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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...
Plain City Council develops goals for coming year
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 24, 2021
Plain City Council and administrators are working to ensure council goals align with the village’s budget. Council recently called a special meeting to finalize their short-term and long-term plans fo...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 23, 2021
As Marysville City Council begins to look at life after COVID, one of the questions that is returning is whether or not to livestream meetings. The topic, which has been an issue for nearly a year and...
N.U. targets March 1 for five-day return to school
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
February 23, 2021
At Monday’s meeting of the North Union Board of Education, Superintendent Rich Baird presented an update of how the coronavirus is affecting students in the district. The goal has been to get the stud...
Hearing on P.C. development delayed
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 23, 2021
Due to an issue with notifying residents, Plain City Council recently continued a hearing regarding a proposed residential development at the corner of North Chillicothe Street and Noteman Street. If ...
Richwood Council updated on South Franklin Street project
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
February 23, 2021
Richwood Village Administrator Monte Asher will meet Thursday for a Pre-Construction meeting regarding the South Franklin Street project. Asher told council members at Monday’s meeting that the projec...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 22, 2021
A position on the Marysville Charter Review Board, as well as several other city boards, could soon be more lucrative. Marysville City Council is expected to hear legislation to make a seat on the cit...
Sunny days bring icicles
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 22, 2021
Icicles, like these in the Residences at Green Pastures, can form during bright, sunny, days when ice or snow is melted by warm sunlight and then refreezes as it drips. With warmer temperatures predic...
Extension Office promotes grain bin safety
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 22, 2021
This week is Grain Bin Safety Week as area farmers are reminded of the dangers associated with their drying operations. Pictured above, Marysville firefighters take part in a previous first responder ...
Rezoning approved for Amazon data center
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 20, 2021
Jerome Township Trustees recently rezoned the land where Amazon plans to build its data center. The 99.5 acre plot of land is located on the south side of Warner Road, west of Industrial Parkway. The ...
Monarch royalty crowned
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 20, 2021
Marysville High School and Marysville Early College High School crowned their 2021 winter Homecoming kings and queens Friday evening. Pictured from left are King Logan McSwords and Queen Gracie Kruse ...
Leon’s expansion plans change
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By Mac Cordell 
February 19, 2021
The owners of Leon’s Garage, 326 E. Fifth St., have put a pause on plans to include a microbrewery at 129 N. Oak St., Marysville. Initially, expansion plans for Leon’s Garage included the construction...
Marysville students resilient, but problem areas revealed
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By Chad Williamson 
February 19, 2021
Officials in the Marysville School District are pleasantly surprised with the resiliency of local students despite nearly a full year of virus-impacted learning. A presentation at Thursday night’s Mar...
Snow blower
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 19, 2021
Marysville street crews worked into the night Thursday to remove snow piles from the city’s Uptown area. A snow blower attached to a Bobcat tossed snow into the back of a dump truck to get it off the ...
Driver hits cruiser
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 19, 2021
Sief Alafifi, 22, of Columbus, was cited for failure to main assured clear distance ahead this morning after a two-vehicle crash involving a Union County Sheriff’s cruiser. Deputy Chief Tony Brooks of...
More of the same
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 18, 2021
Like they have done so many times the last couple of weeks, local residents spent the early morning hours shoveling or plowing snow. Above, Gene Miller uses his garden tractor to clear the sidewalks a...
MPD officer honored for crisis skills
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By Mac Cordell 
February 18, 2021
Cpl. Nate Stone, of the Marysville Division of Police, was recently named Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year for Union County. As mental health related calls increase, law enforcement offici...
U.C. Health Commissioner encouraged by virus trends
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 18, 2021
Union County Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said he is encouraged by the positive developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, in part due to the local mass vaccination efforts. “We’re not quite ...
JTFD sees slight uptick in activity
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 17, 2021
In a year upended by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 was still a rewarding season for the Jerome Township Division of Fire. “The Division of Fire is just so vital to our community and what they provide...
At least it’s soft to land on
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 17, 2021
Kyrell Stauffer, 15, above, and Kaiden Johnson, 16, below, both of Marysville, threw caution to the wind Tuesday, going airborne on their sleds as they went down a hill at the Marysville Reservoir. Se...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 17, 2021
Marysville’s Finance Committee is moving forward with recommendations to spend nearly $2 million on infrastructure and facilities. At Tuesday night’s finance committee meeting, the group agreed to spo...