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Second tenant purchases Innovation Park land
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By Mac Cordell 
March 31, 2022
Hardy World, LLC, recently purchased nine acres in Marysville’s Innovation Park. The company intends to build a 120,000-square-foot, multi-tenant speculative building on the site. (Photo submitted) Ma...
Darby Station work underway
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 31, 2022
Work is underway for Darby Station, a residential development that will be constructed on nearly 336 acres along Route 161. The development will also fully fund the creation of a roundabout on Route 1...
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By Mac Cordell 
March 30, 2022
What was slated as public comment on a proposed development incentive turned into a debate about the need for additional housing, specifically apartments, in Marysville. At Monday night’s meeting, Mar...
Gas leak forces evacuations
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 30, 2022
Traffic on East Fifth Street was slowed Tuesday afternoon as firefighters and officials with Columbia Gas looked for a gas leak in the area. About 1:30 p.m., the Marysville Division of Fire received a...
Memorial plans $7.7M surgery expansion
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 30, 2022
While some expansion projects at Memorial Hospital are easy to see on the exterior of the facility, other growth is occurring within the existing departments. Memorial’s Board of Trustees recently app...
Multi-vehicle crash backs up traffic on U.S. 33
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 30, 2022
Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 33 westbound at milepost 18 between Beecher Gamble Road and the rest area at 11:14 a.m. Tuesday. Chief Deputy...
Business interest, population exploding in U.C.
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By Mac Cordell 
March 29, 2022
According to the U.S. Census, the 2020 population of Union County was 62,784 residents. Economic Development Director Eric Phillips said Union County remains the second fastest growing county in the s...
Opera House group plans fundraising push
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By Ally Lanasa 
March 29, 2022
The Richwood Revitalization Committee is working on a $22 for 2022 campaign to raise money for the restoration of the Richwood Opera House. The goal is to raise about $5,000 over 60 days. Dates for th...
New principal tapped for Fairbanks Elementary
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By Mac Cordell 
March 28, 2022
Fairbanks officials will be making a recommendation for the new elementary school principal. Saturday, Fairbanks Superintendent Adham Schirg announced that he would be recommending the board hire Ashl...
Triad settles on new schedule for middle school students
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 28, 2022
Triad administrators have settled on a new middle school master schedule for the upcoming school year. Middle School Principal Vinnie Spirko told the board of education during its most recent meeting ...
Champion of Change
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 28, 2022
The Marysville Pride Fest committee was honored with the “Champion of Change” award at the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County’s recent Youth Services Summit at the Avalon Theatre in Mary...
Hope Center eyes possible future homes
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 26, 2022
Hope Center officials are hopeful that their organization will be the next occupant of the former Kroger site on West Fifth Street. “We’ve got so many dreams and visions for that space,” said Hope Cen...
Triad FFA students ask for ag complex
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 26, 2022
A group of Triad students in Future Farmers of America (FFA) are asking their district to invest in improved facilities for their program. Sophomore Allison Harlan said the small size of their current...
Alley improvements underway
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 26, 2022
The north-south alley between Fifth and Sixth streets in Marysville’s Uptown is closed while the city makes improvements to the alley as well as the east-west alley that connects it to Plum Street. Th...
FMS Junior Honor Society supports nurses
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 26, 2022
The Fairbanks Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) recently provided snacks for nursing departments of Memorial Hospital and comfort blankets for patients. NJHS members focus on the five...
Local credit card skimmer suspects nabbed
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By Mac Cordell 
March 25, 2022
A pair of Columbus men have been arrested, charged with skimming credit card information. Officers from the Grove City Division of Police detained two Cuban nationals, Sandy Curbelo, 33, and Hildel Re...
Double rainbow all the way!
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 25, 2022
Those looking for a pot of gold were treated to a burst of color Wednesday. This rainbow, as seen from U.S. 33, crossed the sky near the exit to Route 36 in Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac C...
Old Kroger site seeks TIF as blighted area
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By Mac Cordell 
March 24, 2022
Developers are asking for a TIF to redevelop the Marysville Plaza on West Fifth Street. If approved, the former Kroger site will become the home to 240 apartments and three additional commercial out-l...
Youth Summit held
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 24, 2022
The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County hosted its Youth Services Summit on Wednesday at the Avalon Theatre in Marysville. The event offered a “crisis academy” for social workers, school ...
NU students on long road to recovery after crash
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By Ally Lanasa 
March 24, 2022
Andrew Green and Alexander Aldamen from North Union were traveling in a white 2008 Toyota Corolla with 16-year-old driver Justin Bailey when the vehicle struck a red 2019 Subaru Outback then hit a bri...
Roadway projects dot Jerome Township landscape
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 24, 2022
Approximately $39-$40 million will be invested in the U.S. 33/Route 161/Post Road interchange. A depiction of the proposed project, including the creation of a shared-use path for pedestrians, is show...
NU Board speaks on solar; takes no stance
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By Ally Lanasa 
March 23, 2022
The North Union Board of Education broke its silence about solar farms, but it didn’t say much. The topic of solar farms was a discussion item on the meeting agenda Monday night, but the board did not...
MHS student top 25 in state art contest
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By Ally Lanasa 
March 23, 2022
Marysville High School sophomore Mallory Huffman’s oil painting of a self-portrait earned her top 25 honors in the 2022 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. (Photo submitted) A Marysville High School...
Honda, TRC go all out with $124M wind tunnel
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By Mac Cordell 
March 22, 2022
A giant fan produces wind at the new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio facility at Transportation Research Center Inc. The fan is more than 26 feet across with 12 hollow carbon fiber blades. The f...
Cement truck overturns, dumps load
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 22, 2022
Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Neel Road and Route 4 in Richwood for a report of a cement mixer truck in a ditch at 8:17 a.m. Monday. According to the...
Gasoline tax collection, distribution can be complicated
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By Ally Lanasa 
March 21, 2022
Despite popular belief, where drivers stop to fill up their gas tanks does not impact how much motor fuel tax revenue areas receive. Revenues from motor vehicle fuel and use tax are distributed among ...
TRC announces new wind tunnel facility
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 21, 2022
Honda officials, along with local, state and national officials, gathered Monday at the Traffic Research Center in East Liberty to open a $124-million, 110,000-square foot wind tunnel facility. The fa...
Local musicians to perform at Community Concert
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 21, 2022
Turbo Accordion Express, comprised of Ken Nicol and Mary Drake, will perform at the Marysville High School on Thursday, May 24. (Photo submitted) Editor’s note: The following information was provided ...
Marysville Board weighs in on solar farm
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By Chad Williamson 
March 19, 2022
The Marysville Board of Education has weighed in on the solar farm issue, but its official stance did not come without dissent. The board voted 4-1 Thursday night to affirm its preference for the Unio...