JOHN RICHARD WALKUP

By From JT Staff Reports

John Richard Walkup, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Marysville, Ohio, passed away after a lengthy fight with mesothelioma. He was born December 30, 1938, in State Center, Iowa, to the late James Clinton Walkup and Minnie Ruth Pothast Walkup. He married Judith Rieckers Walkup in 1964, and they shared...

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FBI agents, firefighters, rescue workers and engineers work at the Pentagon crash site on Sept. 14, 2001, three days after a hijacked American Airlines flight slammed into the building on Sept. 11. (Photo submitted)

“It really was a bomb”

Area man recalls scene at Pentagon on 9/11

By Michael Williamson

September 10, 2026

On Sept. 11, 2001, Union County, like much of the world, watched the events in New York City, Washington, D.C. and rural Pennsylvania unfold over national news broadcasts on television. Carl Ey, a res...

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Fifth Street to reopen for weekend events

By Michael Williamson

September 10, 2026

Work has officially started on East Fifth Street in Marysville but a number of notable events are set to happen this weekend. Will the road work impact those events? City officials said no because the...

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Dog swim held at city pool

By Chad Williamson

September 10, 2026

Dogs take to the water during the annual Marysville Dog Swim at the Marysville Municipal Pool on Sept. 8. The annual end-of-summer event gave local dogs a chance to swim and play in the pool before it...

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Duck race

By From JT Staff Reports

September 9, 2026

Hundreds of rubber ducks were released into Spain Creek Monday morning during the North Lewisburg Bicentennial celebration. Local Scout Troop 87 sold ducks for an entry fee, with the first three ducks...

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Residents will have two opportunities to see Path of the Pioneer, the one-man show about Jonathan Alder, this week on Sept. 11 and 12. Shown above is actor Verne Hendrick, left, who plays Alder, Daniel Rodriguez Hijo, center, the playwright/director and stage manager Ally Yeom during rehearsals for the show this summer. (Photo submitted)

Pioneer story takes the stage

JAHS grad brings Jonathan Alder's story to life

By Michael Williamson

September 9, 2026

For many current and former Pioneers, the figure of Jonathan Alder may be a mysterious face on a school poster or the mascot for the district in an old photograph. To others he might simply be a names...

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Marysville remembers 25 years after 9/11

By From JT Staff Reports

September 9, 2026

The City of Marysville will honor the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 this week and Marysville Fire Chief Nate Burns said with each passing year, remembering that day gets more and more important. ...