Local News

Back to school time – for teachers
Education, Local News, News
By Jack Christian 
August 14, 2025
Marysville School District educators officially kicked off the 2025-26 school year Tuesday morning with a convocation at the high school. Members of the high school FFA, band, cheerleaders and choir w...
Officials seek changes to Weaver Ridge
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
A concept plan for the Trails at Weaver Ridge, shown above, sparked debate at Marysville City Council Monday night over the placement of the project’s entrance. Some council members wanted developers to shift it to the south. (Graphic submitted)
Entry, price, density all questioned by city council
By Mike Williamson 
August 13, 2025
Developers may have to make some changes to the Weaver Ridge project if they want to get it through Marysville City Council. The board heard the first reading Monday night for a planned unit developme...
U.C. property values climb 27%
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
August 11, 2025
The tentative results of property revaluations are in and unsurprisingly, the numbers have gone up almost 30%. Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver said her office received the tentative 2025 property v...
Sandy soil, utility lines slow city project
Local News, News
Sanitary system work continues on Cherry Street in Marysville. The project experienced some delays recently as workers found unstable sandy soil conditions while digging trenches for a new gravity sewer. City officials are working with the Union County Engineer’s Office, which also has a project on the roadway a little further north. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By Michael Williamson 
August 11, 2025
A City of Marysville project currently going on along Cherry Street got delayed recently, impacting a Union County project happening a little further up the road. City Engineer Kyle Hoyng said that de...
Accusation allegedly led to felony assault
Court News, Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
August 11, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged after allegedly beating his girlfriend and threatening to kill her family after she accused him of having an affair. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Bradi Ne...
UCHD plans Overdose Awareness Day
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 11, 2025
The Union County Health Department will recognize Overdose Awareness Day later this month. “Talking about drug addiction and overdose is a subject often relegated to whispers. But the damaging impact ...
Large slate of candidates file across county
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
August 8, 2025
Union County voters may see a few more names on the ballot hoping to fill vacant office seats this fall. The filing deadline for the November election passed this week and officials with the Union Cou...
Jerome Township officials act on vendor complaints
Local News, News, Plain City, ...
By Jack Christian 
August 8, 2025
Jerome Township officials implemented a new regulation for transient vendors as residents' complaints pile up. Eric Snowden, Jerome’s Zoning Inspector, spoke Tuesday at the board meeting about the ris...
Memorial creates sexual assault exam program
Local News, News
Victims will no longer have to travel for forensic exams
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 8, 2025
Editor’s note: The following story is supplied by Memorial Health. ––– Memorial Hospital has established a new Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, providing a vital service for survivors of ...
CDBG program appears safe for now
Local News, News
Grant program helps small communities
By Michael Williamson 
August 7, 2025
Efforts are still moving forward to get assistance to some of the smaller communities in Union County through the federal government’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Despite earlier...
Construction crew clips gas line
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
August 7, 2025
The Marysville Fire Department responded to a gas line leak that shut down North Maple Street between Sycamore Street and Elwood Avenue on Tuesday. At 2:30 p.m., a Nixle alert was issued from the City...
Coaches offer crystal ball for fall on MJT Podcast
Local News, News, Sports
Fairbanks’s head football coach Dave Carroll (left) sits down with Marysville Journal-Tribune Sports Editor Tim Miller (right) during a podcast recording at Fairbanks Elementary School last week. The Marysville Journal-Tribune Podcast has already begun publishing conversations with coaches ahead of the 2025 fall season with more scheduled to run prior to the first Friday night slate of games. Interviews can be accessed wherever you get your podcasts. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
August 6, 2025
The Marysville Journal-Tribune podcast has evolved since its inception in 2021. Originally promoted as a way for local sportswriters to convene and chat about Friday night football games, the MJT Podc...
Maintenance of waterway will follow logjam removal
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
August 6, 2025
What will the continued maintenance of Mill Creek look like after the logjam project is completed? The exact approach has not been finalized but Joe Eads with the Union Soil and Water Conservation Dis...
New Richwood “fest” is this weekend
Local News, News
The map above, provided by village officials, shows free parking options for everyone attending Summerfest on Aug. 9. The zones displayed in yellow identify the available parking lots. Park drives will be closed to general parking during the event, with exception to vehicles with handicap parking permits. Students with the North Union Shooting Club will offer shuttling services from the lots and all tips go to the club. (Graphic submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
August 6, 2025
The party of the summer in Richwood is taking place Aug. 9 at the Richwood Lake Park, bringing with it a slew of events involving many local community organizations acting as hosts, sponsors and benef...
Some traffic flow to be maintained through work on Five Points
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
August 6, 2025
When work begins on the Five Points roundabout two years from now, traffic will slow down, but won’t completely stop going through the intersection. Questions arose around the community, asking if the...
Plain City teen will be race “Champion”
Local News, News, Plain City News
Pragalya, pictured above, gives a presentation on hearing loss at Wyandot Elementary School in Dublin as part of an interactive workshop for elementary students on Dec. 19 last year as part of her non-profit organization Hear2Connect. (Photo submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
August 6, 2025
This October, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon offers an opportunity for athletes to race for a good cause – but for one 18-year-old Plain City resident, the race offers a means of...
Grand jury brings charges in two recent shootings
Court News, Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
August 6, 2025
Two recent shootings in the county have led to felony assault indictments for two local individuals. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Chandilier Nicole Gee, 35, of 578 Allenby Drive, with one c...
Paws for a dip
Local News, News
By Aleksei Pavloff 
August 6, 2025
Cody Storch and his 10-month old Newfoundland, Chloe, take advantage of the comfortable, sunny weather while playing at the Marysville Reservoir this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Calling for a change
Education, Local News, News
Schools try to get ahead of state's cell phone mandate
By Jack Christian 
August 6, 2025
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has implemented a new model policy aiming to minimize student cell phone use during school hours. Schools have the option to adopt the model policy or create one...
Roundabout nears completion
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
Two roundabouts on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard, one at East Fifth Street and one at the western entrance of Walmart, as shown above, will be the first phase of intersection upgrades done on the roadway sometime in the next 1-2 years. Work will also include adding a median, eliminating many of the left turn options for those parking lots. (Graphic submitted)
Planning for two more begins
By Michael Williamson 
August 6, 2025
The roundabout project at Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard and Industrial Parkway is progressing ahead of schedule and is likely 2-3 weeks from opening. Kyle Hoyng, engineer at the City of Marysville, sai...
Summer Farm Fest sees state leaders attend
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 5, 2025
Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to the crowd at the Union County Republican Party's Summer Farm Fest Sunday. The third annual event, held at Cook farms at 20158 Wolford Maskill Road, al...
Runnin’ down a bone
Local News, News
By Aleksei Pavloff 
August 4, 2025
Three-year-old Gracie jaunts across the grass while at the Marysville Bark Park off North Maple Street Monday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Questions remain about York Township biodigester
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
August 4, 2025
The biodigester project in York Township is moving along but there may be additional questions about what happens to the gas created by the process when the facility is up and running. Originally pitc...
Leesburg saves money on ambulance
Local News, News
Leesburg Township Fire Department staff, pictured from left, assistant fire chief John Cooke, Sabrina Mizer, Daniel Weirick, Cameron Thrasher and Landon Heckel, pose in front of their newly refurbished ambulance outside of the fire department on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
By Kyle Meddles 
August 4, 2025
The Leesburg Township Fire Department, which is part of the Northwestern Joint Fire District, acquired a newly refurbished ambulance truck last week in a move that expedited time constraints and saved...
Slip-and-slide gathering
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 2, 2025
Ben Haigh, 10, tumbles at the bottom of a long slip-and-slide near the intersection of Court and Seventh streets, amid much warmer temperatures earlier this week. A group of youths were taking part in...
PCPD make headway on police staffing
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Jack Christian 
August 2, 2025
Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee is continuing the search to fill multiple open officer positions within his department, but one of those roles has now officially been filled. At a recent board meet...
County makes cybersecurity improvements
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
August 1, 2025
Union County is adding another layer of protection to its cybersecurity infrastructure. The county commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday for Arctic Wolf, an advanced cybersecurity program that...
Local artist’s work part of Ohio State Fair
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 30, 2025
Artist James Mellick of Milford Center has two dog carvings accepted in the fine arts exhibition of the 2025 Ohio State Fair. "Ghost Dog in Cherry" and "Beagle Boy Blue" are part of the 300-plus accep...
CPD officer with local ties, sentenced in shooting
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 30, 2025
A former Ohio police officer and North Union graduate who stood trial in the shooting death of Andre Hill was convicted of murder and sentenced 15 years to life in prison on Monday. Adam Coy, 47, who ...
Former Hometown Auto site demo complete
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 30, 2025
With demolition of the former Hometown Auto site complete, Marysville officials are working to prepare the site for work on the town run, which flows under the property. No official development plans ...