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September 10, 2025

Speeding leads to return of air patrol

By Mike Williamson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up its speed limit enforcement using a familiar approach.

Sheriff Mike Justice told the county commissioners Wednesday that his office is working with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSP) to reintroduce the aviation patrol program, where aircraft monitors...

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Birds of pray

By Chad Williamson

September 10, 2025

Turkey vultures are shown on the peaks of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on West Fifth Street Tuesday morning. Dozens of the birds have taken to roosting on the church intermittently in recent we...

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Plain City Council approves seasonal closure of park

By Jack Christian

September 10, 2025

Pastime Park in Plain City is going to have a new schedule for campers. The village is planning a new seasonal closure at the park’s campground, with the entire facility shutting down for a three-mont...

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Donor picks up tab for Richwood signs

By Kyle Meddles

September 10, 2025

An anonymous donor will provide funding to go toward four new entrance signs for the village. At the regular Richwood council meeting on Monday, Mayor Scott Jerew said that he got an estimate from a m...

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Journal-Tribune names football players of game

By Tim Miller

September 10, 2025

The 2025 high school football season has three weeks in the books. Jonathan Alder, to date, has posted the best team record of local schools at 3-0. Marysville and North Union have both won two of the...

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Caylee Althauser of Marysville reaches to return the ball over the net during a match against a Westerville South opponent. Althauser earned her first varsity singles match victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

MHS netters top Westerville South

By Tim Miller

September 10, 2025

Marysville’s Caylee Althauser won the first varsity singles tennis match of her career against Westerville South. Althauser defeated Westerville South’s Keim by a 6-2, 6-1 count. That third singles co...

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CBC names top athletes

By Bob Putman

September 10, 2025

North Union’s Jaxon Jolliff and Jonathan Alder’s Ali Hayes were among the honorees for the Central Buckeye Conference’s August Athletes of the Month. -- JOLLIFF -- Jolliff, a senior on the Wildcats’ b...

Fairbanks Panthers need to sustain momentum for road game against Greeneview

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Collin Bailey (4) of Fairbanks attempts to bring down a Madison Plains ball carrier. The Panthers will look for their second victory of the season when they travel to Greeneview on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks Panthers need to sustain momentum for road game against Greeneview

By Tim Miller

September 10, 2025

Fairbanks’ football squad walked off Kyre Field last Friday with a 32-31 victory over Madison Plains. Will the team’s first victory of the 2025 season be enough to sustain it during this week’s road g...

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Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (13) tries to gain possession against Graham’s Rachel Birchfield (9) during the start of Monday’s conference matchup. The sophomore Lady Pioneer accounted for a pair of assists in the team’s win over the visiting Falcons. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Lady Pioneer soccer team topples Graham

By Aleksei Pavloff

September 10, 2025

Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer team kept its conference streak alive following a 5-2 win over Graham. “[There was] resilience out of the girls,” JA coach Randy Spain said. “They just continued to fight...

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Golfers fall

By Tim Miller

September 10, 2025

Marysville’s girls golf squad dropped a 163-190 decision to Upper Arlington. Jorja Ary led MHS with a 42. She was followed by McKinley Sameniego-48, Kaitlyn Stover-50, Ella Shaw-50 and Addy Ross-51.