Author: From JT Staff Reports
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Allison Nicole Simmons, 18, of Columbus was cited for obstructing official business and sales to and use by underage persons in the 500 block of Emmaus Road at 4 a.m. Monday. Kimberly Sue Bowen, 51, of Hilliard was cited for theft in the 15000 block of U.S. 36 at 4:06 p.m. Monday. Police responded to a report of telephone harassment in the 200 block of Cypress Drive at 9:04 a.m. Monday. The reporting person advised that she broke up with her boyfriend approximately three weeks ago and since that time he has been harassing…
With COVID-19 regulations easing for sports, the Marysville boy’s basketball program has set up times to host their annual PIT camp. The first session, which is for student-athletes entering grades 7th-9th for the 2020-2021 school year, will run from July 6-9 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Marysville High School. The second session, which is for student athletes entering grades 3rd-6th for the 2020-2021 school year, will run from August 3-6 from 9 a.m. to noon at Marysville High School. To register for the camps or for more information please contact Ryan Grose at rgrose@mevsd.us.
Mason Miller, 8, returns a serve during lessons being given by Haley Schellin at the Grove Street tennis courts this morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
Giugliana Maria Teves Diaz, 41, died Thursday, June 25, 2020. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2020 at Schoedinger Northwest Chapel, 1740 Zollinger Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221. Guests are respectfully asked to wear masks and attendance will be monitored to ensure safety for everyone attending. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 1033 W. Fifth Street, Marysville, Ohio 43040. For an extended obituary, please visit www.schoedinger.com.
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Adam Kaetzel, 28, of Columbus was arrested on a warrant service arrest in the 100 block of W. Fifth Street at 4:26 p.m. Friday. Reports indicate a black LG cell phone was confiscated from Kaetzel at the time of his arrest and immediately turned over to the MADE Task Force. Police responded to a report of vandalism in the 300 block of W. Third Street at 6:22 a.m. Friday. Reports indicate a subject stated her Kia Sorento was vandalized by an unknown suspect. Police responded to a report of vandalism in the 300 block…
Bobby Gerald “Jerry” Newell, 66, of Sunbury died unexpectedly Sunday, June 21, 2020 at his residence. He was the owner and operator of Newell’s Lawn Service. He was also a former spotter and security for Nestle and former laborer with Select Sires. He was born May 14, 1954 in Marysville to the late Lee E. and Betty M. (Kinniard) Newell. He most enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and family, mowing, camping, storytelling, painting anything and tinkering with vehicles. He was proud of his collection of mowers and trucks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by…
According to Marysville Police Department reports: James R. Eickemeyer, 39, of Moss Court was arrested on a warrant service arrest in the 300 block of Moss Court at 7:35 a.m. Thursday. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 7500 block of Nature Way to investigate a report of harassing text messages at 9:27 a.m. Thursday. A deputy was sent to a residence on South Main Street in Magnetic Springs for a person experiencing a mental health crisis at 10:10 a.m. Thursday. The person was transported to Maryhaven. A deputy investigated a domestic…
Many have wondered the effects the coronavirus will have on a small town especially with the mounting misinformation spread on the internet by bloggers disguised as journalists. Signs across the county are displayed in businesses thanking those who have been essential to the community during the pandemic. We have a sign in the front of the Journal-Tribune building, but we don’t need a sign to tell us the role of the local newspaper is essential. Instead the signs we look for are from local residents speaking up about the value of having us look over how their tax dollars are…
Dear Editor, One of the numerous ill side effects of living in the so-called “information age” is that quantity does not beget quality. When everybody has a platform, it becomes increasingly difficult and extraordinarily time consuming to attempt to parse through what is relevant and not, worthy of reading and not. In a potentially futile effort to combat this phenomenon, I find myself utilizing certain key words and phrases to filter out unhelpful or unnecessary information – things that indicate a flawed perspective on behalf of the author and render the remainder of the information obsolete. For example, if I…
Dear Editor, Wednesday’s headline article announcing Scott’s refusal of a property tax abatement was a first for me. It seems that city councils “giving away the farm” is the only way the game is played these days. And Scotts says we can do without the abatement because the community has been good for us. Hooray! I only buy a few bags of mulch, and a couple sacks of Turf Builder a year, but from now on if Scotts makes what I need I’ll buy Scotts instead of something that’s 50 cents cheaper. I hope others will feel the same. After…