Lessons: 50 years after Goodyear
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April 21, 2026
Newspaper clippings chronicle the strike and subsequent trials regarding the “riot” at the former Marysville Goodyear plant 50 years ago today, April 21, 1976. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Lessons: 50 years after Goodyear

Sheriff reflects on how riot would be handled today

By Michael Williamson 

Fifty years after the “Goodyear riot” in Marysville occurred, the county’s chief law enforcement officer said, today, there would likely be a bigger focus on deescalation.

Union County Sheriff Mike Justice said in a period of heightened tensions and short fuses, the key to many high-pressure si...

Confronted by officers, suspect swallows meth
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Confronted by officers, suspect swallows meth
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
August 15, 2026
A man allegedly swallowed $80 worth of meth to hide it from the police. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Dolan Chauncey Mills, 42, whose court-listed address is the Tri-County Regional Jail, a...
AWS-linked company buys 155 acres in Jerome Township
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Magnus Development LLC, a company linked to Amazon Web Services, purchased 109 acres of land at 12030 Industrial Parkway, circled in yellow above, for $9.7 million in July. The land is under Jerome Township’s zoning for commerce district. (Graphic submitted)
AWS-linked company buys 155 acres in Jerome Township
By Kyle Meddles 
August 15, 2026
A company linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS) quietly purchased over 100 acres of land on Industrial Parkway in Jerome Township last month. According to Union County GIS, on July 1, Magnus Development...
County investment earnings top $1M in second quarter
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County investment earnings top $1M in second quarter
By Michael Williamson 
August 15, 2026
Similar to last year at this time, Union County’s second quarter investment earnings exceeded a million dollars. Treasurer Andy Smarra told the county commissioners Wednesday that the county’s investm...
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Confronted by officers, suspect swallows meth
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Confronted by officers, suspect swallows meth
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
August 15, 2026
A man allegedly swallowed $80 worth of meth to hide it from the police. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Dolan Chauncey Mills, 42, whose court-listed address is the Tri-County Regional Jail, a...
AWS-linked company buys 155 acres in Jerome Township
Local News, News, Plain City, ...
Magnus Development LLC, a company linked to Amazon Web Services, purchased 109 acres of land at 12030 Industrial Parkway, circled in yellow above, for $9.7 million in July. The land is under Jerome Township’s zoning for commerce district. (Graphic submitted)
AWS-linked company buys 155 acres in Jerome Township
By Kyle Meddles 
August 15, 2026
A company linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS) quietly purchased over 100 acres of land on Industrial Parkway in Jerome Township last month. According to Union County GIS, on July 1, Magnus Development...
County investment earnings top $1M in second quarter
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County investment earnings top $1M in second quarter
By Michael Williamson 
August 15, 2026
Similar to last year at this time, Union County’s second quarter investment earnings exceeded a million dollars. Treasurer Andy Smarra told the county commissioners Wednesday that the county’s investm...
Writer/director: ‘Union County’ is a love letter to Ohio
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The film Union County officially hit theaters Friday and its director, Adam Meeks, recently talked with the Journal-Tribune about the film’s release and the process of making it. Above: Meeks talks with lead actor, Will Poulter, during the filming of a scene in Logan County last year. (Photos submitted)
Writer/director: ‘Union County’ is a love letter to Ohio
By Michael Williamson 
August 15, 2026
Adam Meeks’ new film, Union County , isn’t just a celebration of a local drug court program, he said it’s a love letter to Ohio and its people and places. And now those people can see it. After spendi...
Vandals target area Flock cameras
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Vandals target area Flock cameras
Four devices cut down in county recently
By Kyle Meddles 
August 13, 2026
The Union County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after four of their Flock cameras were cut down over the weekend. Sheriff Mike Justice said the four damaged Flock cameras were located in Raymond, S...
MFD assists with Crooksville flooding
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Members of the Marysville Division of Fire’s Swift Water Rescue Team head out in one of the city’s rescue boats Tuesday to assist residents of Crooksville. The community southeast of Columbus put out a call for assistance after storms produced heavy flooding in the area. (Photo submitted)
MFD assists with Crooksville flooding
By Michael Williamson 
August 13, 2026
With heavy rains unloading on the community this week, officials in Crooksville, Ohio put out a call for help and Marysville answered. Members of the city’s fire division are back home and safe after ...