Lady Panther 4×200 meter relay team earns third place state finish

Sports

June 10, 2025

Handoffs play a vital role in the success of a relay team. In the above photo, Fairbanks’ Alyssa Tobe (right) hands the baton to Charley Shope. In the bottom photo, Ally Gearheart (right) does the same to anchor leg Alexis Wojcehowics. The Lady Panther 4x200 team placed third during the state Division II girls meet at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photos by Alekesi Pavloff)

Lady Panther 4×200 meter relay team earns third place state finish

By Tim Miller

One of the smallest schools entered in the Division II state girls track and field meet came through in a big way Saturday afternoon.

Fairbanks’ 4×200 meter relay team of junior Alyssa Tobe, sophomore Charley Shope, senior Ally Gearheart and junior Alexis Wojcehowics emerged from their fifth-p...

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Music tapped as Marysville AD

By Tim Miller

June 10, 2025

There will be a new Marysville High School athletic director this week, pending approval by the district’s board of education. The board will meet during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday. Distr...

NU’s Lindsey places second in state 400 that’s not her favorite event

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NU sophomore Gabby Lindsey displays her medal and All-Ohio certificate after placing second during the Division II girls 400 meter dash finals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

NU’s Lindsey places second in state 400 that’s not her favorite event

By Tim Miller

June 10, 2025

The 400 meter dash is perhaps one of the most grueling in all of track and field events. At least North Union sophomore Gabby Lindsey feels that way. It’s also not her most enjoyable race. “The 400 is...

Sports

These Marysville High School softball players earned special awards for the 2025 season. They are from left, front row, Lauren Mobley, honorable mention Ohio Capital Conference (Cardinal Division); Brie Jennings, first-team OCC and honorable Mention Division I Central District; and Ella Wood, second-team OCC; back row, Josie Bumgarner, first-team OCC and second-team Central District; Lilly McKinney, OCC scholar-athlete; Sienna Hutchins, first-team OCC, Central District and All-Ohio; and Lexi Hakola, special mention OCC. (Photo submitted)

Softball players honored

By Tim Miller

June 10, 2025

Local News, News

Honda Marysville is set to have Acura vehicles for sale as soon as this weekend as part of the dealership’s plan to open a new Acura location in the city. Construction on the planned facility is anticipated to begin in July, with a completion date of late spring or early summer in 2026. (Photo submitted)

Honda Marysville brings Acura onboard

Sales to begin this weekend; new building planned for next spring

By Jack Christian

June 11, 2025

Big changes are coming to Honda Marysville, as the dealership announced it will soon open a new Acura location. Bruce Daniels, the dealer principal, envisions what he describes as a “Honda-Disney-like...

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Former N.L. fiscal officer on the hook for $40K after audit

By Chad Williamson

June 11, 2025

Officials never envisioned the fallout when the village of North Lewisburg parted ways with its former fiscal officer in March of 2024. The Ohio Auditor of State’s office has returned findings of negl...

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Fair assessment of Union County

Group digs into number, location of future events

By Michael Williamson

June 11, 2025

Should Union County have two fairs or only one? If just one, where should it be? Those were questions the team from the Union County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute offered to the county comm...

Marysville School Board, News

Marysville board primed to reprimand Ferguson

By Chad Williamson

June 11, 2025

The Marysville Board of Education appears poised to vote on reprimanding one of its own. On the agenda for tonight’s school board meeting is a resolution to censure member Jermaine Ferguson in respons...

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NU grad pitches plan for Opera House

By Kyle Meddles

June 11, 2025

A small business owner and North Union graduate has made an offer on the Opera House and came before Richwood’s village council to discuss what his plans would be with the building if his bid is accep...

Plain City, Plain City News

Route 161 stores targeted by bomb threats

By Kyle Meddles

June 11, 2025

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a total of five bomb threats that have been made against businesses off Route 161 in the area of Costco, including Taco Bell, over the past ...