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Swingers Unlimited named Grand Champion
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 8, 2021
The Marysville Swingers Unlimited, pictured above, attended the Lebanon Show Choir Classic this weekend. The choir was named champions of their large mixed show choir division and won Overall Grand Ch...
Fairbanks has first district champ
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 8, 2021
Billy Reed-Bodey became Fairbanks High School’s first-ever district wrestling champion over the weekend. Reed-Bodey remained undefeated on the season with a 43-0 record after notching four wins at the...
Available houses scarce in area
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By Mac Cordell 
March 6, 2021
Pictured above is a screen capture taken earlier this week from an online real estate search site. The search shows just four homes currently available in the Marysville area for under $150,000. Three...
Fairbanks groups make blankets for Project Linus
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 6, 2021
Fairbanks National Junior Honor Society and FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) recently joined together to make 90 “Project Linus” blankets, which will be given to local children ...
FHS band director resigns amid allegations
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By Mac Cordell 
March 5, 2021
A Fairbanks teacher, and Marysville resident, has resigned from his position following allegations that he had of a series of inappropriate relationships. At a meeting in February, the Fairbanks Board...
Two injured in crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 5, 2021
Two individuals were transported from the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Route 4 Thursday afternoon. Eric Clevenger, 27, of Blanchester was reportedly driving a gray Hyundai Sonata southbound on Rout...
Search uncovers drug operation on farm
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By Mac Cordell 
March 4, 2021
Kevin T. Green was arrested Wednesday morning after law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at his home on Osborne Road. Green is charged with multiple counts of felony drug trafficking. O...
Plain City to pursue NatureWorks grants
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 4, 2021
Plain City officials are hoping state funding could help them improve current recreational facilities or add new amenities to the village. During Wednesday’s council work session, Village Administrato...
Man faces felony for assaulting family member
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By Mac Cordell 
March 4, 2021
A Bellefontaine man has been indicted, charged with assaulting a senior family member multiple times over the course of a month. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Allen Artis, 39, of 129...
Expansion plans begin
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 4, 2021
A home next door to Leon’s Garage is no more, as demolition began Wednesday ahead of planned construction for the restaurant’s expansion project. Owners of the 326 E. Fifth St. restaurant, have previo...
UCSO executes search warrant at U.C. farm
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2021
Members of the Union County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team executed a search warrant this morning at 31578 Osborne Roar, near Richwood. (Photo submitted) One man has been arrested and investig...
Support in place as NU deals with death of student
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By Mac Cordell 
March 3, 2021
Pastors and counselors were available Tuesday at North Union schools to help students deal with the death of a classmate. “It is with great sorrow that I inform you that an 8th grade student at North ...
YMCA installs new signs
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2021
Workers are shown above installing one of two new lighted signs at the Union County YMCA, 1150 Charles Lane, Tuesday. The sign above was placed above a north-facing window of the swimming pool, while ...
Jerome residents decry removal of trees
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 3, 2021
Neighbors call development “The Massacre at Indian Run” Though the topic was not on the agenda, more than a dozen Jerome Township residents were at Tuesday’s trustees meeting to show their opposition ...
Two Journal-Tribune staffers are finalists for state AP awards
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2021
A pair or Marysville Journal-Tribune staff members are finalists for awards in the 2020 Ohio Associated Press Newspaper Contest. Reporter Mac Cordell is up for a pair of awards while managing editor C...
Exercise in utility
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 3, 2021
Water appears to bubble up from beneath the roadway as crews work on the Gay Street reconstruction project. The road will be completely reconstructed from Bigelow Avenue to West Avenue, as Village Adm...
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By Mac Cordell 
March 2, 2021
City officials discuss ways to mandate upkeep of properties Marysville City Council spent the second half of a marathon work session talking about the city’s appearance. The topic was the final priori...
County to receive more vaccine doses
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 2, 2021
Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday new phases for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. Those in Phase 1C, listed above, will be eligible based on certain health conditions or occupational hazards. Phase 2 ope...
Triad working to close learning gaps
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 1, 2021
Educators at Triad are working to close the gap created by distance learning during 2020. Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool told the Board of Education recently that the district’s investment i...
Area veteran honored by Quilts of Valor
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 1, 2021
Local resident Rich Cencula was honored by the Quilts of Valor organization this weekend. The foundation brings comfort to veterans who were touched by war by giving them hand-made quilts. Cencula, wh...
UCATS may become ride service for all
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By Mac Cordell 
February 27, 2021
Now limited to seniors and those with disabilities, program plans move into public transportation The Union County Area Transportation Services (UCATS) may be transitioning to a public transportation ...
Honda continues to be environmentally conscious
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 27, 2021
All Honda mass production auto plants, including the Marysville Auto Plant, have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR certification for outstanding energy efficiency for 2020. T...
Video offers details on car thefts
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 26, 2021
Surveillance footage from a Thursday morning car theft revealed new information on the suspects and vehicles stolen. Video from the Coughlin Chrysler Marysville dealership shows the suspects arriving ...
City takes care in tree trimming
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By Mac Cordell 
February 26, 2021
Tree trimming in the City of Marysville, shown above on Court Street this week, is expected to continue for the next week or two City officials have said their pruning does not look like tree trimming...
2 Fast, 2 Furious: The sequel
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By Mac Cordell 
February 25, 2021
Officials at the Coughlin Chrysler Marysville car dealership, 15777 Watkins Road, clean up and work to keep cars out of the glass spread in the parking lot after a theft this morning. The thieves drov...
FFA team moves on to state finals
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 25, 2021
Members of the Marysville FFA Ag Sales team have swept the sub-district and district contests placing first in each. The Ag Sales event requires members to go through the process of selling an agricul...
A day worth recounting
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 24, 2021
Above, Tina LaRoche, Union County Board of Elections Deputy Director, left, watches on as Michelle Forrider, election specialist, and Mike Huff kiss for the first time as husband and wife. The newlywe...
Fairbanks prepares to make up ground
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By Mac Cordell 
February 24, 2021
Fairbanks Local Schools will use federal COVID relief money to fund a series of programs aimed at mitigating the loss of learning caused by the virus. Superintendent Adham Schirg said the district rec...