Two local nonprofit organizations are recommended to receive nearly $21,000 to assist Union County residents with rent and mortgage costs. The Hope Center will receive $12,973 from Phase CARES while Bridges Community Action Partnership will receive $8,009 from Phase 37. The plan to award the monies was submitted by the Union County Local Review Board. Both agencies will use the funding to supplement emergency rent and mortgage assistance in the county under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (ESFP). The plan is currently pending approval by ESFP. The federal fund is administered locally by The United Way of…
Author: From JT Staff Reports
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Police responded to a report of drug abuse (marijuana) and an open container in a stationary motor vehicle in the 500 block of Coleman’s Crossing Blvd. at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday. Reports indicate MPD checked on a suspicious person in a vehicle at a store parking lot. The subject reported being homeless and living in his vehicle. Officers seized a “partially smoked marijuana joint.” Police responded to a report of littering in the 600 block of London Avenue at 7:03 a.m. Wednesday. The reporting person indicated someone threw a dead fish in a bag on…
Municipal Court Drug abuse inst – Josh Coakley, Grove City, $300 fine, $150 susp., $123 costs, 30 days jail susp. Theft – Jennifer S. Peterson, West Liberty, dismissed, $260 costs. Seat belt – Justyn L. Merchant, Westerville, $30 fine, $146 costs. Speeding – Kim M. Osborne, New Albany, $58 fine, $165 costs. Speeding – Lorrie L. Wilson, 690 Milford Avenue, Apt 8D, $58 fine, $165 costs. Non-compliance – Adam P. Reed, Lima, $150 fine, $197 costs. Speeding – William E. Corbin, Findlay, $75 fine, $110 costs. No OL – Lisa Crum, 806 Lakeview Drive, $64 fine, $85 costs. Speeding –…
Crews have started creating infrastructure for the 264-unit Kenmore Place apartment complex to be built on 18.76 acres behind Meijer on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard. The complex is planned to have 11, three-story apartment buildings and a single-story clubhouse. Residents and guests will access the complex using a long driveway between Meijer and the Crazy Burrito Mexican restaurant. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Marysville’s Morey Park, at the corner of East Ninth Street and London Avenue has a long-legged resident. This crane took a break in the Town Run, which has been incorporated into the recently created 1.5-acre park. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Chad Elwin Welch, 42, of W. Fourth Street was cited for disorderly conduct in the 100 block of W. Fifth Street at 12:16 p.m. Tuesday. Josh Troy Ruffing, 26, of Mount Victory was cited for theft in the 1000 block of Charles Lane at 1:31 p.m. Tuesday. Police responded to a report of theft in the 100 block of Redwood Drive at 12:43 p.m. Tuesday. Reports indicate an individual reported medication was stolen from a residence. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: Deputies and units from the Jerome Township Fire Department, Pleasant Valley…
Officials were called to the scene of an accident at 4:23 a.m. today on Route 161 west of Route 38 near Chuckery. Chief Deputy Tom Morgan said a driver was operating a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer westbound on Route 161 when he lost control, drove off the road and struck a utility pole. He said the utility pole caught fire, creating heavy smoke in the area and causing several wires to go down. Union Township Fire Department and Mechanicsburg Fire Department responded to the scene but could not find the vehicle. Morgan said officers from the Mechanicsburg Police Department located the…
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Police responded to the scene of an accident involving a juvenile driver and Perry A. Payne that occurred on W. Fifth Street at Lee’s Place at 2:05 p.m. Friday. Further details were not available at press time. James Dale McCoy, 36, of Hilliard was cited for driving while under the influence and squealing tires on E. Fifth Street at 4:15 a.m. Sunday. Tierney Lynn Baker, 21, of Red Pine Drive was cited for disorderly conduct in the 100 block of Hemlock Drive at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Police responded to the scene of an accident…
A wedding ceremony was held on May 27, 2020 for Brandon Enos and Mara Thomas. The outdoor ceremony was held at Darby Haven Acres, home of the bride’s grandparents, Jim and Gloria Butler of Plain City. She is the daughter of Scott and Nancy Thomas, also of Plain City. The bride wore her mother’s wedding dress and pearl necklace. She is a senior at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, majoring in English Literature. She will graduate in December 2020. The groom is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He holds two Master’s Degrees in Finance and…
Discharge firearm – Shaun R. Bissel, 1076 Valley Drive, $250 fine, $150 susp., $120 costs, 30 days jail susp. Hunt w/o license – Vince S. Gillfillan, Arlington, $75 fine, $85 costs. Violate protect order – Matthew J. Werner, 925 West Fifth St., Apt 21, $1000 fine, $800 susp., $120 costs, 60 days jail 45 susp. Criminal trespass – Matthew J. Werner, 925 West Fifth St., Apt 21, $250 fine susp., $28 costs, 30 days jail susp. Domestic violence – David E. Hammond, 501 Scott Farms Blvd, $250 fine, $150 susp., $120 costs, 30 days jail susp. Speeding – Cody Hatmaker,…