Colorful spaces
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August 19, 2026

Colorful spaces

By Kyle Meddles 

Seniors at Marysville Early College High School were out painting their parking spaces during a brief break from the summer showers on Tuesday. Above, Audrey Eddleman (blue shirt) and Ethan Keifer (purple shirt) paint a black cityscape on a dark blue background ahead of the first day of school on Thursday.

(Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)

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