Couple celebrates 60th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports

Richard (Dick) and Kathy (Gould) Brake are celebrating their 60th anniversary today. The couple was married at Trinity Lutheran Church on July 16, 1959 by the Rev. E.J. Goedeking. He is retired from Honda and she is retired from Memorial Hospital. They...

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Area churches list Easter services

By From JT Staff Reports

April 16, 2025

Area churches invite the public to attend special Holy Week activities and Easter services across Union County. Beloved United Methodist Church Maundy Thursday service – April 17, 6 to 7 p.m., at Phar...

Society

District title on line

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2024

Audrey Benedict (center) of North Union eyes the basket during a Division II district semifinal triumph over Heath. The game was played at Sparta Highland High School. The Lady Cats will travel to Cen...

Anniversaries

Local couple to celebrate 50th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports

April 15, 2022

Russell and Florence (Cramer) Borland are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married in a candlelight ceremony at Grace Chapel United Methodist Church in Byhalia by the Rev. Ch...

Court News, Local News, News

“I did commit the murder”

Man who killed father with knife in Mill Valley admits guilt

By Kyle Meddles

March 21, 2026

“I did commit the murder.” Those were the words of 28-year-old Micaiah Swindler, the man charged with stabbing his father to death at a Mill Valley home in April of 2025, during a plea hearing in the ...

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Schools plan for AI surge

By Chad Williamson

March 21, 2026

Officials with the Marysville Exempted Village School District are exploring how artificial intelligence could eventually be used in classrooms, by teachers, students and, eventually, by the school bu...

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County EMA director named to national post

By From JT Staff Reports

March 21, 2026

Last year, Union County’s Emergency Management Agency worked to received accreditation from a national organization. This year, its director, Brad Gilbert, will be one of the people who now votes to a...

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Two-vehicle crash prompts police, fire

By Kyle Meddles

March 20, 2026

A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Fourth Street and North Plum Street prompted a response from the Marysville fire and police departments at around 4:30 p.m., Thursday. Airbags were depl...

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Demo of former water treatment plant underway

By From JT Staff Reports

March 20, 2026

Construction crews work through the demolition of the former Marysville water treatment plant on North Main Street Thursday. While the right side of the building and tanks will come down, the left sid...

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Janitor faces firing over harassment of teacher

By Chad Williamson

March 19, 2026

An internal investigation by Marysville Exempted Village Schools has substantiated allegations of sexual harassment against a district custodian concerning a teacher at Creekview Intermediate School. ...