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Fairbanks facility upgrades to begin soon
Education, News
By Michael Williamson 
March 3, 2025
Renovations to several athletic facilities at Fairbanks will be starting soon, beginning with the football stadium in late May. The board of education recently passed a series of measures at the regul...
P.C. council debates new bleachers at Pastime Park
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By Michael Williamson 
February 28, 2025
Plain City is looking at replacing bleachers at the baseball fields at Pastime Park. Council President Michael Terry told the board Monday that the seating is no longer compliant for insurance purpose...
New Bunsold principal named
Education, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 28, 2025
The current assistant principal will be taking over the top job at Bunsold Middle School before the start of school next year. The Marysville school district announced that Heidi LoParo has been named...
YMCA fire claims two vehicles
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 28, 2025
A shed fire behind the Union County Family YMCA led to two unoccupied vehicles being engulfed in flames. Around 10:20 a.m., Friday, first responders were dispatched to the YMCA on 1150 Charles Lane on...
Richwood chase leads to arrest
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 28, 2025
A suspect was taken into custody after an hours-long manhunt in Richwood on Friday. Chief Jim Hill of the Richwood Police Department said that the suspect, identified as Colton Gamble, had an arrest w...
Raymond Road crash
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By Chad Williamson 
February 28, 2025
Marysville Police were dispatched to Raymond Road near Oakdale Cemetery at 5:12 p.m., Thursday, for a vehicle that crashed into a building. Sheneda Clinton, 42, of Columbus, was cited for operating a ...
Schirg leaving
Education, News
Fairbanks superintendent heading to Rocky River
By Mike Williamson 
February 28, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version. Fairbanks Superintendent Adham Schirg is leaving the district. After six years leading the school, Schirg announced Friday that he h...
Crash injures Marysville teens
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 27, 2025
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a serious injury crash involving a local teen that was ejected from the vehicle after striking a tree. According to a press release from the Oh...
Car theft leads to felony charges
Court News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
February 27, 2025
A Marion woman is being indicted for stealing a car and lying about her name to law enforcement. The Union County Grand Jury is charging Skyla Jade Ervin, 20, of Marion, with one count each of grand t...
Marysville Fire Chief makes pitch for assistant
Marysville City Council, News
By Mike Williamson 
February 27, 2025
Marysville is considering adding a new, high-ranking position at the fire department. At the regular city council meeting Monday, Marysville Fire Chief Nate Burns told the board that with the anticipa...
Come on down!
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Above, the group, pictured from left, Margaret “Peggy” Burnside, Christine “Chris” Blue and Connie Godwin pose with “The Price is Right” host Drew Carey, at right, after having the closest guess in price on a set of jewelry. Although they didn’t win any prizes during their first pricing game, the group would finish with prizes worth over $39,000 in total value.
Local women describe big win on the 'Price is Right'
By Kyle Meddles 
February 26, 2025
For three women with local roots, a weekend trip to California and tickets to be a part of the studio audience on “The Price is Right” was all that was planned. Nearly four months removed from the tri...
M.C. fire appears to be arson
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Law enforcement, fire and EMS crews look over a vacant apartment building Monday night in Milford Center where investigators suspect arson led to a fire. The Union County Sheriff’s Office began receiving calls that a building was on fire on South Mill Street at around 5:08 p.m. The Union Township Fire Department was assisted by the Allen Township Fire Department, the Marysville Fire Department, Northeast Champaign County Fire Department, Mechanicsburg Fire Department and EMS, and the Urbana Fire Department. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation. (Photos submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 25, 2025
A structure fire at a vacant apartment in Milford Center has been determined as arson. At 5:08 p.m., Monday, the Union County Sheriff’s Office received calls reporting a structure on fire on South Mil...
Marysville South could include public safety facility land
Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
February 25, 2025
Marysville City Council heard the first reading of a development agreement for Marysville South, which included information about how infrastructure improvements will be paid for and land for a new “p...
Cuddles for Cruisers
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 25, 2025
Fourth grade students at Abraham Depp Elementary School collected stuffed animals last month to donate to the Union County Sheriff’s Office as part of Cuddles for Cruisers. The packages were then give...
Dumpster on sidewalk debated at Richwood Council
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 25, 2025
Council members expressed concern over a Richwood business looking to put a dumpster on the sidewalk and will look to create a law regulating dumpster placement in the village. At the regular meeting ...
City of Marysville secures 81 acres for future water system expansion
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 25, 2025
The City of Marysville has acquired land on the eastern side of the county for future water-related needs. City officials recently purchased 81 acres of land between Brown and Hinton Mill roads for $2...
Swingers having dominant season
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 25, 2025
The Marysville Swingers Unlimited show choir, pictured above, captured Grand Champion at the Ross Legacy Championship this past weekend. This season both the high school Swingers Unlimited and middle ...
Jerome puts pinch on adult entertainment
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 24, 2025
The Jerome Township Trustees will look to push adult entertainment land uses as far out of sight as legally possible in a proposed zoning text amendment. During a public hearing of the Jerome Township...
State of City will focus on school levy passage
Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
February 24, 2025
Marysville’s State of the City is next week and officials say a leading topic of discussion will be the Marysville school levy. City Manager Terry Emery said, once again, the school district will be f...
Amazon funds third JA “educational incubator”
Education, News
A Jonathan Alder Junior High School student demonstrates a STEM project during the grand opening of the Amazon Think Big Space at the school Wednesday. The Think Big Space, the second collaboration between Amazon Web Services and Jonathan Alder Local Schools, is designed to “foster creativity, problem-solving, and technical skills through hands-on learning in design, coding, robotics, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing.” (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
February 21, 2025
In a partnership with Amazon Web Services, Jonathan Alder has added a third Think Big Space to its campus. On Wednesday, the district held the grand opening to its new room in the junior high building...
Paving plea
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Engineer asks county for help with roadwork shortfall
By Michael Williamson 
February 21, 2025
Rising project costs are contributing to a shortage of funding for the Union County Engineer’s Office and the department is hoping the county can help find a solution. At the regular commissioners mee...
Marysville school board members hotly debate role in abatements
Marysville School Board, News
Resolution demands seat at the table during negotiations
By Chad Williamson 
February 21, 2025
Discussion of developer abatements following a presentation on reduced state tax money for the Marysville school district was like a match tossed into a store of dry gunpowder. The mixture ignited Thu...
Company does not appeal Richwood solar rejection
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By Michael Williamson 
February 20, 2025
The Richwood Solar project is officially not moving forward. Last month, the Ohio Power Siting Board, the body charged with overseeing energy project applications around the state, voted unanimously t...
Reports from massage parlor raid offer few new details
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 20, 2025
Over 24 hours after a police raid on a local massage parlor and uptown residence, information from law enforcement and the City of Marysville is still few and far between. At 9:43 a.m., Wednesday, the...
Temperatures expected to climb
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 20, 2025
Icicles like the ones above on a home on Court Street haven't had much chance to grow lately as the temperatures have been hanging below 20 degrees for several days. The thermometers are expected to b...
Local massage parlor raided
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Detectives and officers with the Marysville Police Department executed a search warrant at Healthy Relaxation Spa at 843 E. Fifth St., Wednesday morning. The police department was assisted by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, Ohio Bureau of Investigation (BCI) and the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission with the search. Above, an armed investigator shuts the door of the massage parlor behind him while entering. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Search warrants part of human trafficking investigation
By Kyle Meddles 
February 19, 2025
On Wednesday morning at around 10:30 a.m., the Marysville Division of Police conducted search warrants at Healthy Relaxation Spa at 843 E. Fifth St. and an undisclosed home on West Fifth Street. The s...
“I think you’re still offering too much”
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Commissioners question need for aggressive tax incentive packages
By Michael Williamson 
February 19, 2025
Some Union County officials are saying too many incentives are being offered to businesses looking to come to the area. That was the sentiment shared by two Union County Commissioners Wednesday mornin...
U.S. 33 could see new overpass
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A map of Marysville’s Innovation Park shows a possible overpass north across U.S. 33 between U.S. 36 and Scottslawn Road. City officials are considering the option for another connector road as the city anticipates traffic impacts from projects like the Marysville East development. (Graphic submitted)
Would be in area of Innovation Park
By Michael Williamson 
February 18, 2025
A future overpass across U.S. 33 may be in order as Marysville officials work to plan for traffic impacts from development near two notable project areas. Kyle Hoyng, engineer for the City of Marysvil...
New state budget may result in NU losing $1.3M
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
February 18, 2025
North Union is bracing for negative impacts stemming from lack of support for school funding in the state, including projections that the district may lose nearly $1.3 million in funding. Ohio Gov. Mi...
It never ends
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 17, 2025
Old man Winter isn't finished with the area yet, as a storm brought snowfall totals ranging between one and three inches to the area Sunday, after Saturday night's freezing rain. Forecasts show temper...