This proposed Amazon facility will house data servers that store information saved to the cloud. Amazon is also looking at several other properties in the area to create a kind of campus. (Photo submitted) The Union County Community Improvement Corporation has approved an agreement to bring a $200 million Amazon Data Center to Jerome Township. The agreement would allow Amazon Data Services Inc. to build a 250,000 square-foot facility on nearly 125-acres at the northwest corner of Warner Road and Industrial Parkway. “We are excited about this,” said Eric Phillips, economic development director for Marysville and Union County. “This is…
Author: Mac Cordell
Marysville City Council is moving forward to approve changes to the city’s zoning code. At Monday’s meeting, council heard a first reading of legislation that would amend the city’s zoning code. Zoning Administrator Ron Todd told council that as part of the city’s comprehensive plan, officials wanted to update the code to bring it into line with the comprehensive plan and to modernize it. “The process we went through to update our zoning code is a lengthy, complex and sometimes difficult process,” Emery said. He credited “the persistence” of Todd and City Planner Ashley Gaver. Council member Alan Seymour said…
Some schools close as area blanketed by layer of snow Union County residents are waking up to a blanket of white, the season’s first snow. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures dipped into the teens overnight as a covering of snow hit Marysville. “Paving Saturday and plowing Monday! Crazy,” Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch wrote in an e-mail to the Journal-Tribune this morning. North Union, Jonathan Alder and Triad school districts closed for the day while Marysville, Fairbanks and Trinity were on a two-hour delay. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said weather related crashes began about 5:30 p.m. Monday…
The first snowfall of the season hit Union County overnight. Temperatures dipped into the teens with wind gusts as high as 28 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service. The changing weather brought a whole new set of morning chores for residents. Above, Tom Huff works to clear the snow and crust of ice from the windows and windshield of his car at the Sixth Street parking lot. Below, John Burchett with the First United Methodist Church, salts the sidewalks on Court Street near the church. (Journal-Tribune photos by Mac Cordell)
WARREN A bout of what prosecutors are calling “unlucky timing” has led to charges for a Marysville man who was attacked in his own home. Marcus Warren, 23, of 127 Hemlock Drive, is charged with one count each of felonious assault and aggravated assault. According to court documents, about 1:48 a.m., Sept. 14, police were dispatched to a home in the 600 block of Chestnut Street. When they arrived, they spoke with the caller. The man, who was intoxicated, said he believed that someone assaulted him while he was sleeping on his couch, but he did not know who…
Marysville’s Carson Smith (5) prepares to tackle a Springfield ball carrier Friday evening. The Monarchs fell to the Wildcats, 23-0, during the opening round of the Division I state playoffs. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) It had been six years since the Marysville High School football team had competed in the state playoffs. The layoff showed Friday night as the Monarchs fell 23-0 at Springfield in the opening round of the Division I post- season. “They started fast and we didn’t,” said MHS coach Brent Johnson. The Monarchs notched just 31 yards and two first downs while surrendering nearly 200…
A local man is facing charges after he allegedly fired shots at a house following an altercation. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Estell T. Crabtree, 31, of 22839 Northwest Parkway, charging him with one count each of burglary, having weapons under disability, assault and discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises. According to court documents, on Oct. 28 Crabtree, a two-time convicted burglar, went to a home in the 29000 block of Dog Leg Road to confront his girlfriend, who temporarily lives with her ex-husband. “Crabtree attempted to force his way into the residence,” according to…
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will contribute another $4.3 million to the project to improve the interchange at U.S. 33/state Route 161 and Post Road. (Photo submitted) The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced Wednesday that Union County will receive $4.3 million to improve traffic flow in Jerome Township, as part of a larger $48 million project. ODOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Council recommended the funding to make improvements to the U.S. 33-State Route 161 interchange. This project previously received $7 million in TRAC funding. According to information from ODOT, the $11.3 million in TRAC funding for…
Voters in Marysville were in the mood for change Tuesday, voting out a pair of City Council incumbents. “I will forever be grateful for the group of citizens who want to see change,” Donald Boerger, councilman elect for Marysville’s Fourth Ward, said this morning. In Marysville’s Fourth Ward, Boerger defeated council’s longest seated member, Nevin Taylor. According to unofficial results from the Union County Board of Elections, Boerger received 612 votes, Taylor 303 votes. In Marysville’s Ward 1, Aaron Carpenter defeated incumbent Scott Brock as well as challengers Josh Bockhor and Scott Zwiezinski. According to unofficial results from the Union County…
By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia Jerome fire issue fails; Pleasant Valley passes Voters in the Plain City area, approved one fire levy while rejecting another. According to unofficial results from the Union and Madison county boards of elections, Pleasant Valley Fire District’s levy passed while the Jerome Township Fire Levy failed. The Pleasant Valley Fire District earned 972 votes for with 321 votes against, according to unofficial results from the Union and Madison county boards of elections. The issue had about 68% support among the district’s voters in Union County and about 78% support in Madison County. “We are…
Marysville officials want to look at the possibility of expanding the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area. Last summer the city created the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area (MORA) for one event, then expanded it to all of the city’s Friday Night Uptown events. Within that district, residents can buy a drink from an event or restaurant and carry it throughout the Uptown. Residents can take that drink into participating businesses, but not into other liquor-selling establishments. The MORA, which covers Fifth Street, from Court to Oak streets, Main Street, from Seventh to Fourth streets and Partners Park, isn’t permanent and is only…
Election officials have reported that voting today seems to be going well. The Marysville High School Fieldhouse, above, is one of several new polling locations. Officials have consolidated several polling locations for financial as well as other considerations. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) While there are new locations and new equipment, voting officials are saying that Election Day is going well. “We have had a few things, but it is the usual stuff,” said Brandon Clay, director of the Union County board of Elections, specifically mention a printer that wasn’t working correctly at first. Clay said he hasn’t heard any…
Sgt. Rustun Schack, of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Columbus Post, was injured Saturday after Kyle Price allegedly rammed his cruiser with the flatbed truck he was driving. Schack was treated and released for minor injuries. (Photo submitted) Incident that began in Columbus damages Marysville, OSP cruisers The Reynoldsburg man charged with leading police on a multi-county chase that ended in Union County when he crashed into several police cars was in court today. Kyle Frederick Price, 22, of Reynoldsburg, was arraigned this morning in Marysville Municipal Court. Price is charged with one count each of felonious assault, aggravated vehicular…
The fund raising campaign to bring the remains of Capt. John “Blackie” Porter and Sgt. Harold Neibler reached its goal earlier this week. Above, from left, adventurer Clayton Kuhles, forensic anthropologist Dr. Cheryl Johnston and archeologist John Schweikart listen as Ellen Vinson, of Pensacola, Florida presents her case to members of area veterans organizations and the public at a meeting earlier this year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) The mission to return the bodies of two Marysville soldiers is underway. In July, Marysville officials announced a campaign to raise $70,000 to bring home the remains of Capt. John “Blackie” Porter…
Local representatives in the photo above include Councilman Henk Berbee, Mayor J.R. Rausch, Commissioner Chris Schmenk, Economic Development Director Eric Phillips and City Manager Terry Emery. As part of the visit to Japan, delegates met with Panasonic, which has expressed an interest in Marysville and the U.S. 33 Smart Mobility Corridor. (Photo submitted) Japan visit pays dividends with electronics maker Panasonic wants to do business in Union County. This was one of the major takeaways from Union County Economic Development Director Eric Phillips’ recent presentation to Marysville City Council. Phillips was offering highlights of a trip to Japan, Sept 1-13.…