Local couple to celebrate 65th anniversary

Anniversaries, Society

June 13, 2019

Local couple to celebrate 65th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports

Jim and Yvonne Orahood of Raymond will celebrate their 65th anniversary on Sunday. They were married on June 16, 1954 by Pastor Ronald Cordrey at Raymond United Methodist Church. They are the parents of Carin (Michael) Greene of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Jerri (Walter) Meddles of Milford Center, a...

Local News, News, Society

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...

Sports

Ty Schroeder of Fairbanks (20) takes the ball to the hoop against Fredericktown earlier this week. The sixth-seeded Panthers handed the No. 4 Freddies their only loss of the 2025-2026 season. They will travel to Mount Vernon Nazarene University today for a 7:15 p.m. tip-off against No. 2 Columbus Africentric for a Division V district championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Panthers to play for district title

By From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

Sports

Jonathan Alder senior Lily Schneider is pictured competing during a meet at the Union County YMCA earlier in the 2025-2026 season. Schneider placed in two events during the recent Division II state meet in Canton. She was the runner-up in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of 1:02.96 and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle with a clocking of 1:57.38. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Swimmer places at state

By From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

MHS girls wrestlers enter district tourney

Sports

Kirra Streng (right) of Marysville hooks up with an opponent in this file photo. Streng is one of the MHS girls wrestlers who will compete today and Sunday in the district tournament at Big Walnut High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

MHS girls wrestlers enter district tourney

By Tim Miller

March 9, 2026

The next step toward the state wrestling tournament will begin today for the Marysville High School girls team. The district tournament will begin today at Big Walnut and conclude on Sunday. The MHS g...

News, Plain City, Plain City News

Jerome opens new facility for road crews

By Jack Christian

March 9, 2026

Jerome Township unveiled its new road department building to the public Thursday. The building is located next to the township hall off Industrial Parkway. Pictured above inside the new facility at a...

Local News, News

Above are a sampling of Journal-Tribune newspaper clippings from the days surrounding the 1976 worker uprising at Goodyear. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

A bad night for Goodyear

Former worker recalls tensions behind riot ahead of 50th anniversary

By Chad Williamson

March 7, 2026

What has long been remembered locally as the “Goodyear riot” of 1976 may have been less an organized uprising and more the boiling over of years of frustration among workers at the Marysville Goodyear...

Local News, Marysville City Council, News

Departing engineer saw explosive growth

By Jack Christian

March 7, 2026

Marysville City Engineer Kyle Hoyng has stepped away from his role with the city to become Hilliard’s city director, the community where he currently resides. Hoyng’s path to Marysville began in Coldw...