On Thursday, we ran a story about a threat at the high school. A student apparently saw a gun in a trash can. The school safety plan was enacted. Officials began an investigation and parents were notified. “We do take this, and any safety situation seriously and will continue to investigate the matter,” Principal Tom Cochran said. “We have made the Marysville Police Department aware, and they will be working with us.” A school resource officer went to the trash can and saw the gun, apparently an airsoft-style gun with an orange plastic tip. When I first heard about this…
Author: Mac Cordell
When the rear tire came off a U.S. mail truck, it caused a two-vehicle crash, stopping traffic on Maple Street Thursday. According to a police report, about 11:07 a.m. Thursday, Mary Rausch was driving a mail truck north in the 500 block of North Maple Street, in Marysville. The left rear tire came off the mail truck, causing the truck to go left of center and hit a 2004 Chevy 1500 SUV. The SUV, traveling south, was driven by Amanda Myers. Rausch was taken to Memorial Hospital in Marysville. Both the SUV and the 1994 mail truck were listed as…
Plain City is moving forward with the purchase of land to house a new village hall and police station. At this week’s meeting, village council approved the purchase of a 3.14-acre property on Village Drive for $290,000. The vacant parcel sits between Lovejoy Plaza and the condominiums to the west. Last month, council authorized the purchase, contingent on the property appraising for more than the purchase price. Village Administrator Kevin Vaughn told council the property is appraised at $330,000. Money for the purchase will come from the village general fund, but will be reimbursed out of a bond fund once…
Above is a rendering of the proposed Jerome Grand at Jacquemin Farms. (Graphic submitted) —- Two days of negotiations and a $200,000 payment to the Union County General Fund, have moved the Union County Commissioners to approve an infrastructure agreement for the Jacquemin Farms property development in Jerome Township. “We appreciate the opportunity to work in a spirit of cooperation and really look forward to moving forward with the development and serving new and existing residents,” said Don Hunter, speaking for the developer, Schottenstein Real Estate Group. At a meeting this morning, the Union County Commissioners approved the same infrastructure…
Against recommendation of the county prosecutor, engineer and administrator, the Union County Commissioners have refused to accept a negotiated infrastructure agreement for the Jacquemin Farms Development. At a hearing Tuesday, the commissioners voted 1-1 on a proposed infrastructure agreement that called for the developer to contribute $1.1 million in cash and infrastructure improvements for Hyland-Croy Road. Commissioner Charles Hall has been out of the office for a period of time with an illness. Because of the tie vote, with Commissioner Steve Stolte voting in favor of the agreement and Commissioner Gary Lee voting against, the motion failed to pass. Schottenstein…
Municipal Court Speeding – Matthew S. Bell, Marion, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Tyler C. Stevens, Springfield, $72 fine, $88 costs. Follow too close – Kristen A. Carpenter, Bellefontaine, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – David J. Moser, Larue, $55 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Joshua D. Sowder, Richwood, $55 fine, $88 costs. Fail/transfer – Belinda A. Bishop, Plain City, $25 fine, $60.05 costs. Drug paraphernalia – Steven M. Hexter, Columbus, $250 fine, $180 susp., $28 costs, OL susp. 6 mo. Non-compliance – Tyler F. Holton, Delaware, $600 fine, $220 costs. No OL – Tyler F. Holton, Delaware, $58…
The owner of Plain City’s clock tower building is asking the village for help preserving the structure. At Monday evening’s council meeting, Tammy Redmond, owner of Tique-Tock, asked the village to help pay for damage to the clock, which the village owns but sits on top of her building at 101 S. Chillicothe St. “We are having major, major problems with it,” Redmond said of the clock. She detailed a series of events that led to flooding inside the clock tower. “When the clock was taken down, it was not sealed correctly,” Redmond said. She said that when it rains,…
A Richwood man could be facing nearly a decade in prison after allegedly attacking his grandfather. Dustin Tyler Waddell, 21, of 330 N. Franklin St., Richwood, has been indicted by the Union County Grand Jury. Waddell is charged with one count each of felonious assault and aggravated possession of drugs. According to court documents, on March 12, Waddell got into an argument with his grandfather, 60. The men live together in the Franklin Street home. “They had been arguing for some time,” said Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips. “The grandfather accused him of doing drugs, which apparently led to a…
A Kenton woman, found with what is believed to be 91 balloons of heroin, a baggie of crack and a crack pipe in her vagina has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Julie Anne Miller, 39, and her husband, Terry Amos Miller, 31, both of 121 N. Cherry St., Kenton, on felony drug charges. About 8:37 p.m., March 10, Terry Miller was driving on U.S. 33 in Marysville when Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Matt Himes stopped the car for an alleged traffic violation. Himes reportedly asked the couple a series of questions and felt their stories…
The Union County Commissioners are reworking the way they operate. The commissioners currently schedule meetings throughout the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays. County Commissioner Gary Lee recently said the commissioners want a “change of structure.” “The idea behind it is to try to utilize everybody’s time,” Lee said. He recently told county-elected officials and department heads Thursday meetings will be informal and used to “discuss things that you want legislation prepared for and to present things that you need.” “The day will be designed that if you need to talk with us, the door will be wide open,” Lee said.…
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, right, was at the Marysville Public Library on Tuesday afternoon. Jordan came to speak to pro-second amendment students and parents. The students will also be part of an April 20 event at the Marysville schools, focusing attention on gun and school violence. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– U.S Rep. Jim Jordan was in Marysville at the request of a group of Marysville students Tuesday. Kenny Segner and Elijah Reed, both juniors at Marysville’s Early College High School (ECHS), invited the legislator to Marysville to speak about the Second Amendment, giving Americans the right to bear…
Less than six months after his last domestic violence conviction, a Marysville man is again facing charges of assaulting the same woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Danny Ray Harrold, 59, of 251 W. Eighth St., Marysville. Harrold has been charged with one count of domestic violence. According to court documents, Harrold spent the evening of Feb. 28, yelling at his live-in girlfriend. “They have been together for quite some time,” said Union County Assistant Prosecutor Rick Rodger. The assistant prosecutor said Harrold was “highly intoxicated.” Rodger said that in the early morning hours of March 1, the…
Municipal Court Speeding – Travis L. Harmon, 446 Black Hawk Drive, dismissed, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Austin J. Terrill, Richwood, $55 fine, $113 costs. Speeding – Stephanie E. Bailey, Kenton, $250 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Roberto Irizarry Montalvo, 925 West Fifth St., $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Charles E. Fought III, 1640 Saffron Drive, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Austin R. Kaylor, Minster, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding –Rami K. Jahshan, Hilliard, $75 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Christine P. Stephens, Raymond, $58 fine, $85 costs. Seat belt – Aiham H. Rabadi, Westerville,…
Jerome Township officials are expressing concern about a plan to connect Plain City to the Columbus water system. “I am just not sure where Plain City is going with this,” Township Trustee Joe Craft said. Plain City is asking the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to allow the village, through Columbus, to eventually provide water and sewer service west to O’Harra Road, along Route 161, around Plain City, north to the intersection of U.S. 42 and Currier Road and east to Kile Road. Trustee Ron Rhodes said that outline “presents some problems for Jerome Township.” “I did inform Plain City…they were…
Municipal Court Theft – Kelli J. Summers, Ostrander, $600 fine, $145 costs, 90 days jail susp. Persist disorderly conduct – Derek L. Reisinger, 506 West Eighth St., $250 fine, $153.20 costs. No OL – Brian L. Dunn, Larue, $58 fine, $88 costs. No OL – Keith L. Daugherty, Columbus, $58 fine, $95 costs. Fail/reinstate – Amanda K. Fritz, 743D Kenny Lane, $300 fine, $123 costs. Non-comp/FRA – Megan L. Preston Brooks, Woodstock, $600 fine, $120 costs. Fail/reinstate – Megan L. Preston Brooks, Woodstock, $600 fine, $28 costs. Lights MV – Megan L. Preston Brooks, Woodstock, $58 fine, $28 costs. FRA…