Lady Cats club Bellefontaine; earn outright Mad River Division crown
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May 12, 2026
Rylee Fox of North Union looks at a pitch from Bellefontaine’s Joy Fogan. The Lady Cats beat the Chieftains and earned the outright Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division title. (Photo submitted)

Lady Cats club Bellefontaine; earn outright Mad River Division crown

By Bob Putman 

Before the North Union softball team took to its home field on Saturday for a Central Buckeye Conference game against Bellefontaine, it knew one thing for certain.

As a result of Shawnee’s 14-0 loss to Urbana on Friday, the Lady Cats knew it could no worse than earn a share of the CBC’s Mad River...

North Union’s Gabby Lindsey earns state medals in three events
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North Union’s Gabby Lindsey competes in the 400 meter dash during the Division IV girls state track and field meet. Lindsey earned medals in the 400 and 200 meter dashes as well as the long jump at the state meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
North Union’s Gabby Lindsey earns state medals in three events
By Bob Putman 
June 9, 2026
One day after earning a second-place finish in the girls long jump, North Union junior Gabby Lindsey was able to return to the awards podium of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Jesse Owens Tr...
After battling three year’s worth of injuries, JA’s Goode ends high school track career as member of state champion relay team
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Mark Goode runs the anchor leg of Jonathan Alder’s Division III state champion 4x800 meter relay team at the Jesse Owen’s Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
After battling three year’s worth of injuries, JA’s Goode ends high school track career as member of state champion relay team
By Bob Putman 
June 9, 2026
The journey to be a participant in the high school state track meet proved to be much more that Jonathan Alder senior Mark Goode had figured it would be. Goode always had the ability to reach the fina...
Schmutz earns highest place ever for MHS pole vaulter with fifth spot at state meet; Monarch Niemi just misses podium in same event
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Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz elevates toward the pole vault bar during the Division I girls event at the state track and field meet. Schmutz earned a fifth-place finish, which is the best a Monarch vaulter has ever placed at the state. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Schmutz earns highest place ever for MHS pole vaulter with fifth spot at state meet; Monarch Niemi just misses podium in same event
By Tim Miller 
June 9, 2026
The highest place ever for a Marysville High School pole vaulter at the state track and field meet was achieved Sunday morning. Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz took fifth place during the Division I g...
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North Union’s Gabby Lindsey earns state medals in three events
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North Union’s Gabby Lindsey competes in the 400 meter dash during the Division IV girls state track and field meet. Lindsey earned medals in the 400 and 200 meter dashes as well as the long jump at the state meet. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
North Union’s Gabby Lindsey earns state medals in three events
By Bob Putman 
June 9, 2026
One day after earning a second-place finish in the girls long jump, North Union junior Gabby Lindsey was able to return to the awards podium of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Jesse Owens Tr...
After battling three year’s worth of injuries, JA’s Goode ends high school track career as member of state champion relay team
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Mark Goode runs the anchor leg of Jonathan Alder’s Division III state champion 4x800 meter relay team at the Jesse Owen’s Memorial Stadium. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
After battling three year’s worth of injuries, JA’s Goode ends high school track career as member of state champion relay team
By Bob Putman 
June 9, 2026
The journey to be a participant in the high school state track meet proved to be much more that Jonathan Alder senior Mark Goode had figured it would be. Goode always had the ability to reach the fina...
Schmutz earns highest place ever for MHS pole vaulter with fifth spot at state meet; Monarch Niemi just misses podium in same event
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Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz elevates toward the pole vault bar during the Division I girls event at the state track and field meet. Schmutz earned a fifth-place finish, which is the best a Monarch vaulter has ever placed at the state. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Schmutz earns highest place ever for MHS pole vaulter with fifth spot at state meet; Monarch Niemi just misses podium in same event
By Tim Miller 
June 9, 2026
The highest place ever for a Marysville High School pole vaulter at the state track and field meet was achieved Sunday morning. Lady Monarch junior Ava Schmutz took fifth place during the Division I g...
Mill Valley house fire injures one
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Above, responders were dispatched to a home in Mill Valley for a fire that spawned out of a garage. One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
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Five decades, one Accord
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Different generations of Honda Accords sit outside the Honda Heritage Center west of Marysville before heading across the country as part of the car’s 50th anniversary celebration. Honda restored a number of vehicles built at the Marysville plant for event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
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Editor’s note: For the 50th anniversary of the Honda Accord, the company restored a number of models manufactured at the Marysville Auto Plant that went on to be displayed for other anniversary events...
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First-ever UCSO fishing event fills up instantly
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 9, 2026
The first annual Cops and Bobbers Youth Fishing Event hasn’t yet happened but there are already plans to expand it. The Union County Sheriff’s Office announced the event last week and set it for June ...