Marysville is expanding the ball facilities at the County Home Road facility. The expansion would add an additional four natural turf fields and put artificial turf on two existing lighted fields. (Photo submitted) –––– Marysville is moving forward with a planned expansion of the ball facilities at County Home Road. The site currently serves as home to four traditional fields, two of which are lighted. The expansion would add an additional four natural turf fields and would also put artificial turf on the two lighted fields. Marysville City Manager Terry Emery said the city needs the additional fields. He said…
Author: Mac Cordell
I love sports. I have since I was a child. Some of my earliest memories involve sports. -Standing in the rain with my father at a semi-pro Chambersburg Cardinals games. I specifically remember dad putting a hole in the bottom of a garbage bag and putting it over my head in the rain. -My father allowing me to stay up late to watch the Phillies and Royals World Series. He was a closet Phillies fan. -Buying big time wrastlin’ tickets as a Father’s Day gift. I knew he liked wrestling, but was unaware there was a difference between wrestling and…
Marysville City officials are looking to make a policy change they hope they will never use. At Monday night’s city council work session, city administration recommended a change to the benefits package. Human resources director Brian Dostanko said the recent death of city planner Chad Flowers has made the city evaluate how it handles the death of an employee. “It doesn’t happen that often so you don’t think about it,” Dostanko said. He said it has only happened twice in his time in Marysville — in 2014 with then clerk of council Connie Patterson and in April with Flowers. Dostanko…
The hum of the street sweeper filled the Marysville air this morning for the first time in a while. The city’s sweeper has been in and out of maintenance since last year. The city has purchased a new street sweeper, which will be delivered soon. Tuesday a loaner, pictured above driven by Adam Wise, arrived in town. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– This morning, Marysville residents are noticing something they haven’t seen in a while — street sweeper tracks. While the street sweeper is not the city’s (it’s a loaner), a new street sweeper is on the way. “You…
Delaware Assistant City Manager Jackie Walker was at Marysville City Council’s work session Monday night. She was there at the request of Marysville City Manager Terry Emery. He said he will be bringing in a variety of speakers to speak about their experiences with recreation facilities and the YMCA. “I believe in this partnership,” Walker said. “I believe it can work for Marysville. I know it works for Delaware. Walker told council that in 2007 Delaware city residents passed a tax levy to have a community center built. She said the city built a $15-million facility and leases it to…
Richwood K-9 Officer Klink took his final cruiser ride Monday afternoon. In failing health, Klink was carried into the Woodside Veterinary Hospital by his handler, officer Eric Nicholson. Klink was shrouded in a Blue Lives Matter flag as he was carried into the building where he was euthanized. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillion) –––– Klink liked to work. Many times, when his handler, Richwood K-9 Officer Eric Nicholson, would look for the dog, he would be inside the police cruise, ready to go. “He was always ready to go to work,” said Richwood Police Chief Monte Asher. “That was his…
The Memorial Health Pavilion at Partners Park will be closed for two weeks while it is painted. City official have tented the structure in hopes of keeping rain out while they work. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– The pavilion at Marysville’s Partners Park, at the intersection of Main and Sixth streets will be closed for the next two weeks. “It is being painted,” said City Manager Terry Emery. Emery said the work is routine upkeep. “This is something we will need to do every five years or so and it’s that time,” he said. He said that as the…
A convicted murderer is now facing charges for allegedly running a drug trafficking operation inside a local prison. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antranise Fuller, 36, who is incarcerated in the Dayton Correctional Institution. She is charged with one count each of trafficking in drugs, tampering with evidence and possession of drugs. Fuller is 15 years into a 15-years-to-life prison sentence for murder and other violent offenses out of Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. According to court documents, on March 24, 2018, Fuller was an inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW). Officials there conducted a surprise inspection,…
A Marysville woman with a history of domestic violence is in trouble again after allegedly hitting her son. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Carrie Lynn Chapman, 39, of 690 Milford Ave., Apartment 19A, charging her with one count of domestic violence, a felony of the fourth degree. According to court documents, on March 10, police responded to the Milford Avenue apartment in response to an argument between a 15-year-old boy and Chapman, his mother. The boy told officers he and his mother got into a verbal argument over a cell phone. “The argument escalated and Carrie Chapman grabbed…
Marysville officials say they are working through the bugs associated with a new, on-line utility bill payment system. The customer self service system went online March 25. “We have been doing this for just over 30 days. That’s why people aren’t used to it yet,” said Sandy Hoover, assistant Marysville City Finance Director. “We have really only done one billing and a delinquent billing.” Hoover said she has monitored the start-up process and acknowledged there have been some bugs. “Like any new system you bring along, like anything new, the first month or so you are working the kinks out,…
–––– A local man has been convicted of kidnapping, assaulting and raping a Marysville woman. In a three-day trial, a jury found Jason Guy Bender, 41, of 13911 Watkins Road, guilty of felonious assault, kidnapping, rape and having weapons under disability. He could face as many as 33 years in prison. According to court documents, between June 24 and June 29, Bender and the victim were sharing a home. On June 28, Bender and the victim began to argue. Bender told a friend he was not happy with the victim’s hair. He then shaved the woman’s head. “During that night,…
Marysville Police Officer Paul Lewis is pictured in Officer Jayson Nichols’ dash cam photo on Monday. Lewis was nearly struck by a vehicle (right) driven by alleged robbery suspect Jeremy Lindsey as he allegedly fled the scene. (Photo submitted) –––– A Newark man is behind bars this morning following an alleged attempted robbery and police chase Monday. According to court documents, Jeremy Dean Lindsey, 21, of Newark, has been charged with fleeing and eluding, assault on a peace officer and theft. Lindsey was arraigned this morning and his bond has been set at $100,000. Additionally, he is being held in…
The local babysitter who admitted to her role in the death of an infant is reconsidering her plea. In February Hayley Breann Rausch, 25, of 20820 Wolford Maskill Road pleaded guilty to one count of endangering children for her involvement in the death of eight-week old Taylor Weber. Rausch was set to be sentenced for the crime last week. In a motion to the court last week, defense attorney Sallynda Rothchild Dennison said her client wanted to withdraw her guilty plea. “As of the date of the filing of this motion, Ms. Rausch still maintains her innocence of the charges…
Pictured above is an example of a freestanding columbarium, similar to what city officials are planning to install at Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville. A columbarium holds cremated remains. (Photo submitted) –––– Oakdale Cemetery is getting a dedicated site for those wanting to be cremated. The City of Marysville is moving forward with plans to install a columbarium at Oakdale Cemetery. A columbarium is a monument or building dedicated to housing cremated remains. Mike Andrako, public service director, said the city and cemetery committee has been discussing the idea of a columbarium for several years. He said councilmember Debra Groat has…
Earlier this week, the Alliance of American Football pulled the plug. The upstart football league had ceased operations several weeks ago, but Wednesday the group filed bankruptcy. Several factors played into the failure of the league. The AAF promised viewers it would have premier players associated with the league. What it got were people who could not make the cut it in the NFL. It didn’t even get has beens. A few of the names were recognizable from notable college careers, but none of them made a splash in the NFL. The league promised it would make an agreement with…