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Grand champion steer sold
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Grand champion steer sold
By Chad Williamson 
July 29, 2025
Natalie Williams sold the Grand Champion Steer for $5,600 to Honda Marysville and Leon’s Garage at Saturday’s 2025 Junior Fair Livestock Sale. Pictured from left to right are Stella Williams, Fair Que...
Potbelly Sandwiches to be part of new retail space
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Potbelly Sandwiches to be part of new retail space
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 29, 2025
Potbelly Sandwich Works will anchor a new commercial development that is breaking ground in Marysville. OLIO Development Group, a commercial real estate development firm based in Columbus, recently an...
Dairy Feeder sets record at livestock sale
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Dairy Feeder sets record at livestock sale
By Chad Williamson 
July 29, 2025
Jenna Dee sold the fair’s Grand Champion Purebread Dairy Feeder for record $10,500 to group of bidding businesses including Fancy Pants Renovation, Wingfield Farms, Miller Builders Group, Aaron Boerge...
Auditors talk property tax relief
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Auditors talk property tax relief
By Michael Williamson 
July 28, 2025
There could be solutions to the ever-increasing property taxes in Ohio but a number of county auditors said it has to begin with the legislature listening to the people. A group of Ohio county auditor...
Man charged with stabbing family member
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Man charged with stabbing family member
By Kyle Meddles 
July 28, 2025
A Marysville man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly stabbing his stepfather multiple times following a domestic dispute. The suspect, Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, of Marysville, has been charged...
Domestic dispute turns into a stabbing
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Domestic dispute turns into a stabbing
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 28, 2025
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported that a suspect, Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, has been arrested after a domestic dispute with his stepfather turned into a stabbing on Cotton Slash Road Sunday...
Hyp Hop makes a comeback
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Hyp Hop (left) enjoys an apple snack from Jaden Brake (right) while in his stall at the Union County Fairgrounds this past week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Hyp Hop makes a comeback
Trainer offers second chance for racehorse
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 26, 2025
Second chances come in many forms and one horse is a perfect example of one of them. Jaden Brake, 14, is currently showing an 18-year-old horse dubbed Hyp Hop at this year’s Union County Fair. This is...
Progress made on Mill Creek
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Progress made on Mill Creek
By Michael Williamson 
July 25, 2025
The water levels along Mill Creek are looking “significantly better,” according to Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch. That’s a direct result, he said, of the thousands of logjams being cleared out of ...
Making the rounds
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Making the rounds
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 25, 2025
Meghan Morey of Marysville turns the corner on an obstacle during the A Bar barrel racing at the Union County Fairgrounds grandstands Thursday evening. The fair runs until tomorrow evening. (Journal-T...
Jerome Fire gets state hazard funds
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Jerome Fire gets state hazard funds
By Jack Christian 
July 25, 2025
Jerome Township has been awarded a public grant from the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to support hazardous material training for first responders. The $800,000 grant was distributed among ...
Walmart donates to local nonprofit groups
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As part of its remodel, the Marysville Walmart showcased a new community-focused mural including cultural references to the city, including the Union County Courthouse, Monarch butterflys, hot air balloons and more. The mural was done by artist Elsa Gonzalez De La Cruz and is part of Walmart’s Community Mural Program aimed at celebrating communities around the country. (Photo submitted)
Walmart donates to local nonprofit groups
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 25, 2025
The local Walmart Supercenter, 555 Coleman’s Crossing Blvd., recently unveiled its remodeled interior to the public on Friday, which comes with a commitment to the community in the form of $9,750 in g...
Hydraulic fluid closed East Fifth Street
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Marysville crews pull road closed signs off East Fifth Street Thursday afternoon following a hydraulic fluid spill. The road was closed between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. while crews cleaned the street. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Hydraulic fluid closed East Fifth Street
By Michael Williamson 
July 24, 2025
The reported road hazard that closed East Fifth Street for the better part of Thursday morning was due to hydraulic fluid leaking onto the roadway. Drivers on the east side of Marysville at about 7:30...
Data epicenter
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Data epicenter
Commissioner learns struggles of Virginia county with 200 data centers
By Michael Williamson 
July 24, 2025
Local leaders recently had an opportunity to hear from an elected official in Virginia who has first-hand experience dealing with data centers – a lot of data centers. At the recent National Associati...
Reporter puts in some fair shooting
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Journal-Tribune reporter Kyle Meddles, pictured above, took on the Laser Shot shooting simulator hosted by the Union County Sheriff’s Office at the fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon and shared his experience participating in the simulated scenarios alongside Sheriff Mike Justice. The public is welcome to stop by the old Merchant’s building to participate until the fair ends. Children are welcome daily until 4 p.m. and adults can shoot from 4 to 8 p.m. (Photo submitted)
Reporter puts in some fair shooting
Gives account of UCSO simulator at fairgrounds
By Kyle Meddles 
July 23, 2025
In the early afternoon on Wednesday, I had the opportunity to try out the Laser Shot shooting simulator courtesy of the Union County Sheriff’s Office, even going toe-to-toe in a shooting competition w...
Fair fun in the sun
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Fair fun in the sun
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 23, 2025
Fairgoers scratch their adrenaline itch with the amusement rides on a bright sunny Tuesday at the Union County Fairgrounds. The fair runs through Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Pigheaded pair
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Pigheaded pair
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 23, 2025
Maddox Gibson (left) and Barrett Boerger (right) guide their pigs in an enclosed area at the Union County Fairgrounds earlier this week. The Junior Fair Livestock Sale will be held Saturday, the final...
Memorial Health appoints new chief financial officer
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Memorial Health appoints new chief financial officer
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 23, 2025
Memorial Health has announced the appointment of Scott Endsley, a finance healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience, as the organization’s new chief financiaofficer (CFO), effective O...
Survey results on vaping concern NU officials
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Survey results on vaping concern NU officials
By Kyle Meddles 
July 23, 2025
North Union’s board of education went through year-end statistics from the 2024-2025 school year, including state testing information and student survey responses, which generated concern over vaping ...
Auditor to hold event on property tax “crisis”
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Auditor to hold event on property tax “crisis”
By Michael Williamson 
July 22, 2025
As property tax reform continues to be a topic of conversation for Ohio residents, several county auditors are offering some insights and information to the public. Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver ...
Benjamin Franklin attends Steam Threshers parade
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Benjamin Franklin attends Steam Threshers parade
By Michael Williamson 
July 21, 2025
A Benjamin Franklin lookalike passes out prop $100 bills at the 76th Annual Steam Threshers Grand Parade in Plain City on Friday. The man dressed as one of America’s founders was just one of several p...
A quick embrace
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A quick embrace
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 21, 2025
Bits 4H Club member Brookelynn Coder (right) embraces Double for Lily ahead of a competition at the Union County Fairgrounds Monday morning. The fair continues through Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo...
MPD stops 12-year-old driver
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MPD stops 12-year-old driver
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 21, 2025
A local 12-year-old girl was arrested after taking her mom’s car for a drive without permission in the early morning hours on Monday. At 3 a.m., Marysville Division of Police Captain Nate Sachs said t...
Fair week is here
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Fair week is here
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 21, 2025
Lexi Doty (left) cleans the tail of her steer, Wario, following a barn meeting and ahead of weigh-in at the Union County Fairgrounds Monday morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Honda’s Anna engine plant turns 40
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Honda’s Anna engine plant turns 40
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 21, 2025
Honda’s Anna plant will celebrate its 40th anniversary this week. The company will officially mark the occasion on Tuesday, highlighting how the Anna Engine Plant (AEP) is the largest Honda auto engin...
Mill Valley murder suspect ruled not competent to stand trial
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Mill Valley murder suspect ruled not competent to stand trial
By Kyle Meddles 
July 19, 2025
The man charged in the Mill Valley murder case has been deemed unfit to stand trial. According to a journal entry from the Union County Court of Common Pleas Thursday, Micaiah Immanuel Swindler – who ...
Coleman’s Crossing roundabout taking shape
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Coleman’s Crossing roundabout taking shape
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 19, 2025
The roundabout project at Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard and Industrial Parkway is taking shape as crews work to get the intersection open ahead of the start of school next month. City officials said cl...
“Jonnie” Alder’s source for answers
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“Jonnie” Alder’s source for answers
By Michael Williamson 
July 19, 2025
Jonathan Alder is ramping up efforts to get information to the community and part of that will include a new question and answer feature on the district website nicknamed “Jonnie.” Alder’s communicati...
Marysville facility plan approved by board of education
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Marysville facility plan approved by board of education
By Chad Williamson 
July 18, 2025
It appears a new middle school and grade reconfiguration will lead the way as the Marysville School District plans for the future. Faced with bulging enrollment, the district asked the HPM consulting ...
Grassroots project
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Grassroots project
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 18, 2025
Crews working on Fairbanks' football field and track recently began installing sod onto the gridiron this past week. The new grass turf is to be completed prior to the start of the 2025 season while t...
Wastewater treatment facility serving Plain City progressing
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Wastewater treatment facility serving Plain City progressing
By Jack Christian 
July 18, 2025
Plain City is undergoing a period of significant growth and transformation, marked by a series of ongoing infrastructure projects through the village and the service area covered by the Mid-Ohio Water...