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…
Author: Mac Cordell
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…
Marysville City Planner Chad Flowers, 41, died Thursday after an apparent health related incident at the Upgound Resivoir on Raymond Road. He was apparently exercising on the Raymond Road side of the path around the reservoir. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson) –––– The 41 year-old Marysville City Planner died Thursday at the Upground Reservoir on Raymond Road. Lance Emberling, an investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, confirmed that Chad Flowers was declared dead at 1:33 p.m. at Memorial Hospital. Flowers, 41, leaves behind a wife and three elementary school aged children. Security cameras show Flowers leaving City Hall at…
Honda of America Manufacturing has announced that it will suspend the second shift on Line 1 of the Marysville Auto Plant beginning Aug. 1. The reduction in production could reportedly last several years. The Marysville Auto Plant currently builds vehicles with two shifts on two production lines. After Aug. 1, production will continue with two shifts on Line two and one shift on Line One. Officials said the change also will impact production at the Anna Engine Plant, the Honda Transmission as well as suppliers and logistic companies. Honda spokesperson Anita Sipes said 4,700 associates are employed at the Marysville…
A couple could be facing more than a decade and a half in prison after a police chase that netted more than 100 grams of cocaine. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tasha L. Martin of Reynoldsburg and Dewayne Foster of Sunbury Martin, 33, has been charged with first-degree felony charges of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine. Foster, 36, is facing first-degree felony charges of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine and one count of tampering with evidence, a third degree felony. According to court documents, about 11:24 p.m., Jan. 6, Martin was allegedly driving her…
Marysville is expanding days and hours for the Uptown’s skating rink. In 2018, the city’s iceless ice rink was open for 17 days (a total of 92 hours) at a cost of $33,500. Officials want to expand that to 22 days (a total of 138 hours) for 2019. The skating rink, inside the Memorial Health Pavilion in the city’s Partners Park, will be open from Dec. 14 through Jan. 5. Skating will continue to be free as is skate rental. The expanded hours would bring the city cost to $43,500. City Manager Terry Emery called the money, “the best $40,000…
While federal officials continue to investigate, work at the Plum Street construction site, where a man died, remains on hold. Marysville City Engineer Jeremy Hoyt said work on the Plum Street improvements will resume Monday, April 29. On April 8, a trench at the site collapsed, killing Christopher McDonald, 34, of Nashport. Hoyt said the city-hired contractor, Urbana-based J&J Schlaegel, had considered bringing in another crew to complete the project but “some of them had a commitment to see this project through.” With that in mind, the company decided to take a few weeks away from the project. “That is…
Students at Fairbanks will be taking a step away from technology. At Monday night’s meeting of the Fairbanks Board of Education, the board unanimously voted to have third graders take their state mandated assessments on paper with pencil. Each year the state requires students in certain grades to take tests in a variety of subject areas. The tests are electronic and taken on computer. Districts can, however, opt to take the test using paper and pencil. To do that, the board must pass a resolution formalizing the decision. Monday the board did so, deciding that for the 2019-2020 school year,…