Columns/Editorials

June 28, 2025

Feed your head – Arriving at my wits’ end

By Kyle Meddles

Have you ever been at your wits’ end with something? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, one who is at their wits’ end is “so worried, confused, or annoyed that (they) do not know what to do next.”

Based on that definition, it is not hyperbolic to say that I am at my wits’ end with the A...

Columns/Editorials

an editorial – Volunteers needed to save MHS Alumni Association

June 28, 2025

It was quite dismaying to learn that after nearly 150 years, the Marysville High School Alumni Association will be disbanded Aug. 1 unless some miracle occurs between now and then. The Marysville Jour...

Columns/Editorials

Mike Drops – The long, strange road to 200 episodes

By Michael Williamson

June 21, 2025

I first recorded audio for a podcast my senior year in high school, nearly 20 years ago. Since then, I’ve recorded a lot of podcasts from silly, comedy shows with friends, to shows about movies and po...

Columns/Editorials

an editorial – Podcast akin to coffee shop conversation

June 21, 2025

Ever been at a morning coffee group and hear people ask what is a TIF or why are taxes the way they are or even why is there so much change going on in Union County? And when answers are offered, do y...

Local News, News

Local law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies were trained on special equipment Monday from Project Lifesaver, a program designed to help first responders locate missing individuals with cognitive disorders. Above, the radio receiver, used to locate individuals wearing a transmitter, sits on the Lifesaver kit. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Program tracks wanderers

Project Lifesaver can help find those with cognitive disabilities

By Michael Williamson

June 30, 2025

Law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies from around Union County gathered at the fairgrounds this week to train for Project Lifesaver. The Union County Sheriff’s Office led an expanded, day-long traini...

Former H.I. Huffman, Hometown Auto comes down

Local News, News

Pictured above and below, City of Marysville crews were busy Monday demolishing the former Huffman/Hometown Auto building on Plum Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Officials are working to clear the entire property for future, unspecified development opportunities after the city purchased the land late last year. (Journal-Tribune photos by Kevin Behrens and Michael Williamson)

Former H.I. Huffman, Hometown Auto comes down

By From JT Staff Reports

June 30, 2025

-- -- Less than a year after being purchased by the City of Marysville, the former Hometown Auto building is getting demolished. Crews were on-site Monday morning, tearing into the building on Plum St...

Local News, News

Honda models made in area earn awards

By From JT Staff Reports

June 30, 2025

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by Honda of America. ––– Three American Honda models earned Highest Initial Quality Awards in the 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. The Honda ...

Lady Monarch athlete hopes to continue progression on softball diamond

Sports

Marysville’s Brook Gamby prepares to release a pitch during a 2025 spring game. Gamby is playing summer travel ball and working with MHS coaches as she strives to make progression on the diamond. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarch athlete hopes to continue progression on softball diamond

By Tim Miller

June 30, 2025

It’s generally expected that a high school athlete will continue to improve his or her skills over the course of their career. Marysville High School softball player Brook Gamby feels she followed tha...

Local News, News

Hometown Auto demolition begins

By From JT Staff Reports

June 30, 2025

City of Marysville crews load debris into the back of a dump truck Monday morning after demolishing the first portion of the Hometown Auto building on Plum Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Offi...

Education, News

Alder looks to bring back FFA

By Michael Williamson

June 28, 2025

High school students at Jonathan Alder want to reconnect the school with its agriculture roots by bringing FFA back to the district. Clad in the signature blue jackets, borrowed from friends and Futur...