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Grant will help young people gain new skills
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 29, 2020
Beyond the struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Hope Center sees an opportunity to help community members and businesses alike. “What God has worked out here… is a double blessing,” said ...
Tennis anyone
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 29, 2020
Mason Miller, 8, returns a serve during lessons being given by Haley Schellin at the Grove Street tennis courts this morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
Local man charged in Toledo bank robbery
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By Mac Cordell 
June 26, 2020
Law enforcement officials allege James Robert Eickemeyer of Marysville is pictured in this surveillance photo from a bank in Toledo. Eickemeyer is accused of robbing the Huntington Bank in Toledo on W...
Local small business grants announced
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By Mac Cordell 
June 26, 2020
Officials announced Thursday that the Union County 3R Small Business Relief Grant Program will distribute $196,500 in emergency financial assistance to 43 local businesses. “We want to help small busi...
City may explore noise ordinance
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By Chad Williamson 
June 25, 2020
Bruce Daniels, left, gestures towards plans he and Rick Crago, in the pink shirt, have for an expansion project at the property containing Leon’s Garage and the House of Spirits, during a meeting Wedn...
Hope Center, Bridges Community Action in line for grants
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 25, 2020
Two local nonprofit organizations are recommended to receive nearly $21,000 to assist Union County residents with rent and mortgage costs. The Hope Center will receive $12,973 from Phase CARES while B...
Rock the Clock event pushed back – at best
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 24, 2020
The fate of Plain City’s annual Rock the Clock event is up in the air following an initial denial of plans by Madison County Public Health. Erin Fawley, Director of Community Health and Accreditation ...
Kenmore Place beginning
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 24, 2020
Crews have started creating infrastructure for the 264-unit Kenmore Place apartment complex to be built on 18.76 acres behind Meijer on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard. The complex is planned to have 11,...
Modified Richwood Fair will have rides, entertainment
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
June 24, 2020
Everyone will agree that the year 2020 has been nothing less than challenging in our daily lives, work lives, school, you name it. We want to get life back to normal, and the Richwood Fair Board is ho...
Plain City patio plan faces opposition
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 24, 2020
An ordinance that would allow local businesses to extend patios or dining areas into the public right-of-way continues to receive pushback from one Plain City council member. Council Member Frank Reed...
Crane sighting
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 24, 2020
Marysville’s Morey Park, at the corner of East Ninth Street and London Avenue has a long-legged resident. This crane took a break in the Town Run, which has been incorporated into the recently created...
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By Mac Cordell 
June 23, 2020
Monday was “a wonderful night” for Marysville, said City Manager Terry Emery. “We got a lot of good news in one meeting,” Council Member Mark Reams said. The good news came as city leaders officially ...
Longtime street problem in Richwood may finally see solution
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
June 23, 2020
For several years, residents who live on the east side of Dudley Circle have been waiting for a paved street in their neighborhood and have been told repeatedly that it would be finished. Richwood Vil...
Crash causes utility pole to catch on fire
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 23, 2020
Officials were called to the scene of an accident at 4:23 a.m. today on Route 161 west of Route 38 near Chuckery. Chief Deputy Tom Morgan said a driver was operating a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer westbound...
Thorntons/Sunbelt deal hits snag
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By Mac Cordell 
June 22, 2020
Alternative location now being sought Sunbelt Rental is moving, but not to the historic Coleman property as planned. “We are still going to be moving,” said Jim Papamihail, manager for the local Sunbe...
Water line replacement underway
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 22, 2020
Work has started on a project to replace the water main along East Sixth Street. Officials say the city has experienced numerous water line breaks, common with aging cast iron water mains. This projec...
Triad working on plan for school reopening
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 22, 2020
Although the academic year is over, Triad officials are already working to prepare for the next. Superintendent Vickie Hoffman discussed preparations for the start of the 2021 academic year during Thu...
Memorial eases visitor restrictions
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 22, 2020
Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by Memorial Health. ––– Beginning today, Memorial Health will implement new visitation rules to support patients and their family in receiving care, wh...
Pandemic may feed summer slide
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By Chad Williamson 
June 19, 2020
Marysville educators fear jump in student regression Although administrators in the Marysville School District don’t yet know what the start of class will look like in August, they know students will ...
Lightning strikes spark house fires
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By Mac Cordell 
June 19, 2020
Fires caused by lightning strikes kept fire fighters in Jerome Township busy Thursday evening. Above, crews from Jerome and Washington township fire departments work to extinguish an attic fire at a h...
ORW staff reports first case of COVID-19
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 19, 2020
The Ohio Reformatory for Women recently reported its first positive COVID-19 test among staff. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), one staff member and one inmate...
Scotts planning $45M expansion
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By Mac Cordell 
June 18, 2020
At its Monday meeting, the Marysville City council may or may not hear details of a nearly $45-million expansion at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. While the project was initially included in Monday n...
When life hands you lemons
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 18, 2020
Above, Frankie Reardon, in yellow, and Jayden Thomas attempt to use a sign to drum up business for their impromptu lemonade stand they set up at the corner of Fourth and Maple Streets Wednesday. The p...
U.C. Health Department struggles to interpret state guidelines
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 18, 2020
As new public health guidelines and orders are issued by the state, the Union County Health Department is working to assist local businesses through any confusion. Health Commissioner Jason Orcena upd...
One season the virus can’t stop
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By Michael Williamson 
June 17, 2020
A resident browses separated tables at a yard sale in Green Pastures Thursday morning. The neighborhood held their annual community yard sale last weekend and saw some visitors following health depart...
Jerome officials show off new website
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 17, 2020
Jerome Township officials are hoping to better connect with residents through an improved website. During Tuesday’s Township Trustees Meeting, officials demonstrated new features of the website, www.j...
Automotive supplier to build in city
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By Mac Cordell 
June 16, 2020
Marked by a star in the center of the map above is the location of the planned Alcorta automobile part forging plant which will be built in the Marysville Innovation Park, off Columbus Avenue. The 100...
North Union board updated on virus impact
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
June 16, 2020
At Monday regular monthly meeting, North Union Superintendent Rich Baird talked with board members about how students and staff dealt with the coronavirus during end of the school year. On March 16, G...
Many hands make light work
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 16, 2020
Contractors work on freshly poured concrete for the sidewalks at the intersection on East Fourth and North Plum streets in the early hours today. The contractors were working on the sidewalk ramps tha...