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Marysville opts to stay in hybrid model
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By Chad Williamson 
October 21, 2020
Will revisit idea of full return at December meeting A meeting Tuesday night delivered good news and bad news for parents in the Marysville School District who hoped for an increase in the number of i...
Local woman seeks Jordan’s seat in Congress
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 21, 2020
Three candidates are seeking to represent the 4th Congressional District of Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democratic candidate Shannon Freshour, incumbent Republican Jim Jordan and Libert...
City Hall renovations complete
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 21, 2020
The entrance to Marysville’s City Hall has a new look. City Manager Terry Emery said the new foyer and reception area offers additional security for both city employees and residents, while maintainin...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 21, 2020
Maryville City Council’s Finance Committee has tabled a plan to hire a public information officer. At Monday night’s finance committee meeting, Human Resources Director Brian Dostanko presented a pers...
U.S.33/42 exchange is focus of meeting
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 21, 2020
Jerome Township Trustees discussed road improvements along the U.S. 33 corridor with state and county agencies during Tuesday’s meeting. Most of the conversation revolved around projects at the U.S. 3...
Pastime Park event will follow trick-or-treat
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 21, 2020
The Village of Plain City will be hosting an alternative Halloween event, along with trick-or-treat, in light of COVID-19. Village council earlier decided to set Plain City’s trick-or-treat time for 3...
Blackie artifacts come home
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By Mac Cordell 
October 20, 2020
Special Agent Ken Teich, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, works to display artifacts belonging to Blackie’s Gang, recovered at the crash site near the near the India/Myanmar border. The ...
Local seat on state senate up for grabs
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 20, 2020
Three candidates are vying to represent the 26th District in the Ohio State Senate. Republican candidate Bill Reineke and Democrat Craig Swartz will have their names on the ballot while Independent Ro...
NU School Board discusses upcoming renewal levy
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
October 20, 2020
Registered voters in Union County will go to the voting polls Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote during the General Election. It has been well publicized that voters will cast their votes for the President of th...
Memorial 2020 marks completion
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 19, 2020
Community partners and stakeholders gathered Friday for a small, socially distanced ribbon cutting ceremony for Memorial Health’s new Inpatient and Outpatient Pavilions. Pictured from left to right ar...
Jerome fire levy leads full slate of issues on area ballots
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 19, 2020
Jerome Township officials are hoping once again to pass a proposed fire levy. Voters will see a renewal of the 2011 2.9 mill levy with an additional 2.9 mill fire/EMS operations levy on the November b...
Wrenn attains rank of Eagle Scout
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 17, 2020
Rossi Wrenn, a member of scout troop 355 in Marysville, is the area's newest Eagle Scout. He is currently a sophomore at Marysville Early College High School, studying in the engineering pathway. He i...
Flu clinic serves as vaccine test run
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 17, 2020
Rachel Hemrichsen, a senior nursing student at Cedarville University, prepares to administer a flu vaccine for Union County Commissioner Chris Schmenk at the health department’s drive-thru flu shot cl...
Marysville floats idea of full return
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By Chad Williamson 
October 16, 2020
In this screen capture, Ryan Grose, right, and Kevin Brandfass, Co-Presidents of the Marysville Education Association, address the board of education Thursday night at Creekview Intermediate School. T...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 16, 2020
An arrest has been made in connection with an armed robbery in Milford Center. WOLFE Logan B. Wolfe, 22, of 163 W. Center Street, Milford Center, has been charged with one count of complicity to aggra...
Plain City Council ready to appoint new members
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 16, 2020
Plain City Council will look quite different at its next meeting. During Wednesday’s work session, council members prepared to appoint two new members to recently vacated seats. The seats quickly beca...
Armed robbery reported in M.C.
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By Mac Cordell 
October 15, 2020
Pictured above are security camera photos of three suspects involved in an armed robbery at SG’s Market in Milford Center Wednesday night. The suspects got away but officials believe they know the ide...
County suffers third death attributed to virus
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 15, 2020
The third COVID-19 related death of a Union County resident was reported Wednesday. Union County Health Department Public Information Officer Jennifer Thrush said the deceased individual was a male in...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 15, 2020
Marysville City Council has once again tabled approval of a proposed new zoning code. “It has taken us almost a year and a half, at this point, two weeks isn’t going to hurt,” Council President and Ma...
Deputies still looking for suspects in assault
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By Mac Cordell 
October 15, 2020
Investigators are looking for information about this man who allegedly assaulted a man at the Village Mart in Jerome Township. Officials said the victim claims he does not know who the man is or why h...
Fairbanks looks at full-return on Nov. 9
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By Mac Cordell 
October 14, 2020
Beginning Monday, students in the Fairbanks School District will start the process of phasing in full-time, in-person learning. “If our current course remains steady, we will be looking at our first f...
Another vacancy created in P.C.’s leadership
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 14, 2020
In less than a month’s time, two seats on Plain City Council have become vacant. Shortly after the village’s previous mayor’s, Darrin Lane’s, resignation on Sept. 30, former Council member Darren Lee ...
Vehicle rolls, comes to rest in corn field
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 14, 2020
First responders were at the scene of a one-vehicle rollover crash south of Milford Center Tuesday afternoon. Deputies and units from the Union Township Fire Department responded to Route 4 near Sabin...
North Lewisburg continues efforts to obtain natural gas service
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By Chad Williamson 
October 14, 2020
Exactly when residents of North Lewisburg will have natural gas largely depends on negotiations between an infrastructure supplier and Columbia Gas. The issue between the two sides is Columbia’s avail...
Plain City repaving program underway
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 14, 2020
On-street parking in the village will be affected in certain areas, highlighted on the map, due to street repaving. The repaving project is slated to conclude Nov. 20, depending on the weather. Until ...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 13, 2020
Just a week after it was announced that Public Service Director Mike Andrako will be leaving, Marysville has named his replacement. Following an executive session at Monday night’s city council meetin...
UCHD plans drive-thru flu shot clinic
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 13, 2020
In a year shaken by the coronavirus, Union County Health Department officials are encouraging residents to take advantage of their upcoming drive-thru flu shot clinic. The event will be held from noon...
Grounded dreams
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 12, 2020
Elli Kallinicou, a Marysville High School graduate, is one of the many flight attendants and airline workers furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the virus has temporarily grounded her dr...