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Ostrander receives $431,545 grant for recreational trail
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 20, 2026
The Village of Ostrander has been awarded a $431,545 grant through the Clean Ohio Trails Fund administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help construct a new recreational trail along ...
JA officials try to get ahead of planned student walk-out
Education, News, Plain City News
A social media post, shown above, encouraging a student walk-out Friday at Jonathan Alder High School began circulating online last week. The post identifies opposition to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency as the reason for the protest. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
February 20, 2026
Ahead of a rumored protest by Jonathan Alder High School students, district officials issued a statement saying that a walk-out could come with severe consequences. The district released the statement...
Jerome Township fire called arson
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 19, 2026
Investigators are looking into an arson fire at a home that was under construction in a Jerome Township subdivision. According to a press release from the Jerome Township Division of Fire, at 12:44 a....
Red roof obtains former Super 8
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The former Super 8 motel at 16510 Square Drive, pictured above, has been purchased by Red Roof Inn. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 19, 2026
Red Roof has announced the opening of the Red Roof Inn & Suites Marysville, a 70-room hotel at 16510 Square Drive that is currently undergoing a full renovation. The location was formerly a Super 8 mo...
County may not pave any roads in 2026
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By Michael Williamson 
February 19, 2026
A year after the Union County Engineer’s Office said the 2025 summer paving program might not happen, the issue hasn’t gotten much better. In fact, for the second time in a row, Engineer Jeff Stauch t...
Grant will help buy Narcan and nalaxone
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The Union County Health Department is looking to install more Narcan dispensers, called “naloxboxes,” in the county as part of a grant funded effort to reduce drug harm in rural communities. Pictured above is a naloxbox located at the health department. There are currently boxes located at Wings Support and Recovery, Northwestern Fire District, Marysville Division of Fire Decker Station, Maryhaven Union County and Lighthouse Behavioral Services. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
By Kyle Meddles 
February 19, 2026
The Union County Health Department (UCHD) received a $100,000 state grant that will go toward reducing drug harm in the county’s rural communities. At the regular meeting of the UCHD Board of Health o...
New director hired for U.C. tourism
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 18, 2026
Crystal Cassady was recently named the new head of the organization, officially starting in her new role on Tuesday. Cassady will replace Karen Eylon, who is still with the organization working throug...
District to challenge land values
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Marysville seeks increase on handful of corporate properties
By Michael Williamson 
February 17, 2026
Marysville’s board of education is looking to file complaints over some of last year’s property valuations. If successful, changes to the value of eight parcels could significantly increase the distri...
School threat believed a cover-up plan
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“tomorrow im coming to school and i will blow the school up and hurt everyone inside of the school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," - Threat emailed to Marysville schools Thursday night
By Kyle Meddles 
February 17, 2026
Police now suspect that the terroristic threats hoax started by a Marysville woman could have been an attempt to cover up her probation violations. Following threats made to the Marysville Exempted Vi...
City pays $4.3M for future water facility site
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Marysville purchased 248 acres of land as part of the Dorral Farms property on Hinton-Mill Road over the weekend. While the whole property, nearly 500 acres, went up for auction, the city secured a few large sections, parcels 13, 14 and 15, shown on the map above, for a future water plant/reservoir. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
February 17, 2026
City officials said the land purchased over the weekend east of Marysville could save the city millions on future water infrastructure costs. On Saturday, city officials purchased 248 acres of land as...
Fire alarm during wrestling duals
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 17, 2026
Marysville firefighters are shown at the Marysville High School Sunday after a fire alarm was triggered during the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association state duals. (Journal-Tribune photo by...
Swingers Select brings home title
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Above, Marysville High School’s Swingers Select show choir performs at Saturday’s Loveland Showfest. The group captured its first ever treble division grand championship. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 16, 2026
On Saturday, the Marysville Swingers Select show choir competed at Loveland Showfest. Swingers Select, the newest show choir at Marysville High School, is a treble group consisting of 50 sopranos and ...
Thick as pea soup
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By Michael Williamson 
February 16, 2026
The Marysville water tower, shown above off London Avenue, was barely visible through the thick fog Monday morning. With temperatures rising well above freezing and melting piles of snow still on the ...
Court News, Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
February 16, 2026
The Marysville man charged with attacking another man with a machete has now pled guilty. Following a two-day jury trial in the Union County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, Morris William...
“We don’t want data centers”
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Cooks Pointe developer puts foot down
By Michael Williamson 
February 14, 2026
Marysville City Council members have some questions of their own over what should and shouldn’t go into the Cook’s Pointe development. The board heard the first reading Monday night of an amended plan...
JA looks at school funding upheaval
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By Michael Williamson 
February 14, 2026
School funding is a challenging enough subject when it applies to a district dealing with one county but what about dealing with three counties? That’s what Jonathan Alder Treasurer Mark Ingles is wre...
City building
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By Michael Williamson 
February 13, 2026
Jonathan Alder families look over a cardboard city project built by junior high school students at the board of education meeting Tuesday. The project was one part of the school’s Innovation Intervent...
Marysville woman arrested for school threat
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 13, 2026
The Marysville School District was notified Thursday evening of a reported threat involving one of its schools and the Marysville Police Department (MPD) has arrested a suspect. According to a press r...
“Rex’s Exes” SSP’s next production
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Silver Scene Players rehearse for their upcoming spring play, “Rex’s Exes,” which will be held at Veterans Memorial Auditorium March 20-22. From left to right in the back row is Linda Fischer, Elizabeth Creek, Caraline Griffith, and Leah Heflin. Pictured in the front row is Erik Gray. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 13, 2026
Silver Scene Players is planning to bring a southern-inspired romantic comedy from playwright Jones Hope Wooten to Marysville this spring. “Rex’s Exes” tells the story of a group of Texas cousins prep...
Memorial buys two more lots near hospital
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Pictured above is an aerial photograph of the Memorial Hospital campus. The two recently purchased lots on Walnut Street are shown in blue. The yellow boxes represent property already owned by the hospital. The red boxes are hospital owned properties scheduled to be paved for parking in the spring. (Graphic submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 12, 2026
Memorial Health has purchased two additional properties near the hospital’s main campus which will be used for parking. The system’s board of trustees approved the purchase of lots at 517 and 518 S. W...
U.C. nets nearly $6M in interest in 2025
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 12, 2026
Union County’s investment income hit a new record last year. Andy Smarra, the county treasurer, updated the commissioners on the county’s investment portfolio during the quarterly investment advisory ...
Ballot finalized; one removed from state race
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By Michael Williamson 
February 11, 2026
Union County Board of Elections officials approved the candidates and issues list for the spring primary. The board met Tuesday morning to solidify the list just a few days after the filing deadline f...
Jerome data center site may be added to development district
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By Michael Williamson 
February 11, 2026
Three properties in Jerome Township are looking to enter the area’s Joint Economic Development District (JEDD), but much of the focus is on the one that’s most likely to become a data center. Eric Phi...
The birth of Richwood’s “heart and soul”
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One notable speaker who attended the Opera House was former President Warren G. Harding, who spoke at the town hall on Oct. 21, 1903. Pictured above, a poster depicts Harding and a brief synopsis of his visit. (Photo submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
February 11, 2026
With the news that the Opera House will be demolished, local historian and Marysville Municipal Court Judge Robert Parrott shared his compiled history of the 136-year-old building. Steeped in history ...
Fat lady sings on Opera House
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Pictured above is an old postcard showing the Richwood Town Hall and Opera House, which was constructed in 1890. (Photo submitted)
Village Council votes to tear down Richwood landmark
By Kyle Meddles 
February 11, 2026
In a sequence of drama fit for an opera, Richwood council’s vote to demolish the Opera House ended in a tie-breaking “yes” vote from the mayor, putting an end to years of discussion surrounding the fa...
Hall of Fame inducts three
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By Tim Miller 
February 10, 2026
The Marysville High School Athletic Hall of Fame added three new inductees Friday evening. They are, from left, Frank Runion (cross-country and track and field), Amber Church Kuchmek (softball) and Sc...
Study to align stakeholder goals along 161
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By Michael Williamson 
February 10, 2026
Local officials are working to unify the goals and actions of the jurisdictions along the Route 161 corridor east of Plain City. That working group, which has been meeting over the last year, heard a ...
Governor candidate speaks locally
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 9, 2026
Dr. Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, spoke to a room full of supporters at the Union County Services Building on London Avenue Saturday. Acton's appearance was part of a fundraiser f...
HondaJet is first craft of its kind with autonomous landing technology
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The HondaJet Elite II , shown above, has been certified by the FAA to become the first production model twin-turbine very light business jet available with Emergency Autoland. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 9, 2026
Honda Aircraft Company announced that the HondaJet Elite II has become the first production model twin-turbine very light business jet certified to equip Emergency Autoland (EAL), following certificat...
P.C. recognizes employees for snow removal efforts
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By Jack Christian 
February 9, 2026
During the Village of Plain City's recent council work session meeting, the village awarded special recognition to the Public Works Department for its efforts during the last two week’s record snowfal...