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Uptown color
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By Mac Cordell 
May 20, 2022
City employees are working to spruce up the Marysville Uptown in advance of tonight’s Friday Nights Uptown celebration, the first of the season. The event will be held from 6-10 p.m. It will feature m...
United Way honors top workplace campaigns
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 20, 2022
Above, from left to right, Mark Finney, Cassandra MacDonald, and Megan McCarthy Collins of McCarthy & Cox accept the 2021-22 Ultimate Goal Buster Award for their United Way of Union County workplace c...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 19, 2022
Local law enforcement officials continue to search for a pair of men that took a motorcycle then led police on a car and foot chase. About 11:41 a.m., Thursday, the Union County Sheriff’s Office recei...
Richwood Farmers Market receives grant from UCHD
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
May 19, 2022
Officials at the Union County Health Department are excited about the future of the Richwood Farmers Market. The Board of Health approved a $5,000 intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Richw...
Marysville names top scholars for class for 2022
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 19, 2022
Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Marysville School District. ––– The Marysville School District has named its valedictorians and scholarship winners for the class of 2022. M...
Caravan passes through area
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By Chad Williamson 
May 19, 2022
Hundreds of law enforcement cruisers from across the state made their way through the area Tuesday night as part of the Light Ohio Blue Caravan. The caravan made its way along Fifth Street at about 8 ...
Jerome Twp. disbands park committee
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
May 18, 2022
Jerome Township’s Trails and Parks Committee is no more, for now. In a split vote Tuesday, the Board of Trustees voted to disband the committee, pending further board action. Trustees Megan Sloat and ...
Richwood Library to seek renewal levy
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By Ally Lanasa 
May 17, 2022
The North Union Board of Education approved a resolution to declare it necessary for a tax levy to benefit the Richwood-North Union Public Library on Monday. The library board has proposed a 1 mill, f...
Finance committee OKs city staff expansion
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By Mac Cordell 
May 17, 2022
The City of Marysville’s Finance Committee is supporting the expansion of city staff at a cost of more than $500,000 per year. At Monday night’s finance committee meeting, the group agreed to support ...
Richardson touts funds for ORW programs
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 17, 2022
Ohio State Rep. Tracy Richardson of Marysville announced the release of more than $300,000 for correctional facilities, including Ohio Reformatory for Women located in Marysville, for faith-based resi...
Eagles lodge renovation project progressing
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By Mac Cordell 
May 17, 2022
Officials with the Marysville Eagles say they are hoping to be in their new building by midsummer. “I think we are moving right along,” said John Engle, president of the Marysville Aerie 3506 of the F...
Fundraisers fuel Shriners’ mission
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By Mac Cordell 
May 16, 2022
The Union County Shriners Club has donated more than $500,000 to the Shriners Children’s Healthcare system over the last 20 years. The club’s biggest fundraiser is its “Cans for a Cause” which collect...
Under Vollrath, UC Foundation distributions exploded
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By Ally Lanasa 
May 16, 2022
Throughout April, David Vollrath, pictured at right, trained Adam Hodnichak to succeed him as the executive director of the Union County Foundation. Vollrath officially retired on Friday, April 29. (P...
Man indicted for fleeing with teen girl
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By Mac Cordell 
May 16, 2022
A Utah man could be facing prison time after allegedly running away with a Richwood girl. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Andrew Lui, 21, of Logan, Utah. Lui is charged with interference with...
Clean fuel company to expand in Jerome Twp.
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
May 13, 2022
A research and development company that creates clean energy sources is ready to begin producing their fuel cells in Jerome Township. The Jerome Township Board of Trustees, Jonathan Alder Board of Edu...
Eagle Scout to install lighthouse in Richwood
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By Ally Lanasa 
May 13, 2022
A member of the Richwood Boy Scout Troop 440 is managing the installation of a 12-foot lighthouse at the south point of the peninsula at Richwood Lake for his Eagle Scout project. “I was presented wit...
Local resident home from Ukraine
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By Ally Lanasa 
May 12, 2022
Meg Michel, a local real estate broker and Union County Foundation board member, is pictured above with friends Olexi Kurylyshyn, on the right, and his son Yarko who she traveled with to Kyiv, Ukraine...
Leadership Institute class graduates
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 12, 2022
Recently, the Union County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Institute Class of 2021-22 held its graduation. This was the 18th class to graduate. The class is designed to enhance the capabilities of lo...
Plain City seeks to streamline zoning code
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
May 11, 2022
Plain City officials are zeroing in on a final version of a new zoning code, which they hope will add more diversity to housing options in the community. Village council recently held a joint work ses...
Investor plans work on third P.C. building
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
May 11, 2022
A Plain City investor who has plans to renovate several Uptown buildings is preparing to spend $2 million revitalizing another. Rayce Robinson, with FMC Investments, LLC, wrote in a tax abatement appl...
Meeting attendees blast rental properties
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By Mac Cordell 
May 11, 2022
Tempers flared at a recent Marysville City Council meeting as officials held a public hearing on the rezoning of 102 acres on Weaver Road. The developers of Otway Landing have asked the city to rezone...
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By Ally Lanasa 
May 11, 2022
As part of the Food for America program, Marysville FFA members taught Creekview Intermediate School students about the agricultural stages of making a pizza. FFA members led lessons about pizza toppi...
Behrens honored for service
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 11, 2022
Dan Behrens, retired Marysville Municipal Court magistrate, was honored Monday evening at the regular Marysville City Council meeting for his 50 years of service with the court. He is pictured above, ...
Scotts seeks abatement for new warehouse
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By Mac Cordell 
May 10, 2022
Pictured above is a design proposal for the 1.3 million square foot warehouse facility Scotts is proposing to build near the intersection of Industrial Parkway and Fladt Road. (Photo submitted) -- At ...
Richwood received $47K grant for multi-use path
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By Ally Lanasa 
May 10, 2022
The Village of Richwood has been awarded $47,500 for the construction of a multi-use path. Mayor Scott Jerew worked with the health department to apply for funds to construct a 750-foot multi-use walk...
Fire damages Weaver Road home; is quickly contained
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 10, 2022
Local fire departments were able to quickly extinguish a residential fire on Weaver Road Monday afternoon. Marysville Division of Fire Chief Jay Riley said crews received a call regarding a fire at th...
Finalists named for Plain City Administrator
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
May 9, 2022
Plain City officials have narrowed their administrator search to two top candidates - a familiar face and a new one. Finalists for the position include the interim Village Administrator Haley Lupton a...
Marysville PD drone has rough landing
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 9, 2022
An equipment issue with the Marysville Police Department drone led to a crash Sunday morning. According to MPD reports, Corporal Michael Burkhardt was controlling the unmanned aircraft system above th...
Local man indicted for alleged sexual assaults of children
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By Mac Cordell 
May 9, 2022
A Marysville man has been indicted for alleged raping and having inappropriate conduct with several children. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Justin A. Michel, 38, charging him with one count...
Truck involved in fatal crash had dashcam recording
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By Mac Cordell 
May 9, 2022
Dashcam footage shows the moments after a Marysville man struck and killed a local woman. The Union County Grand Jury indicted Paul D. Mathers, 75, of 21502 Route 245, charging him with one count each...