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Back-to-back league champs
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 16, 2021
Members of Marysville’s Football Team pose under the scoreboard following Friday night’s 34-6 win over Olentangy Berlin which secured the Monarchs’ OCC Capital title for the second year in a row. The ...
Local man dies in deer crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 16, 2021
A Marysville man died early Friday morning after he struck a deer while driving on U.S. 33. The Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at mile post 17 of U.S. 33, just...
Three seats up for grabs on Marysville School Board
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By Chad Williamson 
October 16, 2021
Editor’s note: All candidates for seats on the Marysville Board of Education were asked to submit personal information about themselves, as well as their stances on issues facing the district. The thr...
Village to host Fall Festival at Pastime Park
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 14, 2021
Plain City is expanding last year’s Halloween festivities to a full fall festival this weekend. The Village’s Fall Festival will be held form 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Pastime Park. Mayor Jody Carney said ...
Resident volunteers time to clean Oakdale headstones
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By Ally Lanasa 
October 14, 2021
Amanda Avink, who voluntarily cleans and repairs headstones, footstones and markers at Oakdale Cemetery, rinses a headstone with water before she uses a soft nylon brush to remove moss on Wednesday. (...
Plain City Census: All pain, no gain
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 14, 2021
Council members are grappling with how to handle surprising census results that prevent Plain City from becoming an actual city. Results from the 2020 U.S. Census indicate Plain City’s population is 4...
Filling in the gaps
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By Mac Cordell 
October 13, 2021
Unseasonably warm weather has been helpful as work continues on West Fifth Street in Marysville. Above, Zach Tehan, in orange, and Robert Smith, in green, wait Tuesday as Jason Horne uses a skid steer...
Richwood hires new solicitor
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By Ally Lanasa 
October 13, 2021
Richwood Village Council agreed to release Alison Boggs from her duties as village solicitor so she can focus on the work of her private practice and hire Julie Spain to fill the role during its meeti...
Train hits gravity wagon
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By Marysville Journal-Tribune 
October 12, 2021
The Jerome Township Fire Department and deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a train accident at 9640 Crottinger Road on Monday about 10:10 a.m. involving a train and a 2014 Ne...
Employee found dead inside Honda R&D facility
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By Mac Cordell 
October 12, 2021
A Worthington man was found dead Monday at the Honda Research and Development facility near Raymond. Lance Emberling, investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, said Michael Narazaki, 53, of...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 12, 2021
City Council has approved a first tenant for Marysville’s Innovation Park. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Savannah Allen, development project coordinator for Union County Economic Development...
Man charged for sending sexual texts to teen girl
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By Mac Cordell 
October 11, 2021
A Marysville man could be facing as many as 12 years in prison for allegedly sending a series of sexually explicit texts to a local girl. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Marvin Neer, 35, of 2...
J-T carriers honored
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By Marysville Journal-Tribune 
October 11, 2021
The Marysville Journal-Tribune recently honored its best newspaper carriers as part of National Newspaper Carrier week, celebrated during the first full week of October. Those honored were, from left ...
Area man charged in sexual assault of child
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By Mac Cordell 
October 8, 2021
A West Mansfield man could be facing life in prison, charged with repeatedly raping a child. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Zachary Lee Edwards, 23, of 140 S. Main St., W. Mansfield, chargin...
A frightful sight
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 8, 2021
Halloween decorating season is in full swing. This home at 529 Taylor Ave., in Marysville, is decked out for the scaring season. Marysville’s Trick or Treat will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday,...
Committee will not acquire Opera House
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By Ally Lanasa 
October 8, 2021
The Richwood Revitalization Committee decided during its meeting on Thursday not to pursue an option to own the opera house as a private entity, following advice from Union County Historical Society P...
Logjam plan in the works
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By Mac Cordell 
October 7, 2021
Union County officials have found more than 130 log jams in the 33 miles of Mill Creek in Union County. Officials say the log jams are damming up the creek and causing it to flood around the county. P...
UCHD to restart testing clinics
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 7, 2021
The local health department will once again offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing. In partnership with St. Jude lab, the Union County Health Department is offering COVID-19 PCR testing from 10 a.m.-1 p.m....
Fighters in area for training
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By Mac Cordell 
October 6, 2021
Fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard are in skies above the area today as part of a controlled training mission. Officials said they don’t want people to be alarmed ...
Jerome Township to redesign website
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 6, 2021
Jerome Township will soon have a new and improved website. Director of Departments Douglas Stewart said Tuesday that officials have “hit a ceiling” with the current software. “We’ve been really limite...
Members of JA Homecoming court named
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 6, 2021
Jonathan Alder will take on Bellefontaine for its Homecoming game at 7 p.m. Friday. Pictured above are Homecoming Court members, in the front row, from left, junior Hadley Glick, senior Ellie Heisler,...
Jerome Trustees OK Innovation District zoning overlay
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 6, 2021
Jerome Township Trustees took the first concrete step in developing an Innovation District in the area, approving a zoning overlay on Tuesday night. The trustees voted unanimously to approve the zonin...
Plain City holds Walk to School Day
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 6, 2021
The Plain City Police Department and Mayor Jody Carney were out and about with local students this morning for National Walk to School Day. Officers led students from around the village to Plain City ...
NU Homecoming court selected
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 5, 2021
North Union High School announces its 2021 Homecoming Court. Pictured, in front row from left, are junior Chailyn Fishbaugh, senior Candace Holloway, senior Lacetyn Riffle, senior Ashley Hayward, soph...
Proposal concerns local bank industry
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By Ally Lanasa 
October 4, 2021
Richwood Banking Company president and CEO Chad Hoffman is raising concerns about a proposed plan to help the IRS better audit taxpayers. President Joe Biden’s administration proposal would require fi...
UCHD offering booster shots
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 4, 2021
The Union County Health Department is now offering COVID-19 booster shots to a certain group of eligible individuals. In accordance with CDC guidance, only those who completed their second Pfizer COVI...
Big time win
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 2, 2021
Marysville line coach Craig Conley gives Marysville football players a thumbs up for their efforts in a 34-0 blowout of Dublin Jerome Friday night. Conley was asked to speak to the team by Monarch Hea...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 2, 2021
With daytime, snow emergency and street sweeping parking regulations finally settled, Marysville City Council hopes the enforcement mechanism will be in place soon. City officials are hopeful a new pa...
Elwood improvements planned
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By Mac Cordell 
October 1, 2021
The state has awarded Marysville a grant to help pay for improvements to Elwood Avenue. The project will include new pavement, new curbs, new storm sewers and new sidewalks. (Journal-Tribune photo by ...