The Marysville School District is interested in redistricting its elementary schools. At a board of education meeting Thursday night, Assistant Superintendent Jonathan Langhals presenting the findings of a study that highlighted the enrollment numbers within the district. The presentation showed that the school district has grown 3 percent, or by 158 students, since 2009. It also predicts enrollment will rise by 15 percent, or 777 students, by the 2028-2029 school year. Overall, the presentation showed the district is likely to grow from 5,239 today to 6,016 students in the 2028-2029 school year. “A lot of people think like, ‘oh Marysville…
Author: Jacob Runnels
Though the rain will put a damper on today’s activities, residents took time to enjoy the 62-degree sunny weather Wednesday. Pictured are Juanita Allen, left, and Bob Allen, right, taking third grader Reese Allen, center, out to play on the swings at Schwartzkopf Park Wednesday afternoon. They said she was eager to go to the park as soon as she got off the school bus for the day, “and she was full of energy.” They thought this was a good idea and “we’re glad we stopped by to enjoy a beautiful day.” (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
Barbara Ann Bouic, 80, of Ostrander, died unexpectedly Monday evening, March 11, 2019, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. After graduating from Malone College, she taught for a year in Tuscarawas County before teaching for the Columbus Public Schools until 1979. Through the years, she also taught part time at Fairbanks School and St. John’s Lutheran School. A person of great faith, she was a longtime member of Dublin Baptist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the church choir. While wintering in Florida she would also sing with the Silver Clouds Chorus. Adventurous by nature, she also enjoyed spending time hiking in…
Jonathan Alder High School (JAHS) may be closer to getting a new principal. At a board of education meeting Monday night, Jonathan Alder School District Superintendent Gary Chapman announced that JAHS Principal Mike Aurin accepted a new position as principal at Dublin Jerome High School. As of Monday night, Chapman said there were 26 applicants for the position. A day later, the district announced through a press release that J. Clint Hayes, Jonathan Alder Junior High School Principal of five years, was recommended for the JAHS principal position by Chapman. Chapman said Aurin’s contract with the district will end July…
Trooper Jeremy Wheeland, a trooper with the Piqua Crimes Criminal Patrol and K-9 handler with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, is shown demonstrating how future dogs will be trained at the new canine training facility behind the patrol’s Marysville post on Northwest Parkway. Fox, his trusty 5-year-old German shepherd from the Czech Republic, is associating the scent of narcotics with his toys to associate a car side drug search as playtime. Fox will serve as the mascot of the facility, as future dogs will be trained to perform his duties. Classes begin March 25. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels) ––––…
Milford Center Village Council members aren’t in agreement with each other about water and sewer rate increases. At a meeting Monday night, council members turned down the second reading of a resolution to reinstate a 3-percent yearly increase in water and sewer rates, which Village Fiscal Officer Dawn Barnhardt said would amount to nearly $2. Council also decided to table the reading of a resolution to impose a $2 surcharge for stormwater runoff. Council members Dan Johnson and Don Jones said council could revisit the resolution for the $2 surcharge once more research on infiltration in the water lines. Johnson…
According to the Marysville Division of Police, a car crash involving a Toyota Corolla S and a Volkswagen Beetle occurred at the intersection of West Fifth Street and Emmaus Road at around 3:10 p.m. Friday. Officers reported no injuries at the scene, and no one was transported for medical treatment. Traffic was temporarily reduced to one lane. Units from the Marysville Division of Fire assisted at the scene. More information will be available in a future edition. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
Invisible Fence Brand of Dayton donated oxygen masks designed for animals and other supplemental materials to the Allen Center Fire Department Thursday afternoon. Pictured is Nicole Schoening, marketing and community outreach coordinator for Invisible Fence Brand of Dayton, left, demonstrating to Fire Chief Steve Brose, center, and firefighter Neal Page, right, how to use their recently donated oxygen masks, which will aid them in providing oxygen to animals found in fires. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels) –––– The Allen Township Fire Department is now better equipped to handle pets in the event of a fire. Nicole Schoening, marketing and community…
Twyla B. Paul, 87, of West Mansfield, died March 6, 2019, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She grew up on the Weatherby family farm near North Greenfield. She graduated from East Liberty High School in 1949. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Arts degree in school administration from The Ohio State University. She dedicated countless hours to the education of children, spending more than 30 years in the Sandusky City Schools, Greenville Mississippi City Schools and Logan County Schools. For many years, she served as principal of West…
NICHOLAS CHUVALAS AND EMILY LUDERMAN Mr. and Mrs. Mike Chuvalas, of Marysville, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Nicholas Chuvalas, to Emily Luderman, daughter of Lori and Bob Luderman of Ayersville. They both graduated from Ohio University, she with a degree in communication sciences and disorders, and he with a double major in management and marketing. She is now a project manager at McGraw-Hill in Westerville and he is a marketing coordinator at Hondros College in the Westerville area. They plan to be wed in April, in Athens, where they met each other. (Paid announcement)