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By Jacob Runnels 
September 24, 2018
The school district report cards are in, and like every year, superintendents are adjusting to the changes. New this year are the overall district grades. The Marysville, Fairbanks, North Union and Jo...
Three-car crash reported
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 21, 2018
According to the Marysville Division of Police, a three-car crash occurred on Scottslawn Road, outside of the intersection at Industrial Parkway, at 1:33 p.m. Thursday. A white 2013 Ford E-150 van fro...
Worker killed in accident on Hyland Croy
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By Mac Cordell 
September 21, 2018
A Westerville man is dead following a workplace accident Thursday. The Union County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed Rodney C. Hickman, 53, of Westerville, was pronounced dead Thursday at Riverside Meth...
Education, News
By Chad Williamson 
September 21, 2018
The Triad School District is will be experiencing some cost savings thanks to the work and wit of individuals in the maintenance department. This board of education approved the purchase of chillers f...
Education, News
By Jacob Runnels 
September 21, 2018
The district report card was a large focus at Marysville’s School Board meeting Thursday night. Being the first year districts were given an overall grade, board members expressed joy in Marysville ea...
Health department begins process to increase fees
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 20, 2018
Al Channell, the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) board president, left, was given a flu shot by UCHD Director of Nursing Joyce Richmond after a meeting Wednesday morning. He, as well as others...
What’s in a name?
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By Will Channell 
September 20, 2018
Pictured is Michael White from Mike’s Roofing, who was working to cut and replace the steel on the roofs of the dugouts at Eljer Park this morning. He and his coworkers reported they should complete t...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 20, 2018
While sales of Honda’s flagship car are slipping, company official say they expect a record year in total sales. According to numbers from Honda, sales of the Accord are down 14.1 percent through Augu...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 19, 2018
The 11th Annual Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival will take place this weekend. The festival, set for Friday-Sunday, showcases the historic Pottersburg Bridge, one of Union County’s 19th century cover...
North Union Homecoming Court Announced
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 19, 2018
Students at North Union High School voted on their fall homecoming court last week. Pictured front row, left to right, are freshman attendant, Alexis Gabriel, sophomore, Regan Martino, junior, Sarah P...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 19, 2018
A Delaware man has been charged with raping a girl he was supposed to be protecting. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Dwayne Allen Slone, 33, of 370 Eastwood Ave., Delaware. Slone is charged wit...
New water plant, utility increase loom
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By Will Channell 
September 19, 2018
Pictured is the city’s current water plant, which was first built in the late 1800s, according to historical documentation. The city is planning on replacing it in 2022 with a new plant on Raymond Roa...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
September 18, 2018
On Monday night, the North Union Board of Education witnessed the presentation of the September NUPride Award given to Lisa McKinley. McKinley has been in education teaching for 38 years. She is an in...
Walk to school day held
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 18, 2018
Several hundred students participated in the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) walk to school day this morning. The walk to school to Edgewood Elementary School began at the intersection of Sixt...
Jerome officials refuse to rush decision
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By Mac Cordell 
September 18, 2018
Jerome Township officials are talking about commercial and residential growth. At Monday night’s meeting of the board of trustees, officials said they were leery of a company that had showed interest ...
Cyclist injured in crash
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 18, 2018
A cyclist was injured after running a stop sign and being hit by a car Monday at 3:57 p.m. at Collins Avenue and Maple Street. According to a preliminary police report, a 2014 Ford was stopped at a st...
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By Will Channell 
September 18, 2018
The Marysville fire and police departments are looking to bolster their numbers in the coming year. On Monday night, the city’s finance committee heard the initial personnel requests for next year’s b...
Historic tour
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By Will Channell 
September 17, 2018
Local preservationist Donald Boerger is shown above as he gives a tour recently to Homeschooling in Marysville, a local group of homeschool families. Boerger took the group to various Uptown landmarks...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 17, 2018
A member of the Marysville Monarch Diamond Club who volunteered to help with bingo was apparently helping herself to the profits. The Union County grand jury has indicted Andrea N. Stambaugh, 40, of 1...
Still feels like summer
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By Will Channell 
September 17, 2018
Ali LeMasters and her brother, Zack, are shown playing at the Partners Park splash pad during this week’s unseasonably high temperatures. The National Weather Service expected a high of 82 today and l...
Triad Homecoming held
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By Tim Miller 
September 17, 2018
Triad High School held its fall Homecoming ceremonies Friday evening prior to the Cardinals’ football game against Greenon. Above, Kayleigh Boldman was crowned the 2018 Homecoming queen and Cameron Bo...
Woman in freezer was strangled
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By Will Channell 
September 17, 2018
A preliminary autopsy for a woman found dead in a freezer last weekend shows signs she was strangled, officials said this Friday. Diane West, 68, of Milstone Drive, was found dead Sept. 8 during a sea...
A first taste of seasonal fog
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 14, 2018
Every school district in the Union County area was on a two-hour delay this morning due to heavy fog that blanketed the entire county. At right, a reader submitted this photo of an injury crash on Rou...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 14, 2018
A pair of Madison County residents was arrested by Union County deputies Thursday after both resisted arrest. According to Union County Chief Deputy Tom Morgan, deputies pulled over Jessica J. Helmuth...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 14, 2018
The man who allegedly held law enforcement officials at bay with an ax at Honda has been indicted. Max W. Arnold, 30, of 628 Kenny Lane, Marysville, has been indicted on one count each of inducing pan...
Express yourself
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 14, 2018
Pete Edwards and Christopher Dillon recently began teaching a class for children with autism on how to express and understand emotions through games and other activities. The program started in May an...
City announces beautification award winners
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By Will Channell 
September 13, 2018
At the end of the Connie Patterson Beautification awards ceremony at Monday’s Marysville City Council meeting, the First Presbyterian Church received an award for maintaining its property and landscap...
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 13, 2018
After the success of its first meeting, the Union County Falls Coalition is set to host another aging parents event tonight, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Union County Health Department (UCHD). Thr...
Ground zero for connected cars?
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By Mac Cordell 
September 13, 2018
Honda officials say the intersection at Fifth and Main streets in Marysville is the ideal location to test its connected vehicle technology. The intersection has already been outfitted with a series o...
North Lewisburg prepares for big weekend
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By Chad Williamson 
September 12, 2018
As the closest municipality to the event, North Lewisburg Village Council learned about plans for the upcoming Union County Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival. The festival takes place on, and around t...