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Marysville man charged after U.S. 33 pursuit
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By Kyle Meddles 
July 24, 2026
A Marysville man has been charged after a pursuit on U.S. 33 led to spike strips being deployed. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ramiro Sampedro Montero, 26, of 114 Bridgewater Drive and char...
Township lays out case against fire chief
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Hearing lasts for hours without resolution; another planned
By Sarah Vollrath 
July 23, 2026
Jerome Township trustees heard sharply conflicting arguments Tuesday as the public hearing to determine whether Fire Chief Douglas Stewart should be removed from office got underway. Township attorney...
Rock the Clock turns 10
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Tim Dawson addresses the audience at Rock the Clock in Uptown Plain City in 2018. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 23, 2026
For nearly a decade, Tim Dawson has reached the same conclusion after Rock the Clock wraps up. "This is the last year." The words have become something of an annual tradition for the Plain City busine...
Identity of man killed in Route 31 crash revealed
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By Michael Williamson 
July 23, 2026
A DNA match allowed investigators to identify the man who died in the fiery crash on Route 31 last week. Lance Emberling with the Union County Coroner’s Office said officials confirmed the identity of...
Memorial Health accelerates leadership transition
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Spence Fisher will take over Aug. 1
By Michael Williamson 
July 22, 2026
Memorial Health CEO Chip Hubbs is stepping away a little sooner than anticipated. Hospital officials told the Union County Commissioners Wednesday that everything is in place for Hubbs to move out of ...
N.L. dirt bike debate continues
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Wife of council member defends family activity
By Chad Williamson 
July 22, 2026
After a handful of North Lewisburg residents complained last month about dirt bikes being ridden on a council member’s property, members of his family spoke at this month’s meeting to tell their side....
Three face felony firearm charges
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By Kyle Meddles 
July 21, 2026
The Union County Grand Jury recently indicted several locals on charges stemming from firearm negligence. One offender was a young man allegedly threatening suicide with a stolen Glock pistol. Aiden M...
County moves to sell long-vacant property in city
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By Michael Williamson 
July 21, 2026
Union County is selling one of its properties within the City of Marysville. The county commissioners voted Wednesday to dispose of the property at the corner of East Fifth Street and Coleman’s Crossi...
Plain City turns out for Steam Threshers
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By Michael Williamson 
July 20, 2026
The Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association’s Grand Parade rolled through Plain City Friday evening. Above, a young parade walker hands out American flags as she makes her way down Main Street. Below...
Triad board gets update on school-based health clinic
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By Kyle Meddles 
July 20, 2026
Members of Triad’s Board of Education asked questions about the district’s partnership with Community Health and Wellness Partners (CHWP) as construction continues on their school-based healthcare cli...
Alleged pool perv rubbed olive oil on his naked body
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
July 18, 2026
The Delaware man accused of exposing himself to a 13-year-old boy at the Marysville Municipal Pool has been charged with three felonies including kidnapping. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Na...
Living ag hisssssstory
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“Sawmill Steve” Wolfe demonstrates how to operate the 19th century sawmill on display at the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association Show in Plain City this week. Wolfe, a director on the MVSTA board, is one of several participants in the annual event celebrating the area’s agricultural roots. The show runs through Sunday at Pastime Park. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Steam show preserves farming heritage
By Michael Williamson 
July 18, 2026
For those who participate in the annual Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association Show, the event is more than a just a parade and showcase of tractors, it’s a way to keep the community’s agricultural ...
Plain City moves toward a one-year data center moratorium
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By Sarah Vollrath 
July 18, 2026
Plain City is set to vote on a 12-month moratorium on data centers next month. At the Monday village council meeting, the board voted to implement legislation that would then come back to council at t...
District eyes earned income tax
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Marysville discusses one ballot measure to cover construction, operating needs
By Chad Williamson 
July 17, 2026
Before even a year’s worth of taxes have been collected on a successful 2025 levy, the Marysville School District is preparing for its next ask and it appears to be moving in a new direction. At Thurs...
County has nine cases of explosive diarrhea parasite
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By Kyle Meddles 
July 16, 2026
The Union County Health Department (UCHD) has confirmed that, as of July 15, there have been nine local cases of Cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite. The U.S. is cur...
Fire chief’s wife pushes back on township claims
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Doug Stewart remains unable to comment
By Kyle Meddles 
July 16, 2026
Sharon Stewart, the wife of Jerome Township Fire Chief Doug Stewart, says that every major allegation the township has pressed against her husband has been taken out of context and paints an incomplet...
Logjam cleanup completed early and under budget
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By Michael Williamson 
July 16, 2026
After years of work to bring it to fruition, the Mill Creek logjam project is finished. Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch updated the county commissioners Wednesday on the project’s status and he said...
Mayor, council president resign at N.L. meeting
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Former North Lewisburg Mayor Ted Murphy Jr. holds his nameplate as he sits with the public after resigning his position early in Tuesday's council meeting. Murphy has said he needs to step away to recover as he fights cancer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
By Chad Williamson 
July 16, 2026
In the first few minutes of Tuesday night’s North Lewisburg council meeting, the village lost decades of institutional knowledge. Mayor Ted Murphy Jr. and longtime Council President Matt Warner each r...
MHS paving hits costly snag
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 16, 2026
The cost of paving improvements at Marysville High School is increasing by nearly $390,000 after contractors discovered unstable soil beneath the project area. At its meeting Thursday, the Marysville ...
Cops vs. Robbers
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By Chad Williamson 
July 16, 2026
Residents at Walnut Crossing, 311 Professional Parkway, invited members of the Marysville Police Department to join them for a game of modified volleyball Tuesday at the facility. When officers arrive...
Council  wonders if e-bike rules go too far
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By Michael Williamson 
July 15, 2026
Some Marysville City Council members are still not quite convinced the new e-bike policy is ready to roll out just yet. The board heard the second reading and public hearing of the proposed changes to...
Officials give progress report on city progress
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More than a half-dozen construction projects are going on around Marysville. The map above shows some of the most impactful ones, including the CSX rail closure at North Main Street and work on Connolly Street, both of which are set to finish up at the end of this week. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
July 15, 2026
With numerous projects going on around the city, Marysville officials got an update Monday night on where construction stands for a handful of the major ones. CSX closure On Monday, the CSX railroad t...
Roundabout planned for U.S. 36
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is planning a resurfacing project next year for U.S. 36 to the Delaware County line. The half-mile stretch within the City of Marysville, shown above in orange, will run from U.S. 33 east to just before the planned Marysville East roundabout, shown above in blue. (Graphic submitted)
Will be at intersection of road that does not yet exist
By Michael Williamson 
July 15, 2026
Streets going through Uptown Marysville aren’t the only roadways with upgrade plans. Marysville City Council heard the first reading Monday evening of an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) resur...
St. John’s launches major campus expansion
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By Michael Williamson 
July 14, 2026
St. John’s Lutheran School has broken ground on the first phase of its campus upgrade project. Construction equipment has been at work on the grounds along Route 736 since the end of June, preparing f...
Beyond the books
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Fathers are shown learning how to style their daughters' hair during a program at Marysville Public Library earlier this year. The sold-out class featured a professional instructor teaching simple braids, ponytails and other hairstyling techniques, part of the library's effort to offer unique, community-driven programming. (Photo submitted)
Library focuses on connections
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 14, 2026
A library isn’t necessarily supposed to be quiet anymore. Officials at the Marysville Public Library said the days of whispering between towering bookshelves have largely given way to conversation, la...
Work on Triad administration building progressing
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By Tabitha Gaier 
July 13, 2026
Construction continues on Triad Local Schools’ new $2.8 million administration building along Brush Lake Road. District officials hope the facility, which will house the administrative offices, will b...
One dead in Sunday evening crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 13, 2026
A driver was killed late Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 31 and Mill Road. According to the Marysville Police Division, officers were dispatched to the intersection at...
McCartney speaks on civil discourse
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By Michael Williamson 
July 11, 2026
Bill McCartney delivers a lecture on civic discourse held in Plain City Wednesday evening. McCartney, who also serves on the Jonathan Alder Board of Education, was not speaking in his capacity as a bo...
Charles Price expected to be released
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"Is he rehabilitated? Probably not. But is he a threat? Probably not." - Bret Vinocur of Block Parole
By Kyle Meddles 
July 11, 2026
Advocates for keeping Charles Price in prison believe it’s all but confirmed that he will get parole after spending nearly four decades in prison on murder charges. Price, who was convicted in 1989 fo...
The “perfect storm” of Patti Adkins
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Investigators reflect on elements of disappearance that keep it in the public consciousness 25 years later
By Michael Williamson 
July 11, 2026
Ask almost anyone in Union County about Patti Adkins and they’ll recognize the name instantly. But if you asked those same people about Edward Howard or Joanne Hebert, many longtime residents draw a b...