Peter “Pete” Clayton Harbold, 83, of Dawn Drive in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, died of natural causes at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at Jennie Stuart Medical Center. He worked as a quality control manager from Thomas Industries, and retired from there. He was a realtor for Robin Ray Realty and worked at Lewis Bakery. He was a member of Second Baptist Church and served in the United States Army. He signed with the Philadelphia Athletics the day he graduated from high school and was assigned to the Hoppers. He was born March 23, 1935, in Columbus, to the late Walter…
Author: Jacob Runnels
MELBA L. (KRAMER) WILLIAMS BENDER Melba L. (Kramer) Williams Bender, 101, formerly of Sidney and rural Fort Loramie, died of natural causes early Wednesday morning, Feb. 13, 2019, at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. She was a registered nurse and practiced in the industrial field. She retired from Copeland Corporation in Sidney and had previously been employed at Aluminum Industries and the Baldwin Piano Co. in Cincinnati. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Fort Loramie, where she taught CCD for many years. She was a past member of St. Michael, Knights of St. John Ladies…
Jean A. Humble, 83, of Dublin and formerly of Marysville, died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, Feb. 12, 2019, at Dublin Methodist Hospital. She graduated from Miami Valley School of Nursing in Dayton. During her nursing career, she worked for Dr. Rodney Hurl, and in almost every department in Memorial Hospital ending her more than 25 years of service as an ER nursing supervisor. After retirement, she continued as a parish nurse with Shiloh Friends Church and a hospice nurse for another five years. “Once a nurse, always a nurse” was the way she lived her life. She was a 64-year…
John E. Frey, 90, of Marysville, died Saturday evening, Feb. 9, 2019, at Brookdale of Marysville, following many months of failing health. He retired from O.M. Scott and Sons following 25 years of service and was a lifetime farmer with his brother, Andy, on the family farm. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Scott’s 20-Year Club. He was a veteran of the Korean War and participated in the Battle of Kumsong Salient. In his retirement years, he volunteered with the Meals on Wheels program and enjoyed mowing lawns for neighbors and friends. He enjoyed playing dart…
Cary L. Davis, 70, of Plain City, died unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at his residence. He could always be found at Der Dutchman’s “Classic Cruise-In” every Thursday or attending one of his grandchildren’s events. He was an avid remote control truck pulling enthusiast. He worked at GI Plastics and Sam’s Body Shop in Marysville. He was born May 5, 1948, in Columbus, to the late Charles Willard and Doris (Wade) Davis He is survived by his loving children, Randy Davis and Stephanie (Galen) Troyer; grandchildren, Davis, Taylar, Clay, Bailey and Cassady; great-grandchildren, Mabel and Holden; and brothers, Carl (Betty)…
The Jonathan Alder School District continues to explore ways to deal with its lack of bus drivers. At a board of education meeting Monday night, Superintendent Gary Chapman said the need for more bus drivers to fill its vacant positions, left by a retirement and resignation, is still a concern for the district. He said because of the shortage, the district cut two bus routes from the route total. “We implemented it on Feb. 4, Monday, and I think it was actually more successful than what we expected,” Chapman said. “Obviously there were hiccups along the way, and we worked…
Marysville stormwater workers Hans Schlecht, left, and Josh Conley, right, tried to locate a stormwater tile on Park Avenue this morning. They are working to extend the tile up the street to help residents drain the stormwater from their houses and the road to eventually end up in the creek. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
An increase to water and sewer rates in Milford Center was apparently put in place before it was ever voted on. Milford Center Council member Terri Kean presented to council Monday her concerns about residents mysteriously being billed a $1.95 fee on their water and sewer bills for January. Then, she accused council member and temporary mayor Ron Payne, as well as other members Jeff Parren and Derek Wilson, of colluding with each other and intended to introduce the fee without telling anyone else about it. “To me, I’m taking it that all of you knew about it before it…
Linda A. McAllister, 81 of Richwood, formerly of Columbus, died early Thursday morning February 7, 2019 at the Memorial Gables in Marysville. She was born October 13, 1937 at the family farm to the late Starling L. and Opal B. (Cook) Longberry. Linda was 1955 graduate of the Byhalia High School, she then had attended the Otterbein University in Westerville. Linda was a homemaker. She had worked at the Liebert Corp. in Worthington for 15 years. She had been a Sunday School teacher at the Sharon Woods Baptist Church when she was living in Columbus. She had been attending the…
The Union County Health Department (UCHD) now has a better perspective on where to take the agency in the next three years. UCHD officials attended a special meeting this week, hosted by Mighty Crow Media, LLC, to learn how to better prioritize and conceptualize the department’s goals and objectives for the near future. UCHD Public Information Officer Jennifer Thrush said the company helped the department realize its objectives. “We tried to define our ‘north star,’ in what does our agency exist to do,” Thrush said. “As a group, we came up with the overarching north star is, ‘the UCHD exists…
Idella W. Eickhoff, 93, of Marysville, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Prestige Gardens of Marysville. She was a World War II Navy WAC veteran. She started as a waitress and as the family grew she became a homemaker for her children and supported her husband on the farm in Minnesota. She continued to support her husband as a teacher’s wife when they moved to Chuckery in 1971. She took great pride in being a grandmother to seven wonderful grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She also volunteered for the Memorial Meals program and was a poll worker for Union County for…
The Marysville High School stadium project has several construction companies working on it for a combined price of just more than $8.7 million. At a special meeting Wednesday morning, Marysville School District officials chose Altman Co. for the overall stadium work for $5.60 million. The district also plans to contract with Musco Lighting, for $496,785, to work on lights; Dant Clayton Corporation, for $1.68 million, to work on the bleachers and press box; and the AstroTurf company, for $956,938, to work on the turf. District treasurer Todd Johnson said the other contractors were selected to take care of items that…
––––Adham Schirg is Fairbanks School District’s pick for its new superintendent.After a public meet and greet for each of the three finalists and a lengthy executive session were held Tuesday night, the Fairbanks Board of Education selected Schirg to be its superintendent to replace Bob Humble. Schirg, of Sunbury, has been the principal of Phoenix Middle School and Worthington Academy since 2015.Mark Lippencott, president of the Fairbanks Board of Education, said each candidate individually interviewed with them through executive sessions between the meet and greet. He said “there was something unique about each candidate,” and each presentation was “very, very…