Jerome residents want data center decision
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March 5, 2026
Jerome Township resident and business owner Carl Seiley urges his fellow citizens to ask questions and stay informed on data centers at the Tuesday night trustee meeting. The township held a hearing on data centers as the board weighs a zoning amendment dealing with land uses. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Jerome residents want data center decision

Moratorium end is fast approaching

By Michael Williamson 

Jerome Township residents said the clock is ticking for officials to make a decision on data center land use.

The board of trustees held a public hearing for a zoning resolution amendment Tuesday night ahead of their regular evening meeting. The purpose of the hearing was to get feedback on zoning ch...

P.C. man charged for waterboarding his wife
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By Kyle Meddles 
March 4, 2026
A Plain City man faces a laundry list of felony charges after allegedly waterboarding his wife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Lee Hole, 48, of 9643 Brock Road in Plain City, and char...
Plain City probes gas and electric aggregation
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By Jack Christian 
March 2, 2026
The Plain City Village Council convened Monday evening and held discussions on their electric and gas aggregation program. During the November election, residents voted to authorize the village to pur...
Memorial Jerome nears opening
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Above is a photo from the interior reception area of the imaging suite of the Memorial Jerome Medical Center taken this week. (Photo submitted)
By Chad Williamson 
February 28, 2026
With any medical procedure, there is a hope that the outcome will have been worth navigating the obstacles. Officials are hoping the opening of the Memorial Jerome Medical Center is no different. Memo...
MHS boys bowlers will compete in state tourney
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Marysville’s boys bowling team has qualified for the Division I state tournament for the second straight year. Members of the team are from left, Hayden Cotterell, Grayson Young, Lucas Hoffman, Kyle Teters, Carson Blevins and Corbin Levings. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
March 4, 2026
The Marysville high school boys bowling team is headed to the Division I state tournament  for the second consecutive year after a comeback performance at the Central District tournament. The Monarchs...
Hoopsters earn 2025-26 Central District honors
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These local high school basketball players earned Central District first-team honors for the 2025-2026 season. They are from left, Dainon Lindsey, North Union; Evan Wiedmann, Fairbanks; and Danny Bentley, Jonathan Alder. (Journal-Tribune file photos by Bob Putman, Tim Miller and Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
A trio of area basketball players received first-team recognition as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its boys and girls Central District teams. Danny Bentley of Jonathan Alder was nam...
MHS swimmers place at state
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Marysville High School’s state swimmers are from left, Patrick Filbert, Carter Pancallo, Rylan Brown, coach Michael Waun and Brady Cordonnier. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
March 4, 2026
Marysville High School swimmers placed in the finals of two boys Division I state relays on Saturday. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Carter Pancallo, Patrick Filbert, Brady Cordonnier and Rylan ...
Marysville girls capture sectional wrestling title
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Marysville’s Cara Leng, right, is tied up with an opponent during Sunday’s sectional tournament on the MHS mats. Marysville claimed a sectional title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
Backed by six individual champions, the Marysville girls wrestling team dominated the sectional tournament on Sunday at Marysville. The top four in each weight class qualified for this weekend’s distr...
MHS trio win sectional titles; Monarchs place second to Dublin Coffman in team standings
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Monarch Griffen Beery applies a single-leg takedown against Dublin Coffman’s Xander Maas. Beery captured the sectional semifinals match by a 9-2 score. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By Bob Putman 
March 4, 2026
All of the area wrestling teams took part on Saturday in sectional tournament action at Marysville, Jonathan Alder, Mechanicsburg, Ridgedale and Versailles. The top four in each weight class qualified...