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Jones to retire from National Guard top post
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 7, 2019
In this Ohio Army National Guard photo, Jones, center, as state command sergeant major, visits with soldiers of the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas after they had just returne...
U.S. 33/Route 161 exchange to get $48M facelift
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By Mac Cordell 
November 7, 2019
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will contribute another $4.3 million to the project to improve the interchange at U.S. 33/state Route 161 and Post Road. (Photo submit...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2019
Voters in Marysville were in the mood for change Tuesday, voting out a pair of City Council incumbents. “I will forever be grateful for the group of citizens who want to see change,” Donald Boerger, c...
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 6, 2019
The Marysville Board of Education will retain two of its current members. According to unofficial results from the Union County Board of Elections, Sue Devine and Amy Powers will hold their seats on t...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 6, 2019
Triad Local Schools will soon see funding for athletic facility and building security improvements. According to unofficial results from the Champaign County, Logan County and Union County Boards of E...
Bypass crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 6, 2019
A pair of tractor trailer trucks collided shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday on the U.S. 42 bypass around Plain City. Officials said a vehicle on the bypass made a quick U-turn in the road, using a small pu...
Plain City/Jerome Township Election Roundup
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2019
By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia Jerome fire issue fails; Pleasant Valley passes Voters in the Plain City area, approved one fire levy while rejecting another. According to unofficial results from ...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 5, 2019
Marysville officials want to look at the possibility of expanding the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area. Last summer the city created the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area (MORA) for one event, th...
Officials report smooth election
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By Mac Cordell 
November 5, 2019
Election officials have reported that voting today seems to be going well. The Marysville High School Fieldhouse, above, is one of several new polling locations. Officials have consolidated several po...
The shades of fall
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 5, 2019
Pictured above, in a recent photo, is fall foliage along the Jim Simmons trail near Schwartzkopf Park. Trees aren’t likely to hold onto their colorful leaves much longer, as the upcoming forecast incl...
Chase ends in Marysville crash
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By Mac Cordell 
November 4, 2019
Sgt. Rustun Schack, of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Columbus Post, was injured Saturday after Kyle Price allegedly rammed his cruiser with the flatbed truck he was driving. Schack was treated and r...
The Great Pumpkin Drop
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 4, 2019
Hundreds of children and adults were on hand Sunday for the Great Pumpkin Drop at Marysville’s Decker Fire Station. Firefighters took pumpkins to the top of the 100-foot ladder truck and attempted to ...
Blackie’s campaign over the hump
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By Mac Cordell 
November 2, 2019
The fund raising campaign to bring the remains of Capt. John “Blackie” Porter and Sgt. Harold Neibler reached its goal earlier this week. Above, from left, adventurer Clayton Kuhles, forensic anthropo...
Monarchs appear to be charging into week 11
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 2, 2019
The Monarch football team is shown running through pregame smoke Friday at Marysville. A convincing 35-0 win over Central Crossing may have been enough to lift Marysville into its first playoff berth ...
Panasonic shows interest in area
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By Mac Cordell 
November 1, 2019
Local representatives in the photo above include Councilman Henk Berbee, Mayor J.R. Rausch, Commissioner Chris Schmenk, Economic Development Director Eric Phillips and City Manager Terry Emery. As par...
Putting a wrap on Halloween
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 1, 2019
Trick-or-treat was held in most parts of the county Thursday, capping Halloween for 2019 and launching the holiday season. While rain was originally the biggest threat to the event, cold temperatures,...
Former Honda exec pleads to $750K theft
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 31, 2019
A former Honda employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the company of more than $750,000. Charles Michael Stratton, 62, of Fairborn, was charged with 38 counts of wire fraud and six counts of ...
Local man sentenced in kidnapping
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By Mac Cordell 
October 31, 2019
Tyson Carl Bodey II was sentenced Wednesday to nine to 12 years in prison for beating and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Above, Bodey, in orange, speaks with defense attorney Brian D. Joslyn following ...
Silver Scene Players will take stage this weekend
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 31, 2019
Tickets are on sale for Silver Scene Players’ production of John Patrick’s “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” this weekend. Proceeds from the performance will benefit St. Martin De Porres. Members of the cast ...
Mural retouched
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 30, 2019
Curtis Goldstein is shown as he touches up the mural on the Hatfield building at the corner of Main and Fourth streets recently. Part of the wall was crumbling, so it was patched and Goldstein was bro...
Plain City releases new mobile app
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 30, 2019
Plain City residents have a new central hub for information regarding the village - an app. Police Chief Dale McKee said the village officially launched a free mobile app Monday. McKee said the app wi...
Haunted house
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 30, 2019
Those passing by this home on Alderwood Circle in Plain City are in for a spooky treat. Skeletons, ghosts, zombies and corpses fill the yard, caution tape covers the doors and scarey movie villains st...
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 30, 2019
Plain City Public Library officials are inviting residents to chuck pumpkins with them. Residents are asked to bring their pumpkin Tuesday to the St. Joseph Parish Activity Center, 670 W Main St., to ...
State Auditor honors city finance department
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By Mac Cordell 
October 29, 2019
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber was at Marysville City Council Monday to present Finance Director Justin Nahvi with the Ohio Auditor of State’s Award with Distinction. Faber also presented the city ...
Richwood seeks state money for park projects
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
October 29, 2019
State Representative Tracy Richardson will be presenting a request on behalf of the Richwood Village Council for funds from the $15 million statewide Capital budget. Mayor Scott Jerew told council tha...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 28, 2019
Marysville’s Zoning Department will be trying a couple pieces of technology in hopes of making it easier for citizens to do business with it and, eventually, other city departments. The zoning departm...
Lady Monarchs win district
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2019
The Marysville High School girls soccer team didn’t mind the wet conditions Saturday afternoon during the Division I district championship match at Dublin Jerome High School. In the above photo, membe...
MHS grad brings opera production to central Ohio
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
October 28, 2019
Pictured above in a submitted publicity photo is Matt Gray, a Marysville native, who is returning to Ohio for his production of As One with Opera Columbus. Gray has previously directed the show at New...
Scareysville a success
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2019
Despite the wet weather, Marysville streets were filled Saturday with cowboys and Indians, along with little ghosts, cops, princesses, football players, witches, dinosaurs and others as businesses tra...
Alert neighbor prompts Mill Valley arrest
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By Mac Cordell 
October 26, 2019
Above, Lacey J. Hartman is seen in the holding cell at the Marysville Police Department. While in the cell, Hartman allegedly removed drugs from inside her clothes and flushed them down the cell’s toi...