Lady Panther cagers drop contest to Worthington Kilbourne

Sports

January 9, 2026

Fairbanks’ Audrey Lahmers (30) dodges past Worthington Kilbourne defenders during the first half of action. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Lady Panther cagers drop contest to Worthington Kilbourne

By Aleksei Pavloff

Fairbanks’ girls basketball team has already experienced the positive and the not-so-positive side of the new year.

The Lady Panthers are 1-1 so far in 2026 matchups.

Their first loss of the new year came against Worthington Kilbourne (8-3) by a 55-32 count on Monday.

Fairbanks began the calendar yea...

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Addi Matthews (4) of Triad looks to advance the basketball during a game at Fairbanks. Pictured in the background for FHS is Claire Meihls. The Triad school district is looking to implement a strategic plan to improve Cardinal athletics. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Triad officials look to implement plan this year to improve sports

By Tim Miller

January 9, 2026

The calendar year of 2026 could very well be a vital one for the athletic programs in the Triad Local School District. District officials - in May of 2025 - created the Triad Athletic Advisory Board, ...

Sports

Late run wins game for Wildcats

By Bob Putman

January 6, 2026

A five-point run in the final 20 seconds of the game earned North Union a 57-53 victory on Saturday in a non-league boys basketball game at Mechanicsburg. Trailing by one, Ethan Monroe scored on a lay...

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Jonathan Alder girls place third in own wrestling event

By Aleksei Pavloff

January 6, 2026

Jonathan Alder’s girls wrestling team took third place during its own Lady Pioneer Classic. More than 30 girls high school wrestling programs descend upon Jonathan Alder High School. The Lady Pioneers...

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Triad officials look to implement plan this year to improve sports

By Tim Miller

January 9, 2026

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Tampering charge stems from drug test scheme

By Kyle Meddles

January 8, 2026

A Marysville woman is facing a charge of tampering after allegedly hiding a bottle of synthetic urine inside of her to pass a drug screening. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tiffany Ann Combs...

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Settlement to result in AEP rate drop

By Kyle Meddles

January 8, 2026

A major electricity provider is set to decrease electric rates for its customers following a settlement. On Wednesday, AEP Ohio filed an agreement at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to ...

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Triad to use new hall pass methods

By Kyle Meddles

January 7, 2026

Triad High School is planning to trial two new hall pass methods designed to improve classroom instruction time by having fewer students in the hallways. During an organizational meeting of the board ...

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Hubbs family to donate $500,000 toward new emergency department

By From JT Staff Reports

January 7, 2026

On his way out the door as President and CEO of Memorial Health, Chip Hubbs and his wife, Staci, are contributing $500,000 to support the construction of the hospital’s new $56 million emergency depar...

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Hubbs stepping down as Memorial Health CEO

By Chad Williamson

January 7, 2026

The man responsible for guiding Memorial Hospital’s most prolific period of growth has announced plans to step down. Memorial President and CEO Chip Hubbs, who joined the hospital in 2004, has announc...