Author: Will Channell

According to Marysville Police Department reports: Zachary M. Hayden, 30, of Dog Leg Road, was arrested for violating a protection order or consent agreement West Fifth Street Friday at 6:20 a.m. Police investigated a vehicle that passed a school bus on Springwood Lane Friday at 9:23 a.m. Officers responded to a dispute on Woodline Drive Friday at 12:47 p.m. Michael Moore, 30, of Christianburg, was arrested for theft on Colemans Crossing Boulevard Friday at 7:35 p.m. Officers investigated telephone harassment on Windmill Drive Friday at 8:22 p.m. Officers investigated a judgment suspension Friday at 11:12 p.m. Police responded to a…

This series of photos shows members of the Union County water rescue team as they work to save a dog, named Scarlett, from a partially frozen pond on Dog Leg Road Friday. (Journal-Tribune photos by Will Channell) –––– Union County’s water rescue team pulled a dog to safety after it fell into frigid water Friday morning on Dog Leg Road. At about 10:45 a.m. authorities received a report of an Australian Shepherd that had fallen into a pond at 20696 Dog Leg Road. Despite single-digit temperatures, the pond had a portion toward the middle that hadn’t frozen over, and the…

According to Marysville Police Department reports: Police investigated a report of extortion Thursday at 7 a.m. Police responded to unruly juveniles on Scott Farms Boulevard Thursday at 12:01 p.m. Officers responded to property damage on West Sixth Street Thursday at 6 p.m. Muftah Faraj Fietouri, 62, of, Allenby Drive, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence on Allenby Drive Thursday at 4:15 p.m. Jaymali B. King, 31, of Springfield, was arrested on a warrant Thursday at 8:36 p.m. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: A deputy and units from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Marysville Fire Department and…

Local law enforcement saw a decrease in overall vehicle crashes in 2018, though officials are worried about impaired drivers. According to preliminary numbers from Marysville Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSP) Post Commander Lt. Molly Harris, there were 1,241 crashes in 2018 handled by Union County law enforcement. Non-injury crashes made up 946 of those, while 289 were injury crashes and six were fatal. That compares to 1,320 crashes in 2017, four of which involved fatalities. One area that saw an increase was crashes involving alcohol or drug impairment. In 2018, the OSP alone handled 28 crashes through October last year…

According to Marysville Police Department reports: Police investigated a report of sexual imposition at an unspecified address Wednesday at 11:41 a.m. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: A deputy responded to Route 38 near Orchard Road to investigate a property damage crash involving a Ford Focus that lost control and drove off the road Wednesday at 7:12 a.m. A deputy was sent to a property in the 13000 block of Leeper Perkins Road to investigate harassment involving a social media website Wednesday at 1:03 p.m. A deputy responded to the intersection of Route 4 and Route 161 to investigate…

Pictured above, work on the West Third Street water line replacement in Marysville continues this morning. According to Public Service Director Mike Andrako, the work could end within a month. “That’s really dependent on the weather,” Andrako said. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Channell)

According to Marysville Police Department reports: Officers responded to a violation of a protection order on West Fifth Street Thursday at 4:49 p.m. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: Makayla D. Davis, 22, of Columbus, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after a deputy stopped to assist a disabled motorist on U.S. 42 at 1:12 a.m. Tuesday. Samuel R. Davis, 21, of Urbana, was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence after deputies investigated a property damage crash involving a 2008 Nissan Altima that drove off the road and into a ditch on North Lewisburg Road,…

A mound of snow rises above a bench in Uptown Marysville Thursday morning. City Public Service Director Mike Andrako said he was happy with the work city crews did this weekend to clear out snow from the roads. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Channell) –––– This past weekend’s snowstorm saw the City of Marysville more than double its snow removal operator hours. According to Marysville Public Service Director Mike Andrako, the city used 438 operator hours over the weekend into Monday with 231 tons of salt. “We’ll know that probably in a week or two,” Andrako said. That brings the season…

Local officials hosted a ribbon cutting for the opening of the new Cooks Pointe Boulevard Wednesday. From left are Jason Stanford of the Union County Office of Economic Development, City Finance Director Justin Nahvi, Cody Johnston of Richwood Bank, Darrison Cook, councilperson Alan Seymour, Danielle Burns, Richwood Bank President Chad Hoffman, Wayne Horowitz, Michelle Cook, Kyle Foyt, Dean Cook, Mayor J.R. Rausch, Dave Boerger, Dawn Cook, Dave Cook, Doug Ropp of the Marysville Division of Police, Councilperson Henk Berbee, Dave Amerine of UCO Industries, Barbara Taylor, councilperson Scott Brock, City Engineer Jeremy Hoyt, Andrea Weaver, City Law Director Tim Aslaner,…

According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: Deputies attempted to stop a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer in the U.S. 33 rest area Monday at 2:11 a.m. The vehicle fled the scene driving west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 33. Marysville Police officers located the vehicle near Buerger Street and Connolly Street in the City of Marysville. After further investigation, the vehicle was found to have been stolen from Columbus. Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 22000 block of Route 47 to investigate a domestic dispute between husband and wife Saturday at 4:20 a.m. Deputies responded to the intersection…

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are looking for a white van that was involved in a crash that sent a woman to the hospital in critical condition Monday. According to Tyler Easter, a Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper, the crash occurred on U.S. 33 westbound near Mitchell Dewitt Road Monday at 12:57 p.m. Easter said a Toyota Scion was overtaking a white van in the right lane when the van merged into the left lane, forcing the Scion into the median. Easter said the Toyota rolled over three times, ejecting the driver, Xaviana LaGrone, 25, of Indiana. The white van…

According to Marysville Police Department reports: Frances Suzanne Hurban, 25, of Columbus, was arrested for having physical control of a vehicle while under the influence on Mill Park Drive Friday at 5:16 a.m. Austin Keith Jones, 25, of Pin Oak Drive, was arrested for domestic violence on Pin Oak Drive Friday at 9:31 p.m. Police investigated a report of interference with custody on Summer Tree Loop Friday at 11:11 a.m. Police investigated a report of a counterfeit money on North Cherry Street Friday at 1:17 p.m. Officers responded to a report of telephone harassment on Mill Wood Boulevard Friday at…

Pictured is the vacant Marathon station on North Main Street. Its owner Northtowne Sunoco is looking to sell the property. City of Marysville officials say that the surrounding area could turn into residential properties if the right developers take interest. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Channell) –––– Residents going through Marysville’s Uptown may have noticed that the Marathon station next to the train tracks on North Main Street is closed. Officials from the company that owns the station, Northtowne Sunoco in Fort Loramie, say they are looking to sell the property and business. Northtowne Sunoco District Manager Stacy Kauffman said the…

Creating controversy where there is none One of the biggest problems facing society today is fact that it’s hard for people with non-extreme opinions to have their voices heard. The only way you get attention is if you yell your views, or if those views are extreme. The reason I’ve been thinking about this is the recent bizarre backlash against a show on Netflix called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Kondo is a “tidying expert” who wrote a book about her various methods of getting rid of clutter. Essentially, her method boils down to only keeping things that speak to…

According to Marysville Police Department reports: Officers investigated a theft on Colemans Crossing Boulevard Thursday at 2:56 p.m. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports: A deputy investigated a property damage crash involving a 2005 Honda Civic that struck a deer on Northwest Parkway near Paver Barnes Road Thursday at 12:39 a.m. A deputy arrested Amber M. Rowland, 30, of Prospect, at the Union County Courthouse by order of the court Thursday at 10:50 a.m. She was taken to the Tri-County Regional Jail. A deputy responded to Route 4 south of Route 37 to investigate a property damage crash involving…