Pictured above is a screen capture from the Marysville State of the City video which was released today. The image shows an overhead view of the Marysville Bicentennial celebration last summer. (Image submitted) The City of Marysville Thursday released the State of the City address. Unlike years past when the video was part of a larger, public meeting, Thursday’s was simply a 13:31 minute video released on a variety of city media sites. “Under our State of the City format, we would have had an event that would have consisted of the public attending,” City Manager Terry Emery said. He…
Author: Mac Cordell
Reversing course from Tuesday’s statement, Honda this morning announced it is suspending production at the Marysville Auto Plant as well as all other plants around Ohio and North America. “Honda will suspend production for six days beginning March 23, with current plans to return to production on Tuesday, March 31,” Honda wrote in a statement this morning. Honda transmission and engine plants in North America that serve Honda auto plants also will suspend production for the same time period. Honda told associates of the suspension at the end of third shift and the beginning of first shift this morning. Officials…
Monday’s meeting of the Fairbank’s Board of Education was closed to the public, though it was livestreamed on social media. The meeting was held with just Treasurer Aaron Johnson, left, and District Superintendent Adham Schirg, right, physically at the meeting. Board members and some guests were connected by Google Hangouts. Others were able to listen by phone. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) Fairbanks senior Kalor Greve brought a different perspective to Monday’s Fairbanks Board of Education meeting. Greve serves as the school board’s student representative. At the meeting, she apologized that her report was a bit “dry.” “Honestly, not much…
The Union County Courthouse is remaining open, but “with restrictions.” Monday, Union County Common Pleas Court Judge Donald Fraser issued “a judicial emergency” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The court will have the lawful authority, within constitutional limits, to do and direct to be done all things necessary to ensure the orderly and efficient administration of justice for the duration of the declared public health emergency,” Fraser wrote. He wrote that until further notice, the Union County Common Pleas Court, is operating under what he called “a state of Open with Restrictions” “When the emergency subsides, the court shall enter…
The McDonalds on Delaware Avenue in Marysville posted a sign on its entrance door after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine closed all dine-in restaurants following his press conference Sunday. Carry out and drive-thru’s remain open. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Paychecks of local wait staff, bartenders dried up in six hours Sunday Autumn Britton, a single mom of two boys, is a bartender at the Flamingo. And as of this morning, she doesn’t know when her next paycheck will come. “We got notified yesterday that we would not be open for an undetermined amount of time,” Britton said this morning. “For…
This undated file photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows CDC’s laboratory test kit for the coronavirus. (AP photo) U.C. Health Department, hospital urge restraint Union County health officials are asking patients to remain calm and reminding them of testing protocols. Jennifer Thrush, with the Union County Health Department, said the “largest call volume has centered around testing.” She said the number of calls to the health department, the hospital and to doctors’ offices is sometimes “overwhelming.” Thrush said there is a limited number of test kits and those tests will be used for those who…
My oldest son, Jonah, just turned 14. He is absolutely convinced he knows everything. As part of that, he thinks he knows everything about me. It is true, over the last 14 years, I have likely spent more time with him than with anyone other than my wife and I am likely the single person he has spent the most time with. Even so, there is nearly 30 years of my life that he knows almost nothing about. He knows nothing of my childhood, days spent fighting and climbing, camping for days and living with a very sick mother. He…
The City of Marysville is taking steps to protect city residents and employees. Moments after Gov. Mike DeWine’s press conference Wednesday discouraging public gatherings, city officials announced they would be postponing or canceling events and limiting people in city buildings. “The City of Marysville is going to operate as we always do,” City Manager Terry Emery said. “We are just trying to limit our interactions with large groups of people as much as possible. We are trying to insulate our employees as much as possible.” He cited Gov. Mike DeWine’s press conference from Wednesday and said the city “fully supports…
Early voting as part of Ohio’s Primary Election has been underway for weeks. Election officials are urging voters to take advantage of the opportunity to cast their ballot before Election Day as a way to keep keeping the risk of Coronavirus/COVID-19 transmission as low as possible. Local election officials say they are cleaning all voting machines often and will have hand sanitizer at every polling location. Above, Tina LaRoche, deputy director of the Union County board of Elections, wipes down a voting machine during early voting at the board office. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) State and local election officials…
Marysville is looking to make sure every resident gets counted as part of this year’s federal census. Beginning this week, the federal government will be mailing census forms to residents. Brad Bodenmiller, director of Logan-Union-Champaign Planning Commission, was at Marysville City Council’s meeting Monday to talk about the census and its importance. He said the census is a count of every person in the county. He said it is more than just a number though. “Essentially, the count that we give is how the federal government distributes $675 billion of federal funding throughout communities,” Bodenmiller said. He said federal program…
A Marysville teen has been indicted after officials found alleged child pornography at a local high school. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Bryan Gabriel Loulan, 19, of 625 Wagon Wheel Lane. Loulan is charged with one count each of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor and illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance. In April 2019, Loulan was enrolled at Marysville’s Early College High School. Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said Loulan left a USB drive at the school. When the finder tried to determine who owned the drive, they discovered the alleged child pornography.…
A former local woman, convicted of her third domestic violence charge, will not be going to prison. In January, Elisabeth Rachel Carver, 43, whose court-listed address is Montpelier, Indiana, pleaded guilty to one count of domestic violence, a felony of the third degree. This week, visiting judge Mark O’Connor sentenced the woman to five years of community control and told her she needed to work it out with the probation department before she could move back to Indiana. On July 27, police were called to the City of Marysville Municipal Pool. When they arrived, police found Carver who was intoxicated…
Marysville resident and Ohio State University Women’s Hockey Coach Nadine Muzerall has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Coach of the Year for the second time in her four years at the helm of the Buckeye program. “It is a huge honor. I am very humbled,” Muzerall told OSU media. “When the commissioner called and told me, I was taken back.” She called the WCHA “one of the best leagues in the country.” “You are in a pool of phenomenal candidates and it is just very humbling that your peers think highly of you,” she said. Muzerall spread…
Detectives with the Union County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement (M.A.D.E.) Task Force executed a search warrant at this home at 18725 Pottersburg Road, Marysville. Investigators removed ingredients and equipment they believe were being used as part of a meth lab. (Photo submitted) A Marysville man is in jail this morning, accused of operating a meth lab. Joseph P. Combs, 42, of 18725 Pottersburg Road, Marysville, has been charged with one count each of illegal manufacturing of drugs and illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacturing of drugs. Combs is being held at Tri-County Regional Jail in Mechanicsburg. His bond…
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, right, introduced an initiative Wednesday to fight robocallers. Ohio Sen. Dave Burke, left, of Marysville, has worked for several years to end robocalls. He said the calls are detrimental to consumers and to small business owners. (Photo submitted) In the first 24 hours of an anti-robocall initiative, the Ohio Attorney General’s office has received more than 1,100 complaints about the nuisance calls. Wednesday, Attorney General Dave Yost announced the formation of a Robocall Enforcement Unit and the development of a tool that allows consumers to report “malicious robocalls” to his office. “Ohioans are tired of…