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Local News

City marks Juneteenth
Local News, News
City marks Juneteenth
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 19, 2025
Judge Robert Parrott speaks to a group of people during Marysville's Juneteenth celebration Thursday morning at Partners Park. The city marked the event with a community breakfast and music from the M...
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Tour of the town
Marysville City Council, News
Tour of the town
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 19, 2025
Marysville City Council President Donald Boerger gestures as he leads a tour of uptown buildings and talks about the history of the town with a group of visiting executives from Nestle Wednesday. The ...
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Rayl has served many roles for county
Local News, News
Rayl has served many roles for county
Announces retirement after 35 years
By Michael Williamson 
June 19, 2025
A Union County employee with more than three decades of experience in public service has retired. The Board of Union County Commissioners announced recently that Letitia Rayl is retiring from the offi...
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Chief: Officer shootings could hurt recruiting
Plain City, Plain City News
Chief: Officer shootings could hurt recruiting
By Jack Christian 
June 17, 2025
A string of officer-involved shootings across the region may be contributing to lower-than-expected applications to the Plain City Police Department. During a discussion at the Monday meeting of villa...
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$100M in ODOT projects underway
Local News, News
A large, water-filled bladder catches debris from the demolition of the bridge near Magnetic Springs earlier this month. The project started as a repair and turned into a full replacement set to be finished this fall. The bridge is one of close to $100 million in roadway projects the Ohio Department of Transportation is working on around Union County now and into the future. (Photo submitted)
$100M in ODOT projects underway
By Michael Williamson 
June 16, 2025
Drivers may notice a few more orange construction signs going up as Union County is looking at just shy of $100 million in roadway projects now and into the future. Ohio Department of Transportation r...
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Area of Lowe’s to get plaza
Local News, News
An early rendering shows a possible design for a commercial building being proposed on Delaware Avenue in front of Lowe’s. The project applicant went to the Marysville Board of Zoning Appeals Monday night looking to get a variance on the amount of glass allowed on the building’s front. (Graphic submitted)
Area of Lowe’s to get plaza
By Michael Williamson 
June 16, 2025
The shopping center on Delaware Avenue, home to Lowe’s and Goodwill, could eventually get some company. A project applicant is looking to put a commercial building on the East Pointe Plaza lot just we...
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P.C. officials show out for grand opening
News, Plain City, Plain City News
P.C. officials show out for grand opening
By Jack Christian 
June 16, 2025
Haley Lupton, Plain City’s village administrator, pictured here at the podium, delivers the opening remarks Friday for the opening of The Depot at Public Square. Village officials and residents turned...
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Jerome will seek renewal of fire levy
News, Plain City News
Jerome will seek renewal of fire levy
By Jack Christian 
June 16, 2025
Jerome Township officials have decided to proceed with a basic renewal of the township’s fire levy following a public meeting held Tuesday night. More ambitious plans to expand emergency services-incl...
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Ferguson remains on board despite calls for resignation
Marysville School Board, News
Ferguson remains on board despite calls for resignation
By Chad Williamson 
June 14, 2025
In the face of calls for him to resign, Marysville school board member Jermaine Ferguson resisted and vowed to be an example of “someone who can fail but rise again.” At a meeting Thursday, the board,...
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Citizens ponder Alder’s next steps on levy
News, Plain City, Plain City News
Citizens ponder Alder’s next steps on levy
By Mike Williamson 
June 13, 2025
When Jonathan Alder eventually goes back on the ballot, the district has a better idea about what may draw more supportive voters. After holding a town hall-style community forum Tuesday to talk about...
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First phase of Depot in Plain City opens
News, Plain City News
A crowd of onlookers gather in Plain City Friday for the grand opening of The Depot at Public Square in the village’s Uptown. After years of planning, the first phase of what will become a community gathering space near the eastern water tower had its official ribbon-cutting. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
First phase of Depot in Plain City opens
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 13, 2025
Years of planning and dedication culminated on Friday with a highly anticipated grand opening of The Depot at Public Square, marking the successful completion of Phase 1 in Plain City’s multi-phase re...
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High school busing reduced in Marysville
Marysville School Board, News
High school busing reduced in Marysville
Older students within 2 miles will have to find own way to school
By Chad Williamson 
June 13, 2025
Some Marysville High School students will need to find a new way to and from school next year. The board of education voted Thursday night to move the high school busing limit from 1.5 miles to 2 mile...
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Honda Marysville brings Acura onboard
Local News, News
Honda Marysville is set to have Acura vehicles for sale as soon as this weekend as part of the dealership’s plan to open a new Acura location in the city. Construction on the planned facility is anticipated to begin in July, with a completion date of late spring or early summer in 2026. (Photo submitted)
Honda Marysville brings Acura onboard
Sales to begin this weekend; new building planned for next spring
By Jack Christian 
June 11, 2025
Big changes are coming to Honda Marysville, as the dealership announced it will soon open a new Acura location. Bruce Daniels, the dealer principal, envisions what he describes as a “Honda-Disney-like...
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Marysville board primed to reprimand Ferguson
Marysville School Board, News
Marysville board primed to reprimand Ferguson
By Chad Williamson 
June 11, 2025
The Marysville Board of Education appears poised to vote on reprimanding one of its own. On the agenda for tonight’s school board meeting is a resolution to censure member Jermaine Ferguson in respons...
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Route 161 stores targeted by bomb threats
Plain City, Plain City News
Route 161 stores targeted by bomb threats
By Kyle Meddles 
June 11, 2025
The Union County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a total of five bomb threats that have been made against businesses off Route 161 in the area of Costco, including Taco Bell, over the past ...
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Citizens to city: Slow down Marysville East
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
Citizens to city: Slow down Marysville East
By Mike Williamson 
June 10, 2025
The message was loud and clear at the Marysville City Council meeting Monday night: things are moving too fast and people want it to slow down – in this case, decisions over the Marysville East develo...
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Marysville woman charged in human trafficking ring
Local News, News
Marysville woman charged in human trafficking ring
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 9, 2025
A Marysville woman is listed among the group who pleaded guilty to charges related to a Columbus-area human trafficking ring. Alexias Monay Lashel Carr-Johnson, 30, of Marysville pleaded guilty to per...
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Touch a Truck event avoids gloomy weather
Local News, News
Touch a Truck event avoids gloomy weather
By Michael Williamson 
June 7, 2025
Slightly gray and gloomy weather didn’t keep Hayes, 2, of Marysville, from checking out a parked backhoe at the city’s annual Touch a Truck event Friday morning. Families stopped by Mill Valley Park C...
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Jerome trustees OK 24-home development
News, Plain City News
Jerome trustees OK 24-home development
By Kyle Meddles 
June 7, 2025
The Jerome Township Trustees voted to approve the next step toward bringing a new 24-unit housing development to the township, a development with a focus on preserving trees during its construction. D...
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Art wraps appearing in Uptown
Local News, News
The first of the Marysville traffic box wraps is up at Partners Park. The first one, shown above, is titled “Running into the Future” and embraces the project theme of bringing the past to life. Residents are encouraged to check out the art piece, which will be one of nine around the Uptown. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Art wraps appearing in Uptown
By Michael Williamson 
June 6, 2025
The first of Marysville’s traffic box wraps is now available for people to see. Earlier this week, crews installed the first wrap at Partners Park in the city’s Uptown as part of the 2025 Traffic Box ...
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CSX confirms no injuries in train derailment
Local News, News
CSX confirms no injuries in train derailment
By Kyle Meddles 
June 6, 2025
A spokesperson for CSX Transportation has confirmed that a local CSX work train derailed a locomotive at around 8:40 a.m., Thursday, and that there were no injuries or threat to the surrounding commun...
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Emergency crews not called to derailment
Local News, News
Crews work to clean up a train engine and car derailment early Thursday morning on the railroad tracks near Industrial Parkway and Parker-Hannifin. (Photo submitted)
Emergency crews not called to derailment
By Kyle Meddles 
June 5, 2025
CSX Transportation crews worked to clean up a train engine and car derailment early Thursday morning on the railroad near Industrial Parkway and Parker-Hannifin. Fire Marshal Keith Watson with the Mar...
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Property values expected to climb
Local News, News
Property values expected to climb
By Michael Williamson 
June 4, 2025
Union County may be slightly late in turning in the revaluation abstract to the state after the recent cyber security incident, but it doesn’t change the results: property values will likely be going ...
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UCBDD will seek renewal levy in the fall
Local News, News
UCBDD will seek renewal levy in the fall
By Michael Williamson 
June 4, 2025
The Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities is officially asking to return to the ballot this November. At the regular county commissioners meeting Wednesday, Kara Brown, the UCBDD superinten...
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County climbs to five tick types
Local News, News
Ohio is seeing rise in its tick population and the most common ones to find around the state are, from left: blacklegged tick nymph, blacklegged tick female, blacklegged tick male, American dog tick female, American Dog tick male, Lone Star tick female and the Lone Star tick male. (Photo submitted)
County climbs to five tick types
By Michael Williamson 
June 3, 2025
Ohio has more ticks than it used to and there are more species that carry more diseases – some of which are here in Union County. That is according to Tim McDermott, a professor of agriculture and nat...
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Suspect shot by police had history of violence
Local News, News
Suspect shot by police had history of violence
By Kyle Meddles 
June 2, 2025
Following an officer-involved shooting stemming from a domestic incident Friday, the Marysville Police Division has identified the suspect, Dustin Edward Ohm, 29, of Marysville, who has a prior histor...
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Springtime hatchlings
Local News, News
Springtime hatchlings
By From JT Staff Reports 
June 2, 2025
Area residents know that spring brings a host of feathered friends making nests in trees and a variety of other locations. The blue eggs in a nest off Seventh Street, shown at left, soon turned into a...
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City council encourages developer, resident dialogue
Marysville City Council, News
Marysville City Council members are working through potential uses for a 307-acre piece of the Marysville East development’s innovation area. The patch of land, shown above, is located between Watkins Road to the south and U.S. 36 to the north. (Graphic submitted)
City council encourages developer, resident dialogue
By Michael Williamson 
May 28, 2025
As the city considers zoning options for a portion of the Marysville East development, council wants developers to continue “good neighbor” discussions with existing – and concerned – property owners....
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Remembering those who served
Local News, News
Remembering those who served
By Michael Williamson, Chad Williamson 
May 28, 2025
Cool, clear weather greeted area residents as they ventured out for Memorial Day events in Union County Monday. Above, a group of children watch as the parade passes on West Fifth Street in Marysville...
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McCarthy views impact of federal changes
Local News, News
McCarthy views impact of federal changes
By Michael Williamson 
May 27, 2025
One Union County commissioner got a front-row seat to discussions around how changes at the federal level may impact the local level. Commissioner Tom McCarthy recently took a trip to Washington, D.C....
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