet. Teams from MHS and Fairbanks competed against squads from Upper Arlington and Dublin on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 16, 2026
The best team score of the 2025-2026 season was posted on Wednesday by Marysville High School’s gymnastics squad. The Lady Monarchs tallied a score of 127.200, but still fell to Upper Arlington and Du...