Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

The holiday season is almost upon us and, with that, comes all of the family holiday traditions. On Christmas Eve, everyone gathers at my aunt’s house for a not-so-formal dinner as we count down to mi...

Elections have consequences, especially when voters are looking at their tax bills. From as far back as we can remember, elected officials have told residents that growth that is coming this way would...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

There is a playoff problem with Ohio high school football. Actually, there are a lot of problems all rolled into one big pile and things started to smell in the first round of postseason play last wee...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

This week marks the 45th anniversary of the release of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the 1978 film that introduced masked killer, Michael Myers, to the world. Since we have now arrived at the last weeke...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Earlier this week I received a package in the mail. It was a vintage, 1970’s-80’s era toboggan hat. Burgundy and gold, the thick knit cap has a big fuzzy ball on the top and a Washington Redskins patc...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

In elementary school was the first time I was ever really mad at a book. My class read the classic dystopian novel “The Giver” by Lois Lowry and I was enthralled by it. The book was super fascinating ...

The Marysville Journal-Tribune employees understandably don’t get much front page coverage. That is why we run the photo of the entire staff on the subscription ad because it never gets old crediting ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Bryson Stott blasted a grand slam for the Phillies Wednesday night to help Philadelphia sweep the Marlins in the National League Wild Card round. The crowd exploded. It was a magical moment for the ho...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

“It is what it is.” I hear myself and others say that phrase a lot lately and part of me worries we’re getting a little too comfortable with it. Or maybe more specifically we’re comfortable with what ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Comedian John Mulaney jokes in one of his stand-up routines that, as a child, he thought quicksand would be much more of a problem than it actually turned out to be. Thanks to cartoons, kids are unive...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

As local students settle back into class, I thought I would share one of the most vivid memories from my school years. I refused to believe Millard Fillmore was a President. It’s funny the flashbulb t...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Several weeks ago, I did a column about how I hadn’t been to the theater in months and that the release of Oppenheimer might just be the movie to bring me back. With multiplex ticket prices up over $1...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

It is back to school season and I dislike it as much as my kids or my wife, a teacher. I remember a commercial for an office supply store from several years ago. A parent danced down the aisle, gleefu...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

My family and I often joke that we have spent more time together in the car than we have in any one single house. Between moving to new houses for my dad’s job in the military and driving to visit fam...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

One of the strangest things my grandparents ever asked for was a simple photograph. My mother’s parents wanted someone in the family to take a picture of them standing on the front porch of their home...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...