Above, members of the Marysville football team pose with the Regional runner-up trophy after Friday’s 27-0 loss to Springfield. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Gabe Powers tries to make sliding grab of an underthrown ball. The pass fell incomplete. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Above, Marysville’s Erryl Will (40) takes out the legs of a Wildcat ball carrier as Jerry McNeil (3) waits to clean up the tackle. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Above, Marysville’s Cameron Jones tries to outrun three Springfield defenders during a kick return. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) Above, MHS running back Matt Krutowskis (42) takes…
Author: From JT Staff Reports
Streets in uptown Marysville were blocked off Thursday night so that the community could rally behind the Marysville High School Football team ahead of today’s regional final. A few hundred students and adults gathered on North Main Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, to listen to members of the football program offer words of motivation. Above, the MHS cheerleading squad performs as members of the band play the fight song. Below, captain Gavin Rohrs, left, addresses the crowd from a flatbed trailer, as fellow captains, from left to right, Gabe Powers, Colton Powers, Erryl Will, Tanner Powers and Ben Bickerstaff…
Douglas Michael Hampton, age 74, of Springfield, died peacefully Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at the home of his niece and nephew in Zanesfield. A corrections officer for the State of Ohio, he retired from the Ohio Reformatory for Women. A veteran of the United States Army, he served as a medic on the island of Oahu. A man with a great sense of humor, he enjoyed socializing, storytelling and hanging out with Jack Daniels. He was proud of his native American heritage and his ancestor’s Chewah Tribe. He was born February 7, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Earl…
Nancy Darlene Rea Pfarr, age 87, of Marysville, died in her sleep on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Walnut Crossing Assisted Living. She was a cafeteria cook at Trinity Lutheran School for over 40 years. A longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, she served in many activities, including church choir, altar guild and helped prepare congregational dinners and funeral luncheons. As a community volunteer, she shared her seamstress skills, creative and artistic flair and recipes. She was a 20-gallon Red Cross blood donor, a woman’s league bowler and a member of OCCL Mother’s Study League. As the wife of an…
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Steven C. Peters, 26, of Columbus was arrested on a warrant service arrest at the GetGo in Dublin at 3:49 a.m. Thursday. Reports indicate a Columbus Police Department officer arrested Peters on a warrant out of Union County. Police assisted with a civil issue in the 300 block of S. Walnut Street at 12:38 p.m. Thursday. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: Deputies and units from the Allen Township Fire Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the U.S. 33 off-ramp to Route 739 to investigate a possible injury crash involving…
Ricky Floyd Morgan, 66 of Delaware, passed away peacefully early Tuesday, November 16, 2021 with his loving family by his side Born January 23, 1955 in Fort Campbell, KY, the son to the late George & Lois Arlene (Clark) Morgan. Ricky attended and later graduated from Fairbanks High School in 1973. Immediately after graduation Ricky began his career with PPG. He stayed with PPG as a laborer for over 40 years, retiring in the spring of 2013. Ricky met the love of his life Sheryl “Sherry” Byus at the bowling alley she worked for part-time. They hit it off and…
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Patric Blake Scheiderer, 26, of W. Eighth Street was cited for having weapons while under disability (drug-related conviction) in the 200 block of N. Maple Street in Plain City at 6:28 a.m. Thursday. Reports indicate a parole officer located an American Tactical 45-caliber firearm in the home of a convicted felon. Police responded to a report of theft in the 100 block of N. Main Street at 12:51 p.m. Wednesday. Reports indicate medication was stolen from an individual while at Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions. Police conducted a death investigation in the 1200 block of…
Sports editor Tim Miller, managing editor Chad Williamson and sports writer Aleksei Pavloff posted winning records during last week’s Pigskin Pickers. All three went 4-3 for the week. Publisher Kevin Behrens and reporter Mac Cordell stumbled to 3-4 marks. Behrens leads for the season at 79-33 and Cordell is right behind him at 78-34. Miller moved to within a game of Cordell with a 77-35 record. Williamson, who looks like he is locked in to buy pizza, stands at 72-40 and Pavloff is 43-27. Our guest pickers are Dean Cook of Dean Cook Nationwide Insurance, Dave Laslow of Donato’s Pizza,…
The community will celebrate the Marysville High School Football Team reaching the Elite 8 with a pep rally on Thursday in front of the Avalon Theatre at 6 p.m. The Marysville Police Department said routes and traffic will be impacted for about two hours Thursday, beginning at 5 p.m.. South Main Street will be closed from Fifth to Sixth streets and Sixth Street will be closed from Court and Plum streets. A Marysville School Board meeting scheduled for Thursday meeting has also been adjusted and will now begin at 3 p.m. at the board of education office. (Graphic submitted)
Dorothy Jean (Scheiderer) Toki, 63, of Columbus, died peacefully on Nov. 3, 2021 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. She was born Oct. 11, 1958 in Marysville to Carlton Scheiderer and Vida (Lucas) Scheiderer. She graduated from Jonathan Alder High School and ITT Technical Institute. She retired as a bookkeeper. She is survived by her daughter, Brandi Michale (Rick) Conley of Columbus and three precious grandchildren, Elizabeth Toki, Kylee Toki and Ithica Conley. She is also survived by sisters, Starlett Clement of Sidney and Shirley Alexander of Columbus and brother, Roger Scheiderer of Plain City and numerous nieces and nephews. Two…
According to Marysville Police reports: Police responded to the 400 block of Northwoods Drive between 6:55 a.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesday for a dog bite. Police responded to Lowes, 15775 U.S. 36, about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday for a report of theft. Police responded to a third party report of possible inappropriate sexual behavior with a juvenile at the 200 block of N. Court St. on Tuesday about 7:58 a.m. Police responded to a report of sexual battery involving a juvenile at 12:21 p.m. Tuesday. The Marysville Division of Police responded to the 800 block of Lakeview Drive for a call…
According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer observed the west door of the Plain City Food Pantry on West Main Street open at 2:28 a.m. Nov. 15. The officer checked the interior and everything appeared normal. The door was secured and a placard was left inside. An officer observed a black Toyota Rav4 parked in front of the Domino’s Pizza on West Main Street at 1:30 a.m. Nov. 15. The officer made contact with the driver, who advised she is the store manager and she was dropping off supplies. She was also able to provide a business card…
Donald R. and Barbara (Blanton) Bushong will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Nov. 19. They were married at the Church of Christ in Christian Union Church in West Union by the Rev. John DeMint on Nov. 19, 1961. He worked at Scotts, then Raymond Elementary School, from which he retired. She graduated from nursing school in Portsmouth and worked at Adams County Hospital and then Memorial Hospital for 30 years. Before their retirement, they started a greenhouse business and nursery in Raymond. They have two children, Craig (Amy) Bushong of Marysville and Todd Bushong, who is deceased. They also have…
Municipal Court Fail to control – Connor J. Pack, 20499 Paver Barnes Road, $58 fine, $85 costs. Non-compliance – Grant A. Colopy, 1467 Creekview Drive, $150 fine, $85 costs. Fail to reg – Grant A. Colopy, 1467 Creekview Drive, $58 fine, $85 costs. Pass to left – Deborah Harwood, 176 Collingwood Drive, $58 fine, $85 costs. Stop school bus – Eleanor M. Peterman, Richwood, $75 fine, $85 costs. Stop sign – Benjamin S. Brasher, Crane Hill, AL, $58 fine, $165 costs. Domestic violence – Steven J. Rizer, Richwood, dismissed, $120 costs. Possess marijuana – Richard A. Gordon III, 690 Milford…
Sue J. Shaw Breece, 77, of Thornville, formerly of Marysville, died early Sunday morning, Nov. 14, at Flint Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newark from kidney failure. A 1961 graduate of Newark High School, she retired from Memorial Hospital of Union County, holding positions in the medical records department and as a patient care technician on the medical-surgical floor, as well as the ER. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and crocheting. She was born Dec. 5, 1943 in Newark to the late Charles L. and B. Marie (Dwiggins) Shaw. She married John “Jack” L. Breece June 24,…