Marysville has awarded $100,000 in Uptown improvement grants. At Monday nights’ city council meeting, officials announced winners of the 2019 Uptown Façade Improvement Grants. Winners include the Elks and Armory buildings, Rollies, Marysville Grace, the McCarthy and Cox building and the Schultze, Cox and Will building. Several years ago, the City of Marysville created the Uptown Facade Improvement Program to stimulate commercial building improvements located in the Uptown. This is the second year grants were awarded. Council has committed to $100,000 for the program for 10 years. According to information from the city, the purpose of the façade improvement program…
Author: Mac Cordell
Rescuers from Marysville Division of Fire as well as from Allen and Washington townships worked for more than three hours Monday to recover the body of 34-year-old Christopher McDonald. The J&J Schlaegel employee was working inside a trench as part of the city’s Plum Street improvement project when the trench walls collapsed, killing him. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) –––– Investigators say they do not know why an employee was working inside a trench when the trench collapsed. Officials said there was no reason for him to be inside the trench before a trench box, seen at the right, was…
This weekend, Honda of America Mfg., Inc. surpassed $100 million in donations to Ohio communities. The company reached the milestone with a $15,000 gift to Keep Ohio Beautiful to be used to create a sugarbush at Camp Willson in Bellefontaine. As part of the project, volunteers worked to plant sugar maples and other native Ohio hardwoods at the camp. Above, from left, children Mason, Regan and Kaiden along with their mother, Melissa Johnson, help with the planting. (Photo submitted) –––– With its most recent round of charitable giving, Honda of America Mfg., Inc. has surpassed $100 million in philanthropic contributions to…
Ben Layne, right, with the city of Marysville, works to connect this home on Third Street to the newly installed water line, as Jeff Wood looks on. Officials have been working to connect all the homes from Main to Maple streets to the line. Officials said they work as they have time and as the weather permits. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell)
A Marysville man has been charged with burglarizing a home then kidnapping the woman who lived there. Tyson Carl Bodey, 44, of Marysville, has been charged with one count each of felonious assault, kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Chief Deputy Tom Morgan with the Union County Sheriff’s Office said that Bodey was known to the victim and, “it appears he was there frequently.” Officials allege that on the Monday night or early Tuesday morning, he broke into the home. According to court documents, about 2:04 a.m., Tuesday, the Union County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a possible domestic dispute in…
A Marysville woman could be facing nearly two centuries behind bars after allegedly stealing from a variety of governmental agencies. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jessica Nicole Oliver, 27, of 528 Maple St. She is charged with 38 counts of tampering with records and one count each of grand theft, petty theft and theft. According to court documents, between February 2014 and April of 2018, Oliver allegedly repeatedly lied on applications to a variety of local social service agencies including the Union County Veteran’s Service Board, the county health department and the department of job and family services.…
The manager of the Marathon gas station, 236 N. Main St., has been closed for several months. The manager is accused of stealing nearly $40,000 from the store then making a false police report claiming she was robbed. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– A gas station manager, who allegedly stole nearly $40,000 then claimed she had been robbed, has been indicted. Crystal Dawn Blake, 37, of 851 W. Fifth St., has been indicted for one count each of grand theft, falsification in a theft offense, tampering with evidence and making false alarms, According to court documents, between Aug. 1…
Anna McKitrick, of the Plain City/Jerome area, died on her 101st birthday, Thursday, April 3, 2019, at the Hilliard Assisted Living Community. She was a member of the Dublin Community Church and Columbus Metropolitan Area Church Council (CMAC). She was devoted to her church and was dedicated to helping those in need. In 2002 she was the recipient of the Living Faith Award. She loved people, working and helping others and cooking. She retired from RANCO where she worked in the payroll department. She was born in 1918 to the late John and Ella Gray. In addition to her parents,…
A buried power line was cut Wednesday during construction of the Marysville High School Football stadium. The accident cut power to the high school as well as the transportation and maintenance facility and some athletic fields. Classes at the school were dismissed early because of the outage. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– Students are back in school today at Marysville High School after an early dismissal Wednesday. Classes at the high school were dismissed at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. A mishap as part of the district’s stadium construction project cut power to the building about 10:20 a.m. The power was…
A park is planned for the plot of land at the intersection of London Avenue and Ninth Street. City officials are hoping the park will increase connectivity from Memorial Hospital into the Uptown. (Photo submitted) –––– A Marysville park could be getting a new name, even though it has yet to be built. A proposed park at the intersection of Ninth Street and London Avenue has been referenced as “Bicentennial Park” since it was conceptualized. City Manager Terry Emery said he isn’t tied to the name, but it made sense since it was known the park would be completed during…
Marysville officials want more information before making a decision on purchasing the local YMCA. City Manager Terry Emery met this morning with the YMCA executive committee to discuss the city’s desire for more information. Last month, YMCA Board Chair Chuck Dyas asked the city to purchase the YMCA building and property for $3.8 million — $2.3 million for the building and another $1.5 million for needed repairs at the facility. Dyas proposed that Marysville lease the facility back to the YMCA organization for 20 years to continue operations. At Monday night’s work session, Emery said that based on information from…
The man who allegedly threatened to stab police officers and emergency responders with dirty needles and escaped from police has been indicted by the Union County Grand Jury. Anthony C. Lagos, 38, of 270 Somerlot Hoffman Road West, Marion, has been indicted, charged with two counts of inducing panic and one count of vandalism. Police were called to Memorial Hospital at 11:48 a.m., March 11. According to a police report, the caller said a male patient was “creating a disturbance and was not cooperating with hospital staff.” Lagos had barricaded himself in a room in the Intensive Care Unit said…
Dep. Matt Warden Warden, right, playing the role of a shooter, speaks with Terri Himes of the county commissioners’ office as part of Thursday’s simulated active shooter training. Many of the participants wore masks to protect themselves from the simulated gunfire as part of the training. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– At 2:22 p.m., the first of five shots rang out inside the Union County Office Building. As the shooter roamed the halls, screaming that he was looking for “Dave,” he found nothing but empty offices. That was the point. The event was a drill. The shooter, Lt. Matt…
Tina LaRoche, deputy director of the Union County Board of Elections, demonstrates one of the new ballot marking machines Union County has purchased. Local election officials are testing the equipment before putting it into use for the November election. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– In November, Union County voters will notice a change. Over the next few weeks, the Union County Board of Elections is receiving new voting equipment In total, the new equipment cost $1.19 million, $667,000 of it paid by the state and the remainder by the county. The purchase includes 258 ballot-marking machines, 30 of which…