Columns/Editorials
March 15, 2025

Mike Drops – I’m no expert – but neither are you

By Michael Williamson 

Being a reporter in the internet age can be a strange job. It’s strange because sometimes it feels like everyone with a social media account assumes they can do my job. That bothers me and it used to bother me more until I realized people with a social media account think they can do everyone’s ...

Columns/Editorials
By Kyle Meddles 
January 12, 2026
I think U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is beginning to operate more in line with Nazi Gestapo agents than an American law enforcement agency. This Wednesday, a 37-year-old woman was sho...
Columns/Editorials
By Chad Williamson 
January 5, 2026
The story of newspapers over the last 20 years is less about how the news is delivered and more about how it is consumed. The days of people waiting for bundles of papers to be dropped at newsstands t...
Jonathan Alder girls drop basketball contest to Indian Lake; Bunsold squads triumph
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (front) goes after a loose ball. The Lady Pioneers dropped a 44-32 verdict against Indian Lake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 19, 2026
It was a closer game than some contests it has  played this winter, but Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team fell to Indian Lake, 44-32, earlier this week. The setback put the Lady Pioneers’ overall...
Monarch swimmers topple Dublin Scioto on Senior Night
Sports
Brady Watkins, left, and Halle Ruby, right, of Marysville compete in swimming races. They helped their respective teams to Senior Night victories over Dublin Scioto. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
January 19, 2026
Marysville’s boys and girls swimming teams had no difficulties in beating Dublin Scioto on Thursday. The boys turned in a 127-63 Senior Night verdict, while the Lady Monarchs splashed their way to a 1...
Six reformatory inmates indicted
Court News, Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
January 19, 2026
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. ...
Woman abducted on test drive
Court News, Local News, News
"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 
January 17, 2026
This story has been updated from a previous version to correct the dealership's name. “No, now you’ll sit there and wait like a good girl,” were the words of a homeless man after he allegedly abducted...
House bills will cost Marysville schools millions
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
January 16, 2026
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
Education, Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 16, 2026
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...