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Marysville resident Jeff Lyerla sits in a White Castle throne during his induction into the Craver’s Hall of Fame on May 15. Lyerla earned his spot in those hallowed halls after he shared a story of sending his friend in the Army a deployment package consisting of an empty Crave Case. (Photo submitted)

A clapboard, used on film sets to mark scenes and sync sound and picture, shows the name of a feature film being shot in Logan county. The image was posted on one of writer and director Adam Meeks’ social media accounts in April. Union County, which tells the story of a young man going through a drug court program, is a full-length version of a short film of the same name, which Meeks shot here five years ago. (Photo submitted)

Marysville levy committee co-chairs Erica Goodwin and Steve Cox check election results online Tuesday night at a watch party at Benny's Pizza. The school levy passed easily with more than 61% of the vote. (Photo submitted)

A new concept plan for a development on Route 161 east of Plain City shows possible commercial, multi-family and single-family lots on the 114-acre property. After village officials recently offered feedback on the design, developers said the project will likely move forward with the updates and a request to annex the land into the village. (Graphic submitted)

During a tour of Jerome Fire Department’s Station 210 Wednesday, Chief Doug Stewart pointed out some of the concerns that the department has faced with the station – from storage and training space concerns and a lack of proper decontamination areas to more rooted issues such as the station not being up to fire code and lacking fire suppression systems. As part of action at the Jerome Township Trustees meeting on Tuesday, the station will host an open house on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to inform the public about plans to place the fire levy on the November ballot along with a survey to allow for community input on the options. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)

The Amazon data center at 8565 Industrial Parkway, which is currently under construction in Jerome Township, suffered smoke damage after a fire occurred in an HVAC unit inside of the building. Officials are still investigating the cause and extent of the damage. Five injuries caused by smoke inhalation were reported and one individual was transported to OSU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

The Marysville students pictured above were among about 40 who spent two hours Monday night at The Rock Church calling voters to generate support for the district operating levy on the May 6 ballot. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)