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Man faces felonies in strangling case
Court News, Local News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 22, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend’s bedroom and attempting to strangle her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antonio Jeter, 31, of 551 Linden St., ...
Acciona makes donation to fire district
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 22, 2025
Acciona Energia recently made a donation of more than $32,000 to the Southeast Hardin/Northwest Union Joint Fire District to purchase turnout gear and additional safety equipment. The donation is part...
Honda to have float in 2026 Rose Parade
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 22, 2025
Honda will return to lead the 2026 Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. The company will head the 137th parade with The Power of Teams float, celebrating how “dreams are most powerful when they are realized...
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 22, 2025
What appeared to be a bump in the Union County Auditor’s Office budget was actually a slight clerical error. The 2026 county budget, approved Wednesday by the county commissioners, showed the auditor’...
The newest Fairbanks panter
Education, News
Five-month old Scout relaxes in Mrs. Rachel Jones' classroom during a school day at Fairbanks Middle School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Foster dog at FMS ties into ELA lessons
By Jack Christian 
December 20, 2025
Fairbanks Schools are taking learning to new heights, as a sixth-grade classroom recently had the unique opportunity to host a foster dog with the goal of helping the puppy find a forever home. Scout,...
Plain City plans for return of Corn Carnival
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Jack Christian 
December 20, 2025
The Village of Plain City announced the return of the Plain City Corn Carnival, officially bringing the longtime community tradition back to the village on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The event will...
Affordable housing solutions elusive
Local News, News
"Your citizens are not going to make it. They're going to be forced to be renters if these municipalities do not purposefully seek out more affordable options." - Katie Crocco, Marysville Realtor
Summit ends with more questions than answers
By Michael Williamson 
December 19, 2025
Union County officials heard some informative and, at times, sobering words about the housing crisis regionally and here at home. Representatives from a wide swath of village, city, county, state and ...
Five for Brutus
Education, Local News, News
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 19, 2025
Students reach out for Ohio State mascot Brutus during an event at Navin Elementary School Thursday afternoon. Brutus served as a special guest for a friendly dodgeball competition between students an...
County lags in mental health providers
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
December 18, 2025
Members of the Union County Health Department (UCHD) Board of Health are planning to find ways to bring more mental health specialists to the community in reaction to county data that showed a 750:1 r...
Holiday variety
Education, Local News, News
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 18, 2025
Students at Navin Elementary School filled the gymnasium Wednesday for an assembly showcasing Holidays Around the World. The students shown above are performing an Indian dance, likely inspired by Bol...
Union County general fund revenue to grow 14% next year
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
December 17, 2025
Union County passed its budget for 2026 with some expected increases to various departments. At the regular meeting Wednesday morning the county commissioners passed both the general fund and special ...
Lights, camera, action
Education, Local News, News
Students run through their script, working to refine the show ahead of Thursday’s recording day. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
Students learn the ropes in front of the camera, and behind it, to create Monarch Message
By Jack Christian 
December 17, 2025
Marysville High School students are getting a hands-on introduction to journalism and media production through a course dedicated to producing the school’s weekly morning news broadcast, The Monarch M...
Berbee: “Mission accomplished”
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
Marysville City Council President Donald Boerger, center, congratulates council members Henk Berbee, left, and Julie Kramer, right, for their service to the city Monday night. Kramer is concluding her term as council member after stepping into former member JR Rausch’s vacated seat a year ago. Berbee is stepping away after 16 years as a member of the board. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Steps down from city council after 16 years
By Michael Williamson 
December 16, 2025
A lot has changed in the City of Marysville since Henk Berbee first joined city council a decade and a half ago. After 16 years serving the city, Berbee is stepping away from his duties as a member of...
Sheriff, NU board discuss SRO costs
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
December 16, 2025
The key word of Monday’s board of education meeting was transparency as the sheriff met with North Union officials to clear the air regarding cost concerns with the student resource officer (SRO) posi...
Fire alarm leads to cold delay
Local News, News
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 16, 2025
Spectators, coaches and players gathered outside the main athletic entrance of Olentangy High School Friday after a fire alarm went off in the middle of warmups before the varsity game. First responde...
City acts to close problem bar
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
Marysville officials are objecting to the liquor permit renewal for Slushed Up, the bar pictured above at 116 N. Main St. City officials said there have been too many calls to the police department reporting issues at the bar going back to August of last year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Police have been called for 40 incidents in last 16 months
By Michael Williamson 
December 15, 2025
A rap sheet of disturbances over a short period of time led Marysville officials to challenge the future of a problematic local bar. Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said Slushed Up, the business a...
Do you wanna build a (really tiny) snowman?
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
December 15, 2025
This pair worked to piece together a tiny snowman on a table along Main Street recently. The snow an chilly temperatures continued in the area through the weekend as 3-4 inches of the white stuff was ...
Roundabout a factor in JA planning
Education, News, Plain City News
Jonathan Alder officials are working on facility planning ahead of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s planned roundabout project at U.S. 42 and Price-Hilliards Road near Canaan Middle School. ODOT has three possible roundabout configurations for the Madison County intersection, including the one shown above, which adjusts the alignment of the roadways for cars to enter at an angle. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
December 13, 2025
More than a month after Election Day, Jonathan Alder is ready to hit the ground running on its planned construction project. The board of education had its first regular meeting this week since vote t...
Marysville schools consider trademarks for logos
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
December 12, 2025
The approval of name, image, likeness (NIL) use for high school athletes in Ohio brings with it various guardrails, including prohibiting school names, logos, mascots and trademarks from being used in...
Unionville gets new tornado siren
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 12, 2025
Unionville Center’s newly installed tornado siren, shown above to the right of the older one, is ready for operation. A new siren was part of recent federal Community Development Block Grant funding r...
Foundry 33 will be first apartment complex in Marysville East
Local News, News
Foundry 33 will bring more than 500 housing units, just East of the Watkins Glen Apartments. the location is shown in blue on the map above. (Graphic submitted)
By Jack Christian 
December 11, 2025
Residents got a first look at the final signage for a new apartment complex planned along Watkins Road during the upcoming Design Review Board meeting this week. Marysville Planning and Development Ma...
North Lewisburg council approves 2026 budget
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
December 11, 2025
After budget fumblings in the past led to penalties from the state, North Lewisburg officials spent time Tuesday night listening to details of the 2026 budget. The budget was approved 4-0 by council, ...
Delay in solar payment may spell county windfall
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
December 11, 2025
Union County officials said the news last month about the delay in revenue from Acciona’s Union Solar project might not be all negative. County Administrator Bill Narducci told the board of commission...
Saving the bulls
News, Plain City, Plain City News
A driver on U.S. 42 called in a barn fire on Wells Road at 3:34 p.m. on Nov. 28. Pictured above, smoke bellows from the building, which is a European-Union certified bull barn at Select Sires housing priceless, genetically-gifted bovines. Officials said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Photo submitted)
Firefighters, employees rescue high-value animals at Select Sires
By Kyle Meddles 
December 10, 2025
For most people, Black Friday is a day to sit around with a belly full of turkey and do some online shopping, but for staff at Select Sires, the day after Thanksgiving was a race to save ten of its pr...
Memorial, Plain City clear the air
News, Plain City, Plain City News
Melanie Ziegler and Spence Fisher with Memorial Health spoke to Plain City council and residents Monday about the recent inaccurate reports of all medical services leaving town (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
Report of health system leaving the village squashed
By Jack Christian 
December 9, 2025
Memorial Health officials attended the most recent Village of Plain City Council meeting Monday to address what they described as a misunderstanding in the community regarding their ongoing move to Je...
Richwood Farmers Market sees jump in sponsor money
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
December 9, 2025
The Richwood Farmers Market saw an exponential increase in sponsorship funding as it heads into 2026 on a high note. At the regular meeting of village council on Monday, Shauna Chapman, manager of the...
A weekend of Christmas cheer in Marysville
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
December 9, 2025
Christmas was in the air all around the City of Marysville this past weekend as a bevy of holiday activities took place. The Marysville Christmas Parade hit the Uptown streets Sunday afternoon. While ...
Care Train Auction raises $240K
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
December 8, 2025
Residents and businesses turned out for the annual Care Train of Union County over the weekend. The holiday themed event, held at McAuliffe’s ACE Hardware on Saturday, brought in $240,000 this year th...
Parade staple
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
December 8, 2025
You know the Christmas season is in full swing when Santa Claus makes his annual appearance at the end of the Marysville Christmas Parade. Cool but bearable temperatures greeted the crowds that lined ...
Man charged for trying to smother companion
Court News, Local News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 8, 2025
A Marysville man could be facing two decades in prison on charges stemming from an incident in 2024 in which he allegedly smothered his girlfriend with a pillow and threatened to kill other members of...