Police Beat

November 2, 2026

Police Beat – 11/2/26

By From JT Staff Reports

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

An officer was dispatched to the 100 block of North Main Street at 7:54 a.m., Friday, for a suspicious vehicle reported. The case is closed.

A wallet was recovered in the 100 block of Route 31 and U.S. 33 westbound at 8:51 a.m., Friday.

Fraudulent telephone u...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 10/31/26

By From JT Staff Reports

November 2, 2026

From Marysville Division of Police reports: At 10:40 a.m., Thursday, police responded to the 900 block of Walker Woods Lane to investigate a theft of $75.18. The case is closed. Police took Norris Day...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 10/30/26

By From JT Staff Reports

October 30, 2026

From Marysville Division of Police reports: In the 500 block of Wagon Wheel Lane at 5:55 p.m., Wednesday, for a report of non-criminal property damage to a Volkswagen Atlas in the street. The case is ...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 10/29/26

By From JT Staff Reports

October 29, 2026

From Marysville Division of Police reports: Property was reported stolen in the 1000 block of Colemans Crossing Boulevard at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday. The property has not been recovered. Police received a r...

Sports

Alder girls soccer team falls

By Tim Miller

November 2, 2026

The 2026 season came to an end for Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer team. The fourth-seeded Lady Pioneers (15-3-1) dropped a 4-3 shootout to No. 1 Bloom Carroll during the Division III district champions...

Local athletes advance to state CC competition

Sports

North Union’s Kailin McElroy, below, and Marysville’s Cameron Cave, above, are pictured during 2026 cross country meets. McElroy will compete as an individual and Cave has helped lead MHS to the state meet that will be held Saturday at Fortress Obetz. (Photos submitted)

Local athletes advance to state CC competition

By Bob Putman

November 2, 2026

-- The Fairbanks and Marysville girls cross country teams each qualified for the Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships to be held Saturday at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park. The La...

Timeout with Tim: Cardinal Nation hopes 2026 gridiron victory total will help spur team’s return to success

Columns/Editorials, Sports

In the above photo, Triad senior Wyatt Smith (1) picks up yardage during a 2026 game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Josh Kaeser)

Timeout with Tim: Cardinal Nation hopes 2026 gridiron victory total will help spur team’s return to success

By Tim Miller

November 2, 2026

The final record wasn’t what first-year Triad High School head football coach Tim Melvin wanted. To the faithful of Cardinal Nation, however, it was a hopeful sign of better days to come. It’s no secr...

Bear Swamp overpass project gets $23.5M boost

Local News, News

The railroad crossing on Bear Swamp Road in Liberty Township, shown above, is slated to be replaced by an overpass after Union County was awarded up to $23.52 million in federal funding. The estimated $29.4 million project will eliminate the at-grade crossing over the CSX rail line, reducing traffic delays and improving safety and access for motorists, school buses and emergency vehicles. Construction is not expected to begin for several years as the project moves through engineering, design and other preliminary work. (J-T file photo)

Bear Swamp overpass project gets $23.5M boost

By From JT Staff Reports

November 2, 2026

Union County has been awarded up to $23.52 million in federal funding to rework the railroad crossing on Bear Swamp Road. County officials announced Monday that the federal dollars will fund a new ove...

Local News, Marysville City Council, News

Resident asks for better planning on road projects

By Michael Williamson

October 31, 2026

One Marysville resident is asking city officials to rethink their processes for executing and completing road projects. Brian Cunningham, a resident of Scott Farms, addressed city council Monday night...

Court News, Local News, News

Repeat trespassing suspect faces felony

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

October 31, 2026

A Marysville man with a long history of trespassing has now been indicted on a felony charge for it. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Brian M. Hay, 59, of 141 Hemlock Drive, with one count of t...