Janice L. Ottoman Ottaviano Thomas, 79, of Marysville, died peacefully at her home Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, surrounded by her children. She owned and operated the Gary’s Drive In restaurant with her husband, Gary, for 18 years. She was then a waitress for a brief time at Hermie’s Home Restaurant before changing careers to become a corrections officer at the Marysville Women’s Reformatory for 22 years. After retiring, she continued her husband’s passion of helping people in need by contributing to local food pantries. She was a native of Marion and a graduate of Marion Harding High School. She looked…
Author: Jacob Runnels
Kaye Phelps, left, congratulates Adham Schirg, right, for being named as the new superintendent of the Fairbanks School District. Schirg attended Monday night’s board of education meeting to talk to community members. He will take over Aug. 1, and will replace Bob Humble, who left to take a superintendent position in Sidney last year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels) –––– Adham Schirg, Fairbanks School District’s new superintendent, greeted the school community by attending its board of education meeting Monday night. Schirg, of Sunbury, was one of 30 applicants who sought the superintendent position after Bob Humble left last year to…
Richard Lee “Dick” VanHoose, 89, of Plain City, died at his home Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. He worked at Hayden Elevator and most recently at Rich’s Bakery in Hilliard. He enjoyed bowling at Hilliard Lanes, gardening, hunting rabbits and squirrels and chewing tobacco. He was born Feb. 9, 1930, in Amlin, to the late Lewis B. and Cora (Patton) VanHoose. He is survived by his wife, Edith (Skaggs) VanHoose; children, Richard VanHoose, Debbie Thompson, Paul VanHoose and Jimmy Hall; grandchildren, Heather, Andy, Edie, Terri, Amanda and Zach; 12 great-grandchildren, Kelly, Christopher, Juan, Alexis, Ricky, Gabriella, Tabby, Marcos, Cody, R.J., Jayden…
Gary Edward Longberry II, 41, of Huntsville, died unexpectedly at his home. A fan of hockey, he graduated as salutatorian of the class of 1996 at Indian Lake High School and was recognized in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” He continued his education at Miami University and retired from GE in Cincinnati, where he had worked for the fraud department. He was born Jan. 28, 1978, in Springfield, to Gary Longberry of Huntsville and the late Priscilla Ann (Eaton) Longberry. In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by his cousin, Amy, and aunt, Sharon…
Richard A. “Dickie” Bolenbaugh, 62, of Marysville, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at his residence. A 1974 graduate of Marysville High School, he retired from Picklesimer Trucking, where he worked as a mechanic and truck driver for more than 25 years. He was also a member of the Seabees with the United States Naval Reserves. He was fun loving, quick witted and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. In his free time, he enjoyed vacations to Gatlinburg, going to flea markets and demolition derbies, working on the farm with his…
The Marysville School District wants to improve its bus camera system. At a board of education meeting Thursday night, District Treasurer Todd Johnson reported the school has applied for a $40,000 safety grant from the Bureau of Worker’s Comp (BWC) to replace the camera system for the district’s buses. Johnson said he learned about the grant in January, and notified each department head about it. He said the transportation director, Tina Sharrock, reported wanting to replace the district’s camera system for all of its buses. “The transportation director said the one we have now requires a lot of repairs,” Johnson…
Union County Health Department Health Commissioner Jason Orcena, left, congratulated Al Channell, right, for serving as president of the board of health for 10 years at a meeting Wednesday. Channell said he’ll be in town for another “seven days and a woo, as we refer to it in the military,” before he moves to Dayton. He said his greatest accomplishment in his position was renegotiating the lease and getting construction work done for the health department’s building. A new board president will be decided at the next health department meeting. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels) –––– The Union County Health…
Most of Marysville experienced a short power outage Tuesday afternoon. Mary Anne Kabel, director of corporate communications for DP&L, said the outage occurred for 93 seconds, and affected 9,300 customers at 12:33 p.m. in Marysville. She said the outage was due to DP&L employees working on a relay system at a Marysville substation. She said an event like this doesn’t happen very often, and hardly affected the area. “It was a very minute amount of time,” Kabel said. “It was like turning on and off a lightswitch.” When asked if the outage was planned or an accident, she said it…
The Marysville Division of Police conducted a planned drug search on the Marysville Early College High School (ECHS) this morning. According to a press release, at 7:50 a.m. today, the police used trained police dogs to search the student and teacher parking lots and classrooms of the school. The release states the police went through “a sampling” of classrooms in all areas of the building. “Our search did not yield any hits,” ECHS Principal Ken Chaffin wrote in the release. “No drugs or illegal substances were found.” Chaffin wrote he believes random, unannounced drug searches are one approach that “I…
Douglas C. Smith, 72, of Marysville, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, surrounded by his family. A 1964 graduate of Piqua High School, he served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He was the owner and operator of Marysville Dental Ceramics for many years and enjoyed rides on his motorcycle when he could find time. His greatest joy came from attending any and all of his son’s sports events and activities. He also loved to spend time with his “four-legged children,” his beloved dogs. He was born Oct. 22, 1946, in Piqua, to…
Pictured above is a photo showing the 2018 Thomas Worthington High School graduation ceremony at Battelle Hall at the Columbus Convention Center. The Marysville High School class of 2019 will use the facility for its graduation on May 18. At a board of education meeting in January, officials decided to hold the district’s May 18 graduation at Battelle Hall in the Greater Columbus Convention Center because of construction work at the Marysville High School (MHS) stadium. Superintendent Diane Mankins said this year had a temporary change in the plans because the stadium is being made unusable by the district’s actions,…