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Appeals court makes local appearance
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 23, 2019
The Ohio Third District Court of Appeals visited the Union County Courthouse on Tuesday. The court, based out of Lima, tried to visit each of the 17 counties on the district. Above. Judges, from left,...
Ohio Supreme Court: Referendum votes will be counted
News, Plain City
By Mac Cordell 
October 23, 2019
A Jerome Township ballot measure will be counted. The Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that a referendum initiative on the November ballot will be counted. In January, Paragon Building Group, Ltd., f...
Village to replace water valves
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 23, 2019
Plain City will be replacing water valves throughout the village, beginning today. The valves to be replaced are connected to the main water delivery lines, not individual homes. Several streets will ...
North Union Board views technology demonstration
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
October 23, 2019
The North Union Board of Education watched a demonstration regarding robotics technology from middle school and high school robotics teams at Monday’s regular meeting. Kristi Matlack, the robotics coa...
Texas Roadhouse clears BZA hurdle
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By Mac Cordell 
October 22, 2019
Pictured above is the exterior of the Texas Roadhouse facility in Grove City. Marysville Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a variance to allow the planned Marysville restaurant to face U.S. 33 inst...
Man indicted for attack with a pencil
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By Mac Cordell 
October 21, 2019
A man could be facing nearly two decades in prison after allegedly breaking into a Marysville home and attacking the resident with a pencil. Andrew Joseph Israel, 41, of Bucyrus, is being held in Tri-...
Program seeks to steer students to jobs
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By Chad Williamson 
October 21, 2019
Marysville school officials and students, as well as members of the area business community are shown during a recent open house at the autotech lab of the Marysville Early College High School. The au...
West Central: More than 6,000 lives changed
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 19, 2019
Officials broke ground Wednesday for an expansion project at West Central Community Correctional Facility that will add 32 resident beds. The facility celebrates its 20th anniversary since the arrival...
Show choir will serve as Marysville gym credit
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By Chad Williamson 
October 18, 2019
Gym credits and vape clouds were on the agenda for the Marysville Board of Education Thursday night. Revisiting a topic from the August board meeting, first reading was held on a policy change that wo...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 18, 2019
Officials Friday morning were still cleaning the scene of an accident hours after it occurred. Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a single-vehicle semi crash on U.S. 33 eastbound betw...
Scout plans to build Triad a disc golf course
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 18, 2019
William Lockschmidt, pictured above, presented plans to install a disc golf course on Triad school grounds during the Board of Education meeting Thursday night. Board members were in support of his pr...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 17, 2019
Editor’s note: This article is the last of a series of stories detailing issues and candidates appearing before area voters on the November ballot. ––– Jerome Township Fire Chief Douglas Stewart calle...
Mulch fire damages portion of Culver’s
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 17, 2019
A local fast-food restaurant caught flames yesterday following a mulch fire. The Marysville Fire Department received a call Wednesday at 3:42 p.m. regarding a mulch fire at Culver’s of Marysville. Whe...
Richwood will lose money next year if issues aren’t passed
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
October 17, 2019
Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver attended the recent Richwood Village Council meeting to inform council members about the three levies that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Council members were surpris...
Bluegrass group Remington Ryde to perform at next community concert
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 17, 2019
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Union County Community Concert Association board member Florence Allen. ––– Remington Ryde, a bluegrass band famous throughout the United State...
City’s Ward 1 council seat a hot ticket
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By Mac Cordell 
October 16, 2019
BOCHKOR BROCK CARPENTER ZWIEZINSKI Editor’s note: The following is the third installment in a continuing series of articles about issues and candidates that will appear before voters on the Novembers ...
Texas Roadhouse files plans with city
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By Mac Cordell 
October 16, 2019
From coffee shop conversations to online chat groups, Marysville is consistently tagged with a unifying deficiency - the lack of a steakhouse. But that shortcoming may soon be coming to an end. Develo...
Robotics team shows skills
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 16, 2019
Amanda Kern, right, tosses a ring onto a robot operated by Clayton Batdorf, left, and Toby Thompson, center, at the Marysville Early College High School Tuesday night. The students are part of the sch...
Pet crematorium moves forward in Jerome Township
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 16, 2019
Officials are moving forward with a company that plans to bring a pet funeral home to Jerome Township. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, zoning officials shared their opinions regarding a code amendm...
Three vying for two seats on Marysville school board
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 15, 2019
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a series of stories detailing issues and candidates appearing before local voters on the November ballot. ––– Two incumbents and one newcomer are compe...
New city markings explained
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By Mac Cordell 
October 15, 2019
Marysville officials have installed signage called “sharrows” on several city streets. The bicycle with arrows markings are on what city officials are calling the preferred bike route through Marysvil...
Faulty water sensor troubles Milford Center
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 15, 2019
Milford Center officials are manually operating parts of the water plant until an issue can be pinpointed. During Monday’s village council meeting, Mayor Virgil Ray Reisinger said a sensor that is par...
Two want to represent city’s Ward 4
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By Mac Cordell 
October 14, 2019
A pair of candidates — Donald Boerger and incumbent Nevin Taylor— are running for city council in Marysville’s Ward 4, highlighted in pink above. (Photo submitted) TAYLOR BOERGER Editor’s note: This i...
Stadium cost explained
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 12, 2019
District borrows $4M for project The cost for Marysville stadium renovation project, originally listed at $8.9 million has since pushed up to $11.3 million, with the high school work topping $8.7 mill...
McConoughey admits to  violation, may face prison
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By Mac Cordell 
October 12, 2019
Former Marysville teacher Stacy L. Boster McConoughey admitted Friday to living in a home with at least eight guns, violating the terms of her probation. Pictured above, defense attorney Collin Peters...
A night for kings and queens – Marysville
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 12, 2019
As is the new custom, Marysville crowned two queens and two kings before its Homecoming game Friday, one set each from the Marysville High School (MHS) and Early College High School (ECHS). Pictured a...
A night for kings and queens – North Union
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 12, 2019
Kori Marvin, left and Jaxson Harrah were crown the 2019 North Union Homecoming queen and king prior to the start of the Wildcats football game Friday night against Graham. North Union dominated the co...
A night for kings and queens – Triad
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 12, 2019
Triad High School held its football Homecoming game on Friday. Olivia Butz, left, was crowned the queen and Logan McCoy was crowned the king. The Cardinals fell to Mechanicsburg, 44-7. (Photo submitte...
Funds aim to boost student wellness
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 11, 2019
Editor’s note: We have included this article as part of the Journal-Tribune’s coverage, dedicated to dealing with the mental health crisis in our community. Previous coverage has told the story of peo...
Drive-thru flu shot clinic held
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 11, 2019
The Union County Health Department offered drive-thru flu shots at the Union County Fairgrounds yesterday. Individuals who participated in the clinic were given a flu shot without leaving their vehicl...