Columns/Editorials

March 23, 2026

A house divided no good for the nation

By From JT Staff Reports

A few years before elected President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln ran for the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. During a debate in 1858 with his opponent, incumbent Stephen A. Douglas, the subject of slavery arose. Lincoln, who was opposed to it, made this point – “A house divided ...

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Letters to the Editor: City should break ties with New Albany Co.

By Alex Weaver

March 23, 2026

Dear Editor, The nation is currently reeling with the release of some of the Jeffrey Epstein files. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Rep. Ro Khanna, on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, named Les We...

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Jack of all trades: Staying on top of Marysville’s food scene

By Jack Christian

March 23, 2026

In a world where it feels like new food options pop up every week, it can honestly get a little chaotic trying to keep track of what’s around town. Marysville especially feels like it’s adding a new r...

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A time of change for the community

By From JT Staff Reports

March 23, 2026

This community is going through a period of transition. We say transition because long gone are the days of needing enough rooftops to attract restaurants and development so now it seems like the resi...

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A March hail in Plain City

By Michael Williamson

March 23, 2026

Quarter-size hail pieces land with a bang on rooftops and walkways in Plain City Sunday night. A thunderstorm system passed through the area into the evening hours, bringing thunder, lighting, rain an...

Monarch hoopsters earn conference accolades

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Cole Brewer (left) and Jenna Hackworth (right) of Marysville have earned first-team basketball honors in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division for the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

Monarch hoopsters earn conference accolades

By Tim Miller

March 23, 2026

Several Marysville High School basketball players have earned Ohio Capital Conference honors for the 2025-2026 season. Cole Brewer earned first-team accolades in the circuit’s Cardinal Division for th...

Cagers earn Ohio Heritage Conference honors

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Mara Vicari, left, and Evan Wiedmann, right, of Fairbanks have been named to the Ohio Heritage Conference first-team basketball squads. Wiedmann was also named the circuit’s North Division boys player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

Cagers earn Ohio Heritage Conference honors

By Tim Miller

March 23, 2026

The Ohio Heritage Conference has named its boys and girls basketball teams for the 2025-2026 season. Fairbanks junior Evan Wiedmann has been named the boys player of the year in the OHC North Division...

MHS graduate Connor Smith captures NCAA Division III national indoor high jump title

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Marysville High School graduate Connor Smith displays his NCAA Division III national indoor high jump championship trophy. Smith cleared 6-11 1/2 during the recent national indoor meet that was held in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo submitted)

MHS graduate Connor Smith captures NCAA Division III national indoor high jump title

By Tim Miller

March 23, 2026

Marysville is the home of a new NCAA college sports national champion. Connor Smith, who is a junior member of the Ohio Wesleyan University men’s track and field team, won the NCAA Division III indoor...

Columns/Editorials

A word to the wise: My yearbook, writing a wrong

By Chad Williamson

March 23, 2026

A few years before I stepped onto my path as a professional writer, I sat down to cook up the first collection of words that I knew would exist beyond my lifetime. The memories you record below your s...

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Feed your head: A Fairbanks full-circle moment

By Kyle Meddles

March 23, 2026

Since a group of Fairbanks students visited the newsroom on Thursday, I have had a strange full-circle feeling regarding where I am in life now and my high school alma-mater. Over seven years ago, I w...