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By Will Channell 
August 3, 2017
A work crew from WOW! cable is shown installing lines along Fawnbrook Drive in Mill Valley recently. After falling behind its installation timeline, WOW! crews now appear to be back on track to finish...
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By Mac Cordell 
August 2, 2017
Tourism service put on hold after one year Marysville and Union County tourism and economic development officials are trying to determine the fate of the city’s Uptown Trolley Service. “Right now, we ...
Filing deadline approaching for November election
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By Mac Cordell 
August 2, 2017
With the filing date approaching, officials at the Union County Board of Elections want residents to know it is not too late to be on the Nov. 7 ballot. The filing deadline for all positions is 4 p.m....
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By Will Channell 
August 2, 2017
City officials say Mill Creek Park, which contains four ball fields, space for soccer and the Jim Simmons Trail, is often confused with the neighboring Schwartzkopf Park. The city hopes to rectify tha...
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By Will Channell 
August 2, 2017
Clint Black, pictured above, will entertain the crowd Thursday, Aug. 10, at the All Ohio Balloon Fest. Black will be playing some of his 22 number-one hits, as well as new songs. (Photo submitted) –––...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
August 1, 2017
Kim Beck’s dog, Traveler, peaks his head through a tunnel at Marysville’s Bark Park on Tuesday morning. Traveler is a 10-month-old whippet. Beck said Traveler is the most outgoing of her two whippets....
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By Mac Cordell 
August 1, 2017
Plain City has started the process of contracting with the City of Columbus for water and sewer services. At a work session meeting Monday, the village council voted to have Village Administrator Kevi...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
August 1, 2017
Recently, Marysville Journal-Tribune employee Ann Santos went outside her home in Marysville to pull out some weeds from her flower bed when she discovered a large butterfly, pictured above, hanging a...
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 31, 2017
On Friday at 2:14 p.m., a 1982 Honda Goldwing motorcycle was involved in a crash on Route 4, between Scott Farms Boulevard and County Home Road. According to the Marysville Police Department, the bike...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 31, 2017
This year, many of the exhibitors at the Union County Fair did not have the opportunity to show their animal one last time. Late Friday night, Dr. Tony Forshey of the Ohio Department of Agriculture as...
Longtime local judge Richard Parrott dies
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 31, 2017
Members of the Union County legal community are mourning the death of one of their own this morning. Former Union County Common Pleas Judge Richard Eugene Parrott, 83, of Marysville died unexpectedly ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 31, 2017
Police are looking for a white male wearing a plaid shirt and dark shorts, pictured above in a surveillance camera image, who they believe broke into Dave’s Pharmacy early Monday morning. Officials do...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 31, 2017
The 2017 Union County Fair’s Grand Champion market steer, owned by Brice Phelps, right, sold for $14,000 at Saturday’s Junior Fair Livestock sale. Buyers included Sam Jackson Auto Body Repairs, JD Equ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 29, 2017
Don’t get worried if your day gets a bit darker on Aug. 21, because that’s just the rare event of a solar eclipse you’re witnessing. Though solar eclipses happen every few years, they are not always v...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 29, 2017
Local law enforcement officials are taking a hard line against those who allow others to overdose on drugs. “Tragically, people die from an overdose of illicit narcotics,” Union County Prosecutor Dave...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 28, 2017
Dorothy Rees, 18, above, started a project in 2016 collecting chickens and turkeys at the Union County Fair. Rees has the birds processed and donated to food pantries around Union County. In her first...
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By Will Channell 
July 28, 2017
The commonly held image of a millennial is an annoyed twenty-something with their face buried in a smartphone, tablet or computer. A recent study by the Pew Research Center, however, found something t...
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By Corinne Bix 
July 28, 2017
The bright lights of rides and food vendors illuminate the Union County Fairgrounds Thursday evening. Events tonight include the tractor pull at 7 p.m. and a Showman of Showman Exhibition at 7:30 p.m....
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By Sam Dillon 
July 28, 2017
Girls from North Union High School volley the ball back-and-forth during a scrimmage session at the Lady Cats summer volleyball camp. The camp was offered to get athletes from seniors to freshmen out ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 27, 2017
Marysville officials say Plain City’s recommendation to use Columbus water and sewer services over Marysville is not unexpected. In an e-mail to Mayor J.R. Rausch and city officials, Marysville Direct...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 27, 2017
Country crooner Country singer Luke Combs is pictured above as he played to a large crowd at the Union County Fair Wednesday night. Concertgoers filled the grandstands while even more were standing on...
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 26, 2017
According to the Marysville Police Department, at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, a black 2012 Chevrolet Cruise, driven by Suzanne Snyder, 35, of Marysville, drove off the road in the area of 510 W. Fourth ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 26, 2017
Above, Kiley Penrod, 8, chows down in the watermelon eating contest at the Union County Fair. The Tuesday evening contest was the first of its kind at the fair. There were three age groups: adults, te...
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By Will Channell 
July 26, 2017
Abandoned gas stations are extremely pricey to repurpose After nearly a decade of lying vacant, responsibility of the old Clark gas station on East Fifth and Vine streets could soon transfer to local ...
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By Chad Williamson 
July 26, 2017
The Marysville Board of Education and the Marysville Education Association (MEA) have agreed to a revision and one-year extension of the teachers’ union’s contract. At the July meeting, the board of e...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 26, 2017
Shown above, a United Way volunteer helps direct traffic at the 2016 All Ohio Balloon Fest. The 2017 Balloon Fest will be held Aug. 10-12. Tickets to the Thursday night Clint Black performance are ava...
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 25, 2017
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, at around 7:51 a.m. Monday, a 2004 BMW 325i, driven by Tyler T. Perry, 18, of Marysville, drove off Route 38 and struck a ditch. The car hit a fence and...
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By Will Channell 
July 25, 2017
County and city officials held the groundbreaking for the interior road of the future Marysville Innovation Park on Industrial Parkway Monday afternoon. Pictured above, from left to right, are Marysvi...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 25, 2017
Plain City officials are recommending the village contract with Columbus for water and sewer services. For nearly a year village officials have been exploring options for water and sewer service in th...
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By Will Channell 
July 25, 2017
New guidelines for the state of the city address and council salary changes were two significant city charter alterations recommended to Marysville City Council. Chris Schmenk, chair of the charter re...