Students passionate about saving arts
Local News, Marysville School Board, News
April 16, 2025
The Marysville students pictured above were among about 40 who spent two hours Monday night at The Rock Church calling voters to generate support for the district operating levy on the May 6 ballot. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Students passionate about saving arts

Young levy volunteers envision future if May measure fails

By Chad Williamson 

On a warm day earlier this week the sounds of teams competing at the Marysville High School athletic fields drifted a few hundred feet to a church that held a few dozen other students also focused on winning.

It was a perfect spring day to be outside, but these teens, most of whom had attachments to ...

A.G. cautions about messaging apps during sunshine week
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 18, 2026
Platforms and apps that delete messages top the list of things public officials shouldn’t use, according to the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The state’s chief legal officer released the 2026 editi...
$7M second UCSO facility eyed
Local News, News
A new Union County Sheriff’s Office facility is being planned for the open land on County-Home Road just west of the county Joint Recreation District on County-Home Road, shown above at right. The building will sit between the City of Marysville’s Decker Station 271, shown at bottom-left and the Union County Engineer’s Operations Facility at the top-left. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
March 18, 2026
Union County is working on a new facility that will both expand and consolidate the various locations currently used by the sheriff’s office. The deadline for architecture firms to submit a statement ...
NU sees field maintenance costs rise
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
March 18, 2026
The North Union Board of Education heard a presentation from its sports field consultants, Field Source, who gave a look ahead to maintenance efforts for 2026 – which will mark the fourth year of coll...
Marysville’s Leng, Jonathan Alder’s Thomas finish as girls state wrestling runners-up
Sports
Cami Leng, right, of Marysville tries to ward off Olentangy Orange’s McKenzie Carder during the state championship match in the 120-pound weight class. Leng finished the 2025-2026 season with her third consecutive state runner-up finish. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
March 18, 2026
A pair of area girls wrestlers brought home state runner-up honors during Sunday evening’s finals at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. Cami Leng, Marysville’s 120-pound junior grappler...
A.G. cautions about messaging apps during sunshine week
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 18, 2026
Platforms and apps that delete messages top the list of things public officials shouldn’t use, according to the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The state’s chief legal officer released the 2026 editi...
$7M second UCSO facility eyed
Local News, News
A new Union County Sheriff’s Office facility is being planned for the open land on County-Home Road just west of the county Joint Recreation District on County-Home Road, shown above at right. The building will sit between the City of Marysville’s Decker Station 271, shown at bottom-left and the Union County Engineer’s Operations Facility at the top-left. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
March 18, 2026
Union County is working on a new facility that will both expand and consolidate the various locations currently used by the sheriff’s office. The deadline for architecture firms to submit a statement ...
NU sees field maintenance costs rise
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
March 18, 2026
The North Union Board of Education heard a presentation from its sports field consultants, Field Source, who gave a look ahead to maintenance efforts for 2026 – which will mark the fourth year of coll...
Area man charged with child porn offenses
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
March 17, 2026
A Marysville man was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with pandering child porn after investigators received a tip from his IP address. Following a search warrant at 376 Windsor Drive at 7 a.m., T...
Benjamin Logan’s Carpenter finishes as boys runner-up during state tournament
Sports
Benjamin Logan’s Ethan Carpenter (right) ties up with Cincinnati LaSalle’s Colin Wooldridge during the Division II 175-pound title match Sunday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By Tim Miller 
March 17, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s Ethan Carpenter was the only boys wrestler from the local area to make it to Sunday evening’s Parade of Champions. The parade was held during the championship rounds of the state tour...