A drug investigation spanning several weeks has led to the indictment of several men allegedly involved in the trafficking of methamphetamines. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ryan Joseph Jones, Javory Dean Stookey, Jacob T. Miller and Daniel C. Smith. Assistant Union County Prosecutor Rick Rodger said that using confidential informants, the Union County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Task Force was able to identify the men as potential drug dealers. The task force was able to use the informants to orchestrate a series of drug buys between April and May. Rodger said the alleged buys occurred at a series of…
Author: Mac Cordell
The Grand Champion market turkey, shown by Bryant Fannin, sold for a record $6,400 to Strait and Lamp Group on Saturday at the Union County Jr. Fair Livestock Sale. Pictured above are, from left Andy Higinbotham, Kayleigh Arnold, Tanner Ufferman, Fannin, Fair King CJ Grose, Barb and Steve Arnold of Strait and Lamp Group and Fair Queen Maura Grose. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– The Grand Champion market barrow, shown by Jack Nicol, sold for a record $5,000 to Honda of Marysville, Weeks Plumbing Inc., Parrott Implement Company, ASE Feeding Supply, Richwood Bank, Hogan Tire, Sam Jackson’s Auto Repair,…
Marysville officials are evaluating first half of the year finances and already preparing for next year. “Things are going well,” said Marysville Finance Director Justin Nahvi. He explained that through the first half of the year, the city has seen about 55% of projected revenue. He said income tax, which accounts for the largest portion of the city revenue, is up over last year. He said business income tax is down about $90,000 from last year, but income tax from individuals is up about $100,000. “When you think about it, that’s pretty good,” Nahvi said. “It’s not where we would…
For anyone over the age of 40, there is a good chance the soundtrack of their youth includes a heavy dose of 38 Special. And that soundtrack staple is set to perform at this year’s All-Ohio Balloon Fest, Thursday, Aug. 8. Led by vocalist-guitarist Don Barnes, 38 Special is revered for its hard-rocking hits and power ballads that served as a sound track for the 70s, 80s and 90s. Barnes said 38 Special shows are “high energy” for both the band and the fans. “At the end of 95 minutes, we are exhausted and they are exhausted with us,” he…
Above is a rendering of the planned BMX park that will sit at the north east corner of Cypress and Holly lanes, behind the Marysville Estates mobile home park. The site had been a landfill. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville is getting a Bicycle Motocross, or BMX, track. The track will be built on the former Ray Lewis landfill at the northeast corner of Cyprus and Holly Lanes. “The planets had to align to get this track to happen for us,” said Mike Andrako, Marysville City Safety Service Director. Andrako said that for several years, resident Chad Clarridge has asked the…
In a split vote, Marysville City Council voted to approve an apartment complex on the land behind Meijer. In a 4-2 vote, council offered final approval for the rezoning of 18.76 acres behind Meijer on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard. The property had been zoned Special District One but is now Planned Unit Development. The decision paves the way for the 264-unit Kenmore Place apartment complex. The complex is planned to have 11, three story apartment buildings and a single story clubhouse. There would be only one entrance to the complex, a long driveway between Meijer and the Crazy Burrito Mexican restaurant.…
The City of Marysville has received a $10,000 grant to host a water education day at Aldersgate Park. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has given the grant to the city to promote outdoor activities. In a letter describing the grant, Lindsay Fetherolf, recreation, aquatic and event coordinator for the City of Marysville, said it “serves as a way to help communities facilitate events that will include an aquatic education learning experience.” Under the grant guidelines, the program must include an opportunity for participants to have a hands-on fishing experience. Fetherolf explained the city will use the money to buy…
Marysville residents have seen someone looking through their recycling carts and the person has no intention of stopping, at least for a couple of weeks. Marysville Public Services Director Mike Andrako said the city has been selected to participate in an audit of its recycling program. He said that in the spring, the North Central Ohio Solid Waste District (NCOSWD) hired an intern to survey the city’s trash. Everything coming from the city to the Union Recycling facility was examined. The sort looked at how much of what was coming in was actual recycling, in an acceptable format, and how…
Marysville is getting several new police officers and it has an agreement with the school district to thank. The Marysville finance committee recently approved the hiring of three new patrol officers for the division of police. At the meeting this week, Finance Director Justin Nahvi explained the city had recently entered into an agreement with Marysville Exempted Village School District. The school district will increase its financial commitment to the police department from about $38,000 per year to more than $200,000 per year. In the past, the Marysville Division of Police has provided three school resource officers (SRO) for the…
The Fairbanks community is grieving this morning following the death of a local boy. Lance Emberling, with the Union County Coroner’s Office, confirmed that an 11 year-old boy had died, the result of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. The boy’s father called 911 at about 10:22 a.m. Wednesday. When first responders arrived at the scene in the 24000 block of Drake-Skidmore Road, they found the boy dead. Emberling said the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Emberling said the boy’s body was sent to Montgomery County for an autopsy. Adham Schirg, Fairbanks superintendent, called the death an “unimaginable situation.”…
Marysville Division of Police officers and fire department medics respond to an address on West Fourth Street Wednesday morning. A one-month-old girl was transported from the scene and later pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate today following the death Wednesday of a one-month-old child. According to law enforcement officials, Lauren Faircloth called 911 at 11:09 a.m. to report that her five-week old baby, Remington Faircloth, was unresponsive and not breathing. Marysville Division of Police Deputy Chief Bo Spain said that when police arrived at the home at 120…
Work on the Fairbanks Life Skills Lab is progressing and the facility is expected to be ready for the opening of school, district officials said at Monday night’s board of education meeting. The lab is going into the middle school at a cost of about $145,000. (Photo submitted) –––– While it is still July, officials at Fairbanks are preparing for the opening of school. “Our leadership team has been planning for the start of the school year,” Superintendent Adham Schirg told the school board at Monday night’s meeting. “We are preparing for an exciting and busy month in August as…
Prosecutors have added to the list of charges against a convicted sex offender. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Charles Calvin York, 47, of 109 Papaya Drive, Marysville, charging him with nine counts of rape and eight counts of gross sexual imposition. Prosecutors said these charges are in addition to two counts of rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition he was indicted on in February. Assistant Union County Prosecutor Rick Rodger said the charges are stemming from the same set of facts. He said that as victims have been interviewed, they have been able to be more…
More than half the voters in Union County will be getting a new polling location and officials from the board of elections want them to know about it. Next week, the Union County Board of Elections will be sending post cards to more than 21,000 of the county’s 38,000 registered voters. The cards are intended to inform voters about their new polling place. “There is a lot of people that are changing poling locations and we want to make sure they are as informed as possible,” said Tina LaRoche, deputy director of the Union County Board of Elections. “When you…
A Mansfield truck driver allegedly responsible for two fatal crashes in six months has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Doug A. Jones, 79, of Mansfield, with two counts of failure to stop after an accident and one count each of involuntary manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular homicide. According to court documents, on Dec. 7, Jones was driving a 2004 Kenworth truck, hauling a 2014 Great Dane trailer, both owned by Estep Express Incorporated in Mansfield. Jones was headed east on U.S. 33 in Jerome Township. About 8:59 a.m., Jones arrived at a work site just…