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Students and families gather near a school bus during Marysville Schools' First Time Rider event earlier this month at IMPACT Stadium. The event gives children who are new to bus transportation a chance to take a short ride, learn about bus safety and meet their driver before the first day of school. (Photo submitted)

This rendering shows the proposed new digital scoreboard planned for Fairbanks Local Schools' stadium. The scoreboard will be funded entirely through donations from Scotts Miracle-Gro, Memorial Health and Union Rural Electric. The district hopes to have it installed before the first home game on Aug. 28. (Graphic submitted)

Parents looking to drop off or pick up students at Fairbanks this Wednesday will use the northern entrance and new campus access road, shown above in red. Vehicles will enter off Route 38, drive around the football stadium, loop behind the high school and then drive back around. The drop-off area is labeled in blue. The southern entrance, shown above in orange, will be for buses and staff parking only. (Graphic submitted)

Magnus Development LLC, a company linked to Amazon Web Services, purchased 109 acres of land at 12030 Industrial Parkway, circled in yellow above, for $9.7 million in July. The land is under Jerome Township’s zoning for commerce district. (Graphic submitted)

The film Union County officially hit theaters Friday and its director, Adam Meeks, recently talked with the Journal-Tribune about the film’s release and the process of making it. Above: Meeks talks with lead actor, Will Poulter, during the filming of a scene in Logan County last year. (Photos submitted)

Members of the Marysville Division of Fire’s Swift Water Rescue Team head out in one of the city’s rescue boats Tuesday to assist residents of Crooksville. The community southeast of Columbus put out a call for assistance after storms produced heavy flooding in the area. (Photo submitted)