“It really was a bomb”
Local News, News, Plain City News
September 10, 2026
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 

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 resident of the Plain City area, was there, in person.

Twenty-five years ago he was a major in the U.S. A...

Fifth Street to reopen for weekend events
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
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...
Dog swim held at city pool
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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...
Duck race
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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...
Fifth Street to reopen for weekend events
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
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...
Dog swim held at city pool
Local News, News
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...
Duck race
Local News, News
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...
Pioneer story takes the stage
Education, News, Plain City News
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)
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...
Marysville remembers 25 years after 9/11
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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. ...
Drive-thru flu clinic planned
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 8, 2026
The Union County Health Department is offering drive-thru flu vaccinations on Friday, Oct. 2 at Jerome Township Fire Station 211. This year’s clinic runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and is done by appointm...