(Christy Leeds is Union County Extension Educator, 4-H and Youth Development and Extension Director. She can be reached by email: leeds.1@osu.edu or by calling 644-8117 or (800) .8584. The OSU Extension website is http://union.osu.edu/) 2019 Demo Day Results The Union County 4-H Demo Day was held on July 11. The following participants who were selected as award winners: Class 1 Juniors (4-H Age 8 – 10 years old) First Place: *Michaela Eades, Member of the Wings N Things 4-H Club Second Place: *Carter Glick, Member of the Rocky Fork 4-H Club Third Place: *Jasmine Chambers, Member of the Double H…
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New California Presbyterian Church will be hosting a rummage sale on Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The sale is sponsored by Friendship Circle. There will be a bake sale during the event, as well. The church is located at 10089 Industrial Parkway at Route 42 and Industrial Parkway, where the day’s events will be held.
Richard (Dick) and Kathy (Gould) Brake are celebrating their 60th anniversary today. The couple was married at Trinity Lutheran Church on July 16, 1959 by the Rev. E.J. Goedeking. He is retired from Honda and she is retired from Memorial Hospital. They have four sons, Bob, David (Deb), Bryan (Beth) and Doug (Sonya); eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. They will celebrate with dinner at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon, Ohio. (Photo submitted)
According to Marysville Police Department reports: Caleb J. Shirk, 31, of Chestnut Street, was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 600 block of Chestnut Street Monday at 12:02 a.m. Lauren Ashley Burton, 22, of West Mansfield, was charged with illegal use or possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia in the 1000 block of Delaware Avenue at Colemans Crossing Monday at 7:46 a.m. Frank R. Gibson Jr., 75, of Richwood, was charged with failure to appear in the 1200 block of West Fifth Street Street Monday at 12:02 p.m. Police responded to a report of misuse of a credit card in the…
About 17,000 Marysville residents were without power Monday after a Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) equipment failure. Mary Ann Kabel, DP&L Director of Corporate Communications, said that about 9:30 a.m., Monday, officials learned that much of Marysville was without power. She said the system had shut itself down as a safety precaution. Kabel said that when the system detects something not working correctly, it shuts down and notifies the company. The DP&L spokesperson said crews went to the area and found, “an equipment failure underground on one of our underground switches.” She said that despite reports, at no point were…
Speeding – Blake D. Berry, Bucyrus, $58 fine, $85 costs. Improper pass – Michael W. Fagan, Russells Point, $55 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Luke A. Shepherd, Plain City, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Randall A. Maurer, Fredericktown, $100 fine, $85 costs. Distracted driving – Paul K. Schmelzer, Richwood, $100 fine. Speeding – Toni Hale, Alger, $58 fine, $85 costs. Drug paraphernalia – Nicholas J. Maran, Marion, $150 fine, $95 costs. Possess marijuana – Nicholas J. Maran, Marion, $150 fine, $28 costs. Speeding – Robert C. Warner, Harrison, $58 fine, $91 costs. Speeding – Alysha Austin, Springfield, $58 fine,…
Nina Mae Boggs Wood, 84, of Marysville and formerly of Milford Center, died peacefully Saturday evening, July 13, 2019, at Bluebird Retirement Community. A 1953 graduate of Union Local High School, she was retired from Laidlaw Transportation serving the Harold Lewis School for many years. Committed to the Lord, she taught Sunday School for many years at the Church of Christ in Christian Union in Milford Center, and in later years became a member of the Vineyard Church of Marysville and Haven Community Church in Marysville. A devoted wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother, she loved her family above all things. She…
A pair of apartments made of shipping containers is beginning to take shape. The second story has been added to the side-by-side townhouse-style apartments at 714 and 716 Collins Ave. Officials have said they will use 11 shipping containers to construct the two-bedroom, two-bath, apartments. Each of the 1,080 square feet apartments will each have a small patio and a balcony. Officials have not announced a final price for the apartments. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
United Way of Union County (UWUC) has kicked off its annual “Learn United” Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive. “Preparation is a key to success,” said Corinne Bix, UWUC campaign director. “We want every student in Union County and Plain City to feel prepared with the necessary supplies when they start back to school next month.” UWUC is asking the public to help students in need get those necessary supplies. Bix explained that UWUC officials contacted all the school districts in Union County and Plain City. The schools gave UWUC a list of supplies requested by teachers for the 2019-20…
Speeding – Zachary W. Battle, Britton, MI, dismissed, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Jacob A. Slivka, Columbus, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Andrew J. Hyde, Waterford, MI, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Michael E. McGowan, Huber Heights, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Scott A. Anderson, Columbus, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Joshua A. Salyers, Mechanicsburg, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Tammy Counts-Sunday, Ashville, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Katherine M. Twining, Okemos, MI, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding –…
City of Marysville vs. Sara Barrett, for plaintiff, $1698.04. City of Marysville vs. Michael Zwolie, for plaintiff, $486.08. City of Marysville vs. James Eickemeyer, for plaintiff, $5363.22. City of Marysville vs. Lisa Horn, for plaintiff, $801.28. City of Marysville vs. Brad Travis, for plaintiff, $3938.37. City of Marysville vs. Ronald Gauvla, for plaintiff, $4638.61. City of Marysville vs. Eric Deere, for plaintiff, $1967.91. City of Marysville vs. Kelle Bishop, for plaintiff, $2756.88. City of Marysville vs. Christopher Ove, for plaintiff, $1422.22. City of Marysville vs. Dale Thomas, for plaintiff, $1041.19. City of Marysville vs. Anastasia Peake, for plaintiff, $266.27. City…
Marysville High School graduates from the Class of 1974 met for a reunion Saturday, June 29 at The Ville Grille. Pictured above, from left to right, in the first row, are: Cathie Morley Monroe, Charmaine Schalip Hamilton, Dorothy Liggett Pelanda, Lynn John Hamm, Becky Eirich Seaburn, Diane McDaniel May, Max Dawson, Tom Low and Barb Boerger Hucle; in the second row: Jeff Worstell, Derrel Smith, Jan Merrill Hanners, Diane Kriel Viers, Mindy Beck Hohl, Christy Hodges Delewese, Debbie Hill Minnich, Mary Ellis Mannasmith, Karen Beams Ruetty, Susan McCarthy Chongson, Gary Claar, Debbie Selig Miller, Laura Williams Baren, Jennifer Rymer Krawsczyn…
The Ohio Development Services Agency and Bridges Community Action Partnership will help income-eligible Ohioans stay cool during the hot summer months. The Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying for central air conditioning repairs. The program runs until Aug. 31, 2019. The Summer Crisis Program assists low-income households with an older household member (60 years or older), or households that can provide physician documentation that cooling assistance is needed for a household member’s health. Conditions can include lung disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or Asthma. To determine eligibility, interested individuals…
Shwetha Raikodkar blows chalk dust off of her drawing of a mermaid on a sidewalk panel adjacent to Partners Park as part of the Friday Night Uptown event in Marysville. The seventh annual Chalk the Block competition was sponsored by the Marysville Art League and saw entrants young and old decorate the sidewalks in the area of the park and Marysville Public Library. Additional photos from Friday Night Uptown can be found on the 13th Page of the newspaper’s electronic edition. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)