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By Mac Cordell 
March 5, 2018
Trooper Michael J. Austin, of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was injured Friday evening when he was hit during a traffic stop near the intersection of state Route 347 and East Li...
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By Jacob Runnels 
March 5, 2018
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the beige Honda Accord, pictured above, lost control and drove off of Raymond Road and into a stream at 10:50 a.m. Friday. The driver was reportedly the...
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By Jacob Runnels 
March 5, 2018
Seventh grade Fairbanks student Kristin Dellinger is pictured helping her father, middle school head custodian Bill Dellinger, sweep the floors at the school. Kristin chose to help her father as part ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
March 2, 2018
Honda of America associates cheered plant manager Rob May as he delivered a presentation praising them for building the 25 millionth Honda vehicle, the 2018 Honda Accord. May said 18 million out of th...
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By Jacob Runnels 
March 2, 2018
The Union County Health Department (UCHD) hosted a town hall discussion about pediatric cancer rates in the area at the Union County Veterans Memorial Auditorium Thursday night. The department propose...
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By Mac Cordell 
March 2, 2018
The Jerome Township Board of Zoning Appeals has approved plans for a proposed FedEx trucking distribution center. The multiple-building facility is planned for a 99-acre site at 8341 Industrial Parkwa...
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By Mac Cordell 
March 2, 2018
Owners of American Inn, 10220 U.S. 42, have agreed to close the motel for at least one year, beginning no later than May 31. Local law enforcement officials had asked to have the motel shuttered perma...
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By Will Channell 
March 2, 2018
The Marysville Division of Police is investigating another threat made this week at Bunsold Middle School (BMS). BMS Principal Michelle Kaffenbarger sent a letter to parents Wednesday alluding to an i...
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By Will Channell 
February 28, 2018
Marysville City Council had a discussion at a meeting earlier this week about what should and shouldn’t warrant an expedited legislative process. Council held the first reading of an ordinance that wo...
Marysville officials respond to online threat
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By Mac Cordell 
February 28, 2018
The Marysville Division of Police is continuing to investigate a threat made against Bunsold Middle School. In a letter sent Tuesday, Bunsold Middle School Principal Michelle Kaffenbarger informed par...
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By Will Channell 
February 28, 2018
Pictured is the preliminary map of an “Active Transportation Plan” City of Marysville officials presented to the public service committee Tuesday. The plan lays out current and proposed future walking...
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By Will Channell 
February 27, 2018
At a meeting Monday night, Marysville City Council voted to indefinitely table an ordinance that would increase the compensation received by Marysville Schools as part of the Coleman’s Crossing tax in...
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By Will Channell 
February 27, 2018
Contractors are shown above working on the state-funded replacement project for the North Main Street Bridge this morning. The 120-day project began Monday and will add pedestrian railings in addition...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 27, 2018
The Hamlet on Darby is a proposed 53-unit senior living community. A rendering of the development is shown above. The project would share an entrance on Fairfield Drive with the Madison Square apartme...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
February 27, 2018
The Richwood Village Council met Monday evening with member Don Ridgeway absent. Two ordinances were submitted to council for the first reading. The 2018 budget for the village heard first reading and...
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By Will Channell 
February 26, 2018
Pictured is an early plan of how much space the city’s artificial skating rink would take up at Partner’s Park. The rink would be up for part the 2018 holiday season. (Image submitted) –––– City of Ma...
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By Will Channell 
February 26, 2018
The Union County Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium was host to democratic candidates for Ohio governor this weekend to talk about statewide issues. From left is moderator Mike Larsen; gubernatorial candid...
Man found sleeping in trash can, later dies
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By Jacob Runnels 
February 26, 2018
Over the weekend, an East Liverpool man died after receiving treatment for possible hypothermia exposure. According to the Marysville Police Department, David C. Smith, 30, was found sleeping in a gar...
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By Jacob Runnels 
February 26, 2018
Pictured is a tree that fell on top of a black Volkswagen Jetta in an alleyway between West Third and Fourth streets this weekend. The tree likely fell due to a weather event. (Journal-Tribune photo b...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 26, 2018
Maintains congressional aspirations In July, Marysville’s Leah Sellers announced she was running for congress. At the time, Sellers said she was “proudly running as a Republican, a long-time Republica...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 26, 2018
Construction crews began demolition of the northeast portion of Memorial Hospital on Friday in preparation for the facility’s planned expansion in the coming months. The $50 million expansion will inv...
Charges pending in connection with overdose at school
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 23, 2018
Charges are pending for a pair of Marysville High School students in relation to a drug overdose at the school earlier this week. At 12:01 p.m. Tuesday officers were called to Marysville High School o...
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By Chad Williamson 
February 23, 2018
Marysville School District officials knew four years ago they would be engaged in a principal search in 2018. In 2014, when Kathy McKinniss was installed as the first principal of Marysville’s new Ear...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 23, 2018
Pictured is Scott Kyser, of Cardington, standing by his dump truck that overturned on eastbound U.S. 33 at 2:47 p.m. Thursday. Officials said Kyser’s truck blew its front right tire and he “attempted ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
February 22, 2018
In a quiet meeting Wednesday morning, the Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) Board learned the value of levies and taxes. Health Commissioner Jason Orcena excitedly presented a slideshow about ho...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 22, 2018
Evangelist Billy Graham visited Marysville in February of 1972 as part of Phil Donahue’s broadcasts from the Ohio Reformatory for Women. The image above shows the front page of the Journal-Tribune on ...
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By Mac Cordell 
February 22, 2018
A 29-year-old man was taken to a Columbus hospital and U.S. 42 remains closed after a semi-truck drove into his home trapping him inside. According to officials from the Union County Sheriff’s Office,...
Residents want restaurant, not Valvoline
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By Mac Cordell 
February 22, 2018
Citizens at Jerome meeting share wishes for area around Costco It appears as though Jerome Township is getting at least one new business, though not the one some residents want. At a special meeting t...
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By Will Channell 
February 22, 2018
Officials discuss attack protocol; safeguards against false alarms Last month’s missile scare in Hawaii wouldn’t happen in Ohio, officials say. Ohio Emergency Management External Affairs Chief Jay Car...
Fairbanks to introduce robotics course
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By Jacob Runnels 
February 21, 2018
Fairbanks Middle School will be getting a new robotic course next school year as a way to step up science education.