Alleged sex offender faces new cases
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November 14, 2025

Alleged sex offender faces new cases

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles 

Two underage females came forward in a case accusing a Plain City man of rape and other sexual acts after he had already been charged in a sex offense involving a minor.

Anthony David James, 20, whose court-listed address was 267 North Ave., Plain City, but is now the Tri-County Regional Jail, has be...

State patrol names Trooper for the Year for Marysville Post
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State patrol names Trooper for the Year for Marysville Post
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Christmas cheer descends on area
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Marysville board discusses conflicting ideas
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It’s hard to imagine the agenda for Thursday’s Marysville school board meeting was compiled in a vacuum. Some of the most compelling actions at the meeting came back-to-back, creating a sort of one-tw...
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