Gorton Memorial Scholarship recipients nearly triple in 2025

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June 26, 2025

These former Marysville Mitts baseball players are the recipients of the 2025 Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship. They are pictured from left, front row, Jack Widmer, Brandon Dunn, Ethan Heckel, Braydan Hoffman, Allison Gorton, Todd Gorton (Blake’s parents), Isaiah Brooks, Mason Luke, Max Freeman and Hayden Beery; back row, Blake Adkins, Nate Schiffer, Jackson Sloan, Jackson Dempsey, Braiden McMahan, Ashtin Haubiel, Adler Perry, Carson Mize, Rocco Marchetti, Aiden Tillman, Jake Fisher, Logan Landry and Jacob Schiffer. (Photo submitted)

Gorton Memorial Scholarship recipients nearly triple in 2025

By Tim Miller

A triple is a baseball hit that combines both a strong batting stroke and speed on the basepaths.

A figure nearly tripled from a year ago represents just how much the Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship has grown since its inception in 2024.

Gorton was a former Marysville Mitts and Fairbanks High School...

FHS football team gets back on field for 7-on-7 scrimmage

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Fairbanks’ Carson Shope (left) looks in an incoming pass after finding an opening in Urbana’s defense on the first play from scrimmage. The Panthers hosted the Hillclimbers earlier this week for the team’s first offseason scrimmage. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

FHS football team gets back on field for 7-on-7 scrimmage

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 26, 2025

The simple joy for Fairbanks head football coach Dave Carroll is walking out onto the field and seeing white lines covering the gridiron. “When you see those pylons and yard markers… it’s exciting,” h...

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Fairbanks’ Gatlin Conley (red) closes in on a Hillclimber receiver during a seven-on-seven at the school’s practice field. Fairbanks hosted the Central Buckeye Conference’s Urbana Tuesday morning for a passing scrimmage with both teams preparing for the upcoming fall season. Comments and details from head coach Dave Carroll’s first impressions of the team’s initial scrimmage will be published in Thursday’s edition of the Marysville Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Grid passing scrimmage held

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 25, 2025

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Brie Jennings chases down a pop fly during Marysville High School’s summer softball workouts. The sessions are held every Monday evening throughout the summer. Monday’s session was pushed back 90 minutes due to the extreme heat. More about the workouts will appear in a future edition of the newspaper. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarchs work in summer drills

By Tim Miller

June 25, 2025

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FHS football team gets back on field for 7-on-7 scrimmage

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 26, 2025

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County relieved inside millage appears spared by state

By Michael Williamson

June 25, 2025

The latest progress on the state budget seems to be leaving counties in better shape than officials initially thought. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, state Republicans on the conference comm...

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Eli Freeman, 2, found the Marysville splash pad to be the quickest way to cool off as temperatures climbed past 90 this week, but workers in the area weren't so fortunate. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Employers mindful during heat wave

By From JT Staff Reports

June 25, 2025

As high temperatures make headlines this week, outdoor workers are working hard to beat the heat. Matt Burkhardt with Monarchs Roofing said his company takes extra precautions to handle the severe wea...

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Grid passing scrimmage held

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 25, 2025

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Lady Monarchs work in summer drills

By Tim Miller

June 25, 2025

Monarch boys relay team places in middle of pack during national race

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Members of Marysville High School’s boys 4x800 meter relay team are pictured during the national outdoor championships that were recently held in Eugene, Oregon. Monarchs pictured are from left, Mack Weithman, Levi Weithman, Paxton Herring and Adam DeSutter. They finished 16th in a field of 35 teams. (Photo submitted)

Monarch boys relay team places in middle of pack during national race

By Tim Miller

June 25, 2025

A Marysville High School boys track and field relay team recently competed during the national outdoor championships that were held in Eugene, Oregon. The Monarch 4x800 meter team of Levi Weithman, Ad...