JOELLEN KAY “JO” LAUGHORN WATSON

By From JT Staff Reports

Joellen Kay “Jo” Laughorn Watson, age 83, of Marysville, died Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at The Gables of Marysville. A homemaker and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jo was a foster parent with Franklin County Children’s Services for many years. She was known not just for her ...

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City marks Juneteenth

By From JT Staff Reports

June 19, 2025

Judge Robert Parrott speaks to a group of people during Marysville's Juneteenth celebration Thursday morning at Partners Park. The city marked the event with a community breakfast and music from the M...

Marysville City Council, News

Tour of the town

By From JT Staff Reports

June 19, 2025

Marysville City Council President Donald Boerger gestures as he leads a tour of uptown buildings and talks about the history of the town with a group of visiting executives from Nestle Wednesday. The ...

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Rayl has served many roles for county

Announces retirement after 35 years

By Michael Williamson

June 19, 2025

A Union County employee with more than three decades of experience in public service has retired. The Board of Union County Commissioners announced recently that Letitia Rayl is retiring from the offi...

Education, News

Chapman will be ready to guide Fairbanks on Aug. 1

By Jack Christian

June 18, 2025

Invested. That was the word soon-to-be Fairbanks Superintendent Janel Chapman used when asked to describe the Fairbanks community. “Our board, leadership team, teachers, coaches, alumni, community mem...

Fairbanks alumna gears up for 2025 USATF U20 Championship following first year at BGSU

Sports

Fairbanks alumna Rachael Hoover is shown competing in the 2024 OHSAA track and field state meet at the University of Dayton. The former Lady Panther is slated to compete in the 2025 U20 Outdoor Championships tomorrow in Eugene, Oregon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Fairbanks alumna gears up for 2025 USATF U20 Championship following first year at BGSU

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 18, 2025

One Fairbanks alumna is gearing up for the USATF 2025 U20 Outdoor Championships. Rachael Hoover, now a collegiate athlete at Bowling Green is preparing to compete in the 800-meter run in Eugene, Orego...

News

Fair board offers response to presentation on merging events

By Mike Williamson

June 18, 2025

“We’re not going anywhere.” That was the message members of the Union County Agriculture Society shared with the county commissioners Wednesday during the board’s regular session. Michelle Kuhlwein, a...