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…
Author: Mac Cordell
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…
Marysville City officials are planning a second, day-long strategic planning session to address the future priorities of the city. Last weekend, city leaders met to discuss the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) facing each city department. At Monday night’s council work session, Human Resources Manager Brian Dostanko said he wanted to “continue to urge council” to review those assessments. He also told members to “reach out to one another.” “Whether you like to say it or not, you are team building,” Dostanko told the members. City Manager Terry Emery said council will use the SWOT exercise as a “building…
A local man could be facing more than a decade in prison after allegedly attacking his live-in girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jeremy Jerome Zimmer, 38, of 265 Restoration Drive, Marysville. He is charged with one count each of felonious assault, domestic violence, abduction and aggravated menacing. According to court documents, on Feb. 12, Marysville Police officers were dispatched to Zimmer’s Restoration Drive home on a report of a dispute. When police arrived, the victim told them her boyfriend, Zimmer, had assaulted her inside of their home. The woman said she has been in a relationship with…
Marysville’s Joey Duke eyes the basket during Friday’s game at Chillicothe. The Monarchs fell in the Division I tournament contest. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) MHS finishes with 15 wins, part of OCC divisional title Despite a clear and solid defensive plan by head coach Ryan Grose, the Marysville High School boys basketball team fell 62-48 Friday night to Chillicothe in the second round of the Division I state tournament. “We certainly keyed on Noel (6-8 Brandon Noel),” Grose said. He said the Monarch cagers, “for the most part executed our game plan the way we wanted.” The problem, as…
Marysville resident Nadine Muzerall, who is the coach of The Ohio State University’s women’s hockey team, watches game action. The Lady Buckeyes begin post-season competition tonight. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) Nadine Muzerall is a Marysville mom. She likes her neighborhood and the local restaurants. She like to have breakfast with her kids. She is looking forward to having the Avalon Theatre open so she doesn’t have to drive to Dublin to see a movie. Muzerall is also head coach for The Ohio State University’s nationally-ranked women’s hockey team. “My job is so go-go-go,” she said. “There is a high…
Marysville officials are pleased with progress an ad hoc committee is making to the city zoning code. Now they want to hear what the public thinks of that progress. Marysville will host a public forum from noon to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, March 16, at City Hall. At that time they will present the new code, as agreed on by the committee. “We will have city staff and ad hoc committee members, if they want to, there to help answer questions and tell people how we got here and get comments from the public…
Marysville Planning Commission is expected to reconsider a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Cook’s Pointe area. Earlier this month, the Planning Commission unanimously rejected an application to change the zoning on nearly 28 acres in the Cook’s Pointe Development. The original Planned Unit Development was approved in 2008. It breaks the development area into five subsections. Subsection E, the section under consideration, totals almost 28 acres. The section lies north of Cook’s Pointe Boulevard. The approved PUD plan says that “no more than 14 acres of the land in this Sub Area shall be used for apartments and their…
Says probe into recovery of remains was “to be kept under wraps” Marysville Council member J.R. Rausch issued an apology at Monday night’s city council meeting. “I do owe all of you a bit of an apology,” Rausch told fellow Marysville City Council members, noting they were likely “surprised” by the front-page article on Saturday’s Journal-Tribune detailing concerns with the recovery effort of Capt. John “Blackie” Porter II and Sgt. Harold Neibler. “I am sorry that you had to learn a lot of that information in the newspaper. It was supposed to be kept under wraps,” Rausch said. Last year,…
Marysville Exempted Village School District has reached a settlement with former principal Melissa Hackett. As part of a settlement reached with the former Northwood Elementary School principal, Marysville Schools paid Hackett $110,000. “At this point, the board and administration made a business decision to protect taxpayer dollars,” Marysville Superintendent Diane Allen said. The superintendent refused further comment on the matter because of a non-disclosure agreement included in the settlement. Hackett was removed as principal at Northwood Elementary School in 2015. She had been a principal in the district for 15 years. In October 2018, Hackett filed lawsuits in state and…
In 2011, Professional Adventurer Clayton Kuhles discovered wreckage near the India/Myanmar border. Kuhles found a set of dog tags and believes the site was where local Capt. John “Blackie” Porter’s plane, shown above, went down in 1943. (Photo submitted) After receiving more than $70,000 to recover remains of two local airmen, a professional adventurer ditched his team, returning later with a satchel to find a warrant and federal agents waiting “Where is Blackie Porter?” For more than 70 years, that’s been the question surrounding a well-known Union County hero from World War II. And for a time, it seemed like…
Marysville residents may be noticing an increase in certain, city-provided services this month. Beginning in the February billing, the city’s $20.50 per-month trash collection service was increased 50 cents to $21 per month and will increase by 50 cents again next year. The storm water fee, currently $4.50 per residence, per month, increased by 75 cents to $5.25 and will increase by the same amount next year. Residents had paid $7 per month for yard waste removal. That fee was increased to $7.50 per month and will increase by 50 cents every year through 2022. This year’s increase was the…
Officials with the Marysville Division of Police say things are trending in the right direction. “All in all, pretty much everything was down,” Deputy Chief Tony Brooks said. The division of police recently released statistics for 2019. The Investigation Bureau performed 324 case investigations in 2019, a 10.5% increase over 2018. “Fraud, scams and thefts still account for a majority of the criminal investigations,” according to the report. “Online or over the phone scams primarily targeting older citizens are as prevalent as ever. Drugs and drug related crimes are still a significant problem for the community.” Brooks said there was…