Police Beat

November 5, 2026

Police Beat – 11/5/26

By From JT Staff Reports

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

Police responded to the 600 block of Milford Avenue to investigate a dispute at 11:58 a.m. Tuesday.

At 12:33 p.m. Tuesday, police investigated an identity theft that occurred in the 300 block of Calvary Road and the case is closed.

In the 700 block of Coleman...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 11/4/26

By From JT Staff Reports

November 4, 2026

From Marysville Division of Police reports: In the 400 block of Allenby Drive at 7:54 a.m., Monday, an officer recovered a vehicle part left in the parking lot and the case is pending. At 8:10 a.m., M...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 11/3/26

By From JT Staff Reports

November 3, 2026

From Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: A deputy was dispatched to a business in the 12000 block of Sycamore Trace at 1:25 a.m. Friday to investigate a report of a person under the influence in th...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 11/2/26

By From JT Staff Reports

November 2, 2026

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 re...

News

AEP plans 25 miles of new transmission lines

By From JT Staff Reports

November 6, 2026

AEP Transmission and Ohio Power Company have selected a preferred route for a proposed transmission project in Madison County that would add two substations and nearly 25 miles of new high-voltage pow...

Local News, News

Route 31 crash spills 120 gallons of diesel fuel

By From JT Staff Reports

November 5, 2026

A serious injury crash on Route 31 resulted in over 120 gallons of diesel fuel leaking from a semi-tanker. Early Thursday morning, units with the Marysville post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol respo...

Columns/Editorials

Pickers continue despite end of local season

By Tim Miller

November 5, 2026

The 2026 high school football season is over for the local area. Both North Union and Jonathan Alder lost their opening round state playoff games. The Pickers, however, will continue through the Ohio ...

Jonathan Alder gridders will soon turn eyes to 2027 after up-and-down 2026 campaign

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s Trey Bentley (3) picks up yardage despite being surrounded by Granville defenders. The Pioneers finished the 2026 season with a 7-4 record. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Jonathan Alder gridders will soon turn eyes to 2027 after up-and-down 2026 campaign

By Tim Miller

November 5, 2026

If there was ever a local high school football team that had a “Jekyll-Hyde” type of season, it was the squad from Jonathan Alder. The 2026 campaign began on a very strong note as the Pioneers won the...

Grapplers compete during preseason national events

Sports

Marysville High School junior Berkley Behrens is pictured in a scramble against New Jersey’s Jean Bonnette during a match at the USA wrestling national tournament in Des Moine, Iowa. The Monarch grappler won the bout, 10-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Grapplers compete during preseason national events

By Tim Miller

November 5, 2026

A pair of local high school wrestlers recently competed in 2026-2027 preseason national tournaments. Berkley Behrens, a Marysville High School junior, won a trio of his five matches during the USA wre...

Local News, News

Sheriff, commissioners clash over staffing

By Michael Williamson

November 5, 2026

As budget talks continue this week, the Union County Commissioners and sheriff’s office are at odds on how to handle staffing needs next year and into the future. During another round of annual budget...