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Injury crash reported on Route 4
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 18, 2018
According to the Marysville Division of Police, there was a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred on Route 4, near Scott Farms Boulevard, at 4:24 p.m. Wednesday. The crash involved a 2008 black Buick...
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 18, 2018
The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is looking to see how it can extend its grant funding for its reproductive health clinics in Marion. During a board of health meeting Wednesday, UCHD director...
Man found dead in vehicle at White Castle
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By Will Channell 
October 18, 2018
The Union County Coroner’s Office is investigating a man found dead in the Marysville White Castle parking lot Wednesday. According to Lance Emberling, an investigator with the Union County Coroner’s ...
Frosty farrier
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By Mac Cordell 
October 18, 2018
Frost on the ground and a chill in the air did not stop some around town from early morning occupation. Ed Thames was up before the sun to examine hooves and re-shoe horses at the Union County Fairgro...
Charges stem from conditions in home
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By Mac Cordell 
October 18, 2018
STINEMETZ –––– A filthy home and a house fire has led to felony charges against a local woman A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Lucinda Kay Stinemetz, 39, of 21963 State Route 347, Raymond. She i...
Two-car crash reported on U.S. 42
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By Will Channell 
October 17, 2018
Deputies investigated an injury crash on Route 42 near Watkins Road Tuesday at 10:28 a.m. According to Sheriff’s Office reports, it involved a 2008 Pontiac G6 and a 2011 Honda Civic. The crash snarled...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 17, 2018
The office manager at a Mill Valley physician’s office is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing from the office. Sarah R. Lovejoy, 33, of Troy, has been indicted by the Union County Grand Jur...
Kroger robber may have struck again
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By Will Channell 
October 17, 2018
SNIPE –––– Police are investigating suspicious activity at a pair of local pharmacies Tuesday night that authorities believe involved the same man who robbed a different drug store earlier this year. ...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
October 16, 2018
North Union School Board heard many different presentations Monday night. Vice president Jean Wedding presided over the meeting in the absence of president Dennis Hall. The first presentation was by M...
Dispute between neighbors not a township issue
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By Mac Cordell 
October 16, 2018
Sometimes a dispute between neighbors is just a dispute between neighbors, and not a matter for the Township trustees. “I can’t do something just because a neighbor is unhappy,” said Jerome Township Z...
Search underway to find  Fairbanks’ new leader
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 16, 2018
The Fairbanks School District has a good start on its path to finding a new superintendent. At a board of education meeting Monday night, Kathy Lowery, with K-12 Business Consulting, presented the res...
Trail entrance marked
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 16, 2018
Drew Youngberg of U.C. Signs cleans the newly installed sign for the MacIvor Wood walking trail located off Emmaus Road. The trail runs through a nature preserve on land previously owned by former loc...
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By Will Channell 
October 16, 2018
A possible recession is a factor keeping Marysville officials from implementing a commuter income tax credit. Finance Director Justin Nahvi told the city’s finance committee Monday that he’s recommend...
PCPD dons pink shirts for breast cancer awareness
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By Mac Cordell 
October 15, 2018
Officers in the Plain City Police Department are wearing pink shirts to raise awareness, and hopefully funds, for breast cancer research and domestic violence awareness. Above, officer Josh Hirtzinger...
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 15, 2018
Union County is growing and that means the number of students enrolled in its schools is growing as well. Marysville High School principal Tom Cochran said the building has seen an increase in attenda...
Local mother says Marysville a great place to raise children
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 15, 2018
Editor’s note: This is another installment in a series of articles leading up to August’s 200th anniversary of the founding of Marysville. In the series, local residents are asked what makes Marysvill...
Marysville crowns kings and queens
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By Chad Williamson 
October 15, 2018
Marysville crowned its 2018 football homecoming royalty for the Marysville High School and Marysville Early College High School prior to Friday night’s game against Upper Arlington. Ben Warden, left, ...
Officials: Murder case a chance to learn
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By Will Channell 
October 15, 2018
While the recent murder on Milstone Drive shocked the local community, authorities are using it as a learning experience. On Sept. 8, authorities found the body of Diana West, 68, in a chest freezer i...
Local harvest appears solid
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By Mac Cordell 
October 12, 2018
Harvest season is underway and farm equipment is filling the fields and roads of Union County. Much of the machinery, like this combine on U.S. Route 31 near Patrick Brush Run, remains empty during th...
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By Will Channell 
October 12, 2018
Nearly two weeks after their initial escape, two West Central inmates are behind bars once again. According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports, Springfield Police captured Joshua K. Hammond with...
Candy everywhere
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By Chad Williamson 
October 11, 2018
Local residents packed the streets of Marysville Wednesday night for the premiere candy procession of the year, the Marysville Homecoming Parade. Above, a young girl wearing a unicorn coat, has her ch...
Committee approves plans for new prosecutor’s office
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By Will Channell 
October 11, 2018
Above is a rendering of the proposed new Union County Prosecutor’s Office shown at Wednesday night’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting. The project involves an expansion of the former Richwood Ba...
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 11, 2018
An old electrical line finally giving out was the cause of a power outage that affected Marysville High School and forced the cancelation of a home football game Sept. 28. Mike White, director of busi...
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 10, 2018
How much does it cost Milford Center to keep its drains clean? At Monday night’s Milford Center village meeting, council members discussed how much the village should tax residents to clean, repair an...
N.L. street upgrades nearly complete
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By Chad Williamson 
October 10, 2018
North Lewisburg Mayor Cheryl Hollingsworth told council members Tuesday night that one of her top goals is nearly accomplished. The mayor said that about 90 percent of the village streets have been re...
Semi goes into pond after crash, two injured
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 10, 2018
Randy C. Mayabb, of London, was rescued this morning after the semi truck he was driving crashed into the pond at Evolution Ag in Jerome Township. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 10, 2018
A local man could be facing more than a decade behind bars after allegedly threatening then shooting another man during a drug deal. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Kyle Harvey Queen, 20, of ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 9, 2018
Members of the Marysville High School’s 2018 fall homecoming court have been named. Those nominated were, from left to right, in the front row, queen candidates Meredith Kiss, MacKenzie Mayse, Savanna...
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By Jacob Runnels 
October 9, 2018
Jonathan Alder School District’s athletic and music boosters groups gave updates on their organizations at a school board meeting Monday night. The Jonathan Alder Music Boosters organization gave an u...