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Congressional Art Contest winner named
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 7, 2019
–––– Area finalists in the Congressional Art Competition had their works displayed at the Marysville Art League’s Houston House Gallery from Monday through Friday. U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan was on h...
Partners Park gets a makeover
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By Mac Cordell 
May 7, 2019
The Memorial Health Pavilion at Partners Park will be closed for two weeks while it is painted. City official have tented the structure in hopes of keeping rain out while they work. (Journal-Tribune p...
First ever Le Herron Rising Leader Awards presented
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 3, 2019
Pictured above are winners and attendees at the inaugural Le Herron Rising Leader Awards held recently at the Union County Services Center. (Photo submitted) –––– On Saturday, 30 sophomore and junior ...
Art of Autism
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 3, 2019
The Story of Autism, a local autism support group, will host The Art of Autism Artist Showcase from 6-8 p.m. tonight at the Houston House Gallery, 264 W. Fifth St. The showcase is free to the public a...
Murderer fingered in ORW drug ring
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By Mac Cordell 
May 3, 2019
A convicted murderer is now facing charges for allegedly running a drug trafficking operation inside a local prison. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antranise Fuller, 36, who is incarcerated ...
Mock crash held
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 3, 2019
Northern Union County Fire District Chief Randy Riffle lays a sheet over a North Union High School student during a mock crash scene set up at the high school Thursday. The mock crash scene was presen...
Mother faces felony domestic violence charges
Court News, News
By Mac Cordell 
May 2, 2019
A Marysville woman with a history of domestic violence is in trouble again after allegedly hitting her son. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Carrie Lynn Chapman, 39, of 690 Milford Ave., Apart...
Prom courts named
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 2, 2019
–––– Marysville High School and the Early College High School have announced their prom queen and king candidates for 2019. The event will be held Saturday at the Bridgewater Convention Center in Powe...
Bonnell to be in Military Hall of Fame
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By Michael Williamson 
May 2, 2019
Being part of a military family can be a high honor for those who carry on a long legacy of service through generations. For Union County resident Ken Bonnell, he’s the person at the start of that lin...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 2, 2019
David A. Tanner, DO, will begin serving as Medical Director for Memorial Hospital Occupational Health, a service line of Memorial Health dedicated to helping local businesses improve and maintain the ...
School holds first Academic Signing Day
Education, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
May 1, 2019
Marysville Early College High School (ECHS) held its first Academic Signing Day this morning in the Marysville High School Auditorium. The program was designed as a counterpart to athletic college sig...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 1, 2019
Marysville officials say they are working through the bugs associated with a new, on-line utility bill payment system. The customer self service system went online March 25. “We have been doing this f...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 1, 2019
All four vehicles stolen from neighborhoods in Jerome Township have been recovered by law enforcement. According to a release put out by the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects involved in the...
Four injured in Route 31 crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 1, 2019
Four people were transported to the hospital after a head-on crash on Route 31 today. The accident happened around 6:40 a.m. when a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling southbound on Route 31 and struc...
Bender convicted of kidnapping, assault, rape
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By Mac Cordell 
April 30, 2019
–––– A local man has been convicted of kidnapping, assaulting and raping a Marysville woman. In a three-day trial, a jury found Jason Guy Bender, 41, of 13911 Watkins Road, guilty of felonious assault...
Newark man arrested after alleged robbery attempt
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By Mac Cordell 
April 30, 2019
Marysville Police Officer Paul Lewis is pictured in Officer Jayson Nichols’ dash cam photo on Monday. Lewis was nearly struck by a vehicle (right) driven by alleged robbery suspect Jeremy Lindsey as h...
Paloney honored for volunteerism
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Bill Paloney, pictued above, was the recipient of the Laura Pakis Spirit Award for Excellence in Volunteerism which was presented at the Wednesday’s Union County Master Gardener Awards and Recognition...
Sprucing up the Uptown
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Emma Miller is shown above picking up a discarded cup on the grounds of the Marysville Post Office Saturday morning as part of the Uptown Marysville Spring Clean-Up Day. Emma was volunteering along wi...
Volunteers shine at Taste event
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
The Half Pint was named the winner of Saturday’s Taste of Marysville event at the Marysville High School Field House. The Hope Center of Marysville was presented a check for $1,000 from the net procee...
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By Mac Cordell 
April 29, 2019
The local babysitter who admitted to her role in the death of an infant is reconsidering her plea. In February Hayley Breann Rausch, 25, of 20820 Wolford Maskill Road pleaded guilty to one count of en...
Two transported when train hits car
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Two people were in a crash involving a CSX train just after midnight Sunday. According to the report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Nicholas Light, 26, of Dublin, was driving eastbound on Columbu...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Family Storytime April 29, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Join us for a fun, all ages storytime. Raymond Pranking Party April 30, 6-6:45 p.m. Are you a prankster? Let us help with recipes for cereal slime and poppers...
Devon Ellington earns rank of Eagle Scout
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Devon Ellington of Marysville has earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest advancement, the Eagle Scout Award. Ellington will be recognized in a ceremony later in May. A member of The Church of Jesu...
Local man named a Farm Bureau Vice President
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Michael Bailey of Marysville has been named vice president, strategic partnerships for Ohio Farm Bureau. In this newly created position, he will develop and manage key relationships and partnerships w...
Getting ready for the Taste of Marysville
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2019
Chyisha Russell of the West Central Community Correctional Facility helps set up for the Taste of Marysville at the Marysville High School Field House Friday night. The event will be held from 5-9 p.m...
Hope endures
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By Michael Williamson 
April 29, 2019
Hope Jones, center, administrative secretary at the Union County Coroner’s Office, is retiring after 58 years with the county. A reception is planned for April 30 at 2 p.m. in the commissioners’ offic...
New trees for Oak Street
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2019
Marysville city crews worked Thursday morning to plant a pair of trees on Oak Street which were donated to the city by resident Donald Boerger. Boerger, who has donated numerous trees to the city thro...
One injured in crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2019
A three-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of London and Windsor Avenues Thursday at 3:44 p.m. A burgundy Toyota Camry, driven by Veronica Hall, of Marysville, collided with a white 2014 Cadil...
$1.5 million from gas tax will help fund county paving
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By Michael Williamson 
April 26, 2019
Earlier this month, Ohio legislators approved an increase to the state gas tax and starting this fall, Union County will see the first signs of revenue from the measure. The increase of 10.5 cents a g...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2019
A string of vehicle break-ins and vehicle thefts in Jerome Township are being investigated by the Union County Sheriff’s Office. According to a media release from the Sheriff’s Office, four cars were ...