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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...
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 12, 2018
For the sake of safety, parking in Milford Center is going to be harder to do once October rolls around. In a village meeting held Monday night, the Milford Center Village Council unanimously voted to...
Magnetic Springs receives $500,000 grant
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By Mac Cordell 
September 12, 2018
Magnetic Springs has been awarded $500,000 as part of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Revitalization Grant. More than half of the grant will go toward street improvements, in...
MFD crews heading to Carolinas
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By Will Channell 
September 12, 2018
Marysville firefighter Mike Best prepares equipment for the journey south to Raleigh. The City of Marysville is sending four firefighters, including Fire Chief Jay Riley, to help with hurricane relief...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 12, 2018
A Richwood driver has been charged following a crash that killed an area teen. Christopher Conrad, 19, of 24660 Route 4, Richwood, has been indicted by the Union County Grand Jury, charged with one co...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
September 11, 2018
During Monday night’s regular council meeting, Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew reported smoke testing of the sewer lines will be performed today. Should rain delay the process, testing will be held on Wedn...
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 11, 2018
Jonathan Alder School District officials were pleased to report the success of its newest use of monitoring services at a meeting Monday night. Bret Longberry, the district’s director of technology, p...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 11, 2018
A group of Plain City businessmen and residents are asking council members to explain their vote on a proposed apartment complex. In August, council rejected an ordinance that would have rezoned 8.8 a...
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By Will Channell 
September 11, 2018
Elford Development will now be able to start constructing its spec building at Innovation Park on Industrial Parkway. On Monday night, Marysville City Council finally approved an agreement between the...
Festifair fun
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 10, 2018
While it may have impacted the vendor attendance, the cool, wet weather did not dampen the spirits of those who attended Festifair on Saturday in Uptown Marysville. Above Melanie Wallace and Derek Wal...
Body found in freezer
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By Will Channell 
September 10, 2018
An Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation truck is parked outside 1338 Milstone Drive Saturday at about 3:45 p.m. after authorities found the body of Diane West in a freezer in the home’s basement. Ken...
Warrant turns up guns, gummies
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By Will Channell 
September 10, 2018
Pictured are guns and ammunition found by law enforcement officials at a home on Nutmeg Drive Friday as part of search warrant. More than 50 weapons in all were found. Union County Sheriff’s Office Lt...
A bit of roadwork
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 7, 2018
Construction crew members from Danbert Inc. spent the morning drilling holes along Route 31 with a machine called a digger to create light pole foundations. Workers measured how far the corkscrew dril...
Sense of community brought Truitt to town
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By Jacob Runnels 
September 7, 2018
Editor’s note: The city of Marysville will celebrate its 200th birthday on Aug. 10, 2019. In order to help tell the city’s story, we asked local residents of all ages to give us their thoughts on what...
Working the glass
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By Will Channell 
September 7, 2018
Workers take out a stained glass window to replace later at the First Congregational United Church of Marysville earlier this week. For local church worship times, check the Journal-Tribune’s church p...
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By Will Channell 
September 7, 2018
Marysville City Council discussed a possible commuter tax credit at a recent work session, though officials expressed worry that the state would enforce such a credit anyway. Officials told finance co...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 7, 2018
A Nevada woman could be facing more than six decades in prison after allegedly swindling a local woman out of about half a million dollars. Denise Parker, 62, of Las Vegas, has been indicted on four c...