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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...
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 ...