News

News
By Mac Cordell 
September 25, 2017
A group of Union County landowners and businessmen has created an organization to bring community members and leaders together. At a recent meeting, Jerome Township resident John Wirchanski announced ...
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 25, 2017
In this undated photo, Kelly Kuhns holds her son, Oliver, in Plain City, Ohio. Kuhns is advocating for an Ohio bill that would ban abortions based on the type of pre-natal Down syndrome diagnosis she ...
News
By Will Channell 
September 25, 2017
The City of Marysville’s finance committee is considering changes to local sewer rates, and maintains that those rates aren’t going to rise for a while. At the committee’s meeting last week, Marysvill...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 23, 2017
Claudia, second from left, and Anna Mueller, right, enjoy cool treats from the Dairy Queen on Columbus Avenue with their grandparents, Stan and Regina Foos. The twins returned Friday from a three-day ...
News
By Sam Dillon 
September 23, 2017
Jamie Dye of Jonathan Alder protects the football while an Indian Lake defender tugs on his arm during a rushing attempt in the first quarter of the football game Friday night. The Pioneers where able...
County has plan for natural disasters
News
By Jacob Runnels 
September 23, 2017
Heavy winds, tornados, blizzards and floods - Union County has been through them all and is prepared to handle even more. Brad Gilbert, director of the Union County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), ...
News
By Corinne Bix 
September 22, 2017
Pictured above as some of the letters created by Triad elementary student sent to sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain in memory of Petty Officer Jacob Drake who graduated from Triad High School in 2...
News
By Will Channell 
September 22, 2017
Fire department officials are hoping to get a couple of new faces this year. At Thursday night’s finance committee meeting, officials presented some preliminary requests for new positions from various...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 22, 2017
Is given 10 doses of Narcan –––– A Marysville woman is dead and police are investigating. Amanda Gearheart, 27, was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon at Memorial Hospital. Deputy Marysville Police Ch...
News
By Chad Williamson 
September 22, 2017
The Marysville Board of Education heard an update on an exchange trip to Japan that a group of local high school students experienced this summer. The five students told board members about various cu...
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 21, 2017
Tim Schilling of Wings Enrichment Center gestures as he gives a tour of the newly renovated facility on South Walnut Street to participants in the United Way’s recent “Understand the Need” Bus Tour. W...
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 21, 2017
Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at a residence in the 25000 block of Neel Road. A report came in Wednesday at about 5:42 p.m. of a 6...
News
By Jacob Runnels 
September 21, 2017
At the Union County Health Department (UCHD) meeting Wednesday, the first reading of the proposed 2018 Environmental Health Fee Resolution fee was waived. The board has to review its policy on what th...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 21, 2017
KEETON –––– A local man could be facing more than a decade and a half in prison after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and holding her there for nearly three hours. The Union County Gr...
News
By Will Channell 
September 21, 2017
Traffic on Route 31 at the U.S. 33 overpass was disrupted this morning after a vehicle crash, according to a Nixle alert sent out at 6:48 a.m. By about 7:15 a.m., the vehicles involved had been put on...
Jerome Township Trustees respond to critical resident
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 21, 2017
At nearly every trustees meeting, Jerome Township resident Barry Adler has used his three minutes of public comment to question the trustees on their use of money. Adler has repeatedly called the trus...
News
By Will Channell 
September 21, 2017
Stephanie Bryner helps her son Aksel make rocket ships out of shapes at Wednesday afternoon’s Preschool-age story time at the Marysville Public Library. “He enjoys being with other kids and it’s a gre...
News
By Will Channell 
September 20, 2017
This weekend the area around the Pottersburg Bridge will be the host to the 10th annual Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival. The event will be Sept. 23 and 24 at 17141 Inskeep-Cratty Road at the bridge....
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 20, 2017
The Liberty Township Fire Department responded to a residence near Route 31 and Miller Road for a fire that ended up torching a garage and everything in it. “It’s pretty well-ruined,” said Liberty Tow...
News
By Jacob Runnels 
September 20, 2017
This morning members of St. John’s Lutheran Church put up the entrance for this weekend’s Reformation Renaissance Faire at Pastime Park in Plain City. From left unloading a part of the entrance are Ro...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 20, 2017
A local electronics store is closing its doors. Officials have confirmed the Marysville Best Buy, 770 Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard, will close at the end of business on Oct. 28. “We chose not to renew...
News
By Will Channell 
September 19, 2017
Officer David Nist, right, uses the Marysville Police Department’s drug dog, Bear, to check a truck for drugs in front of Rural King on Monday morning. Deputy Chief Tony Brooks said police stopped the...
Fairbanks eyes bus replacement plan
News
By Jacob Runnels 
September 19, 2017
At its meeting Monday night, the Fairbanks Board of Education received a presentation about the district’s school bus replacement plan. Andy James and Becky Wyckoff informed the board about how often ...
News
By Chad Williamson 
September 19, 2017
Marysville considers making measure permanent Marysville schools will be gearing up for a levy attempt in late 2018, but it appears the district will not seek an increase in funding. Originally passed...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 19, 2017
Ray Mikiciuk. assistant vice president of Honda sales at American Honda Motor Co., Inc, and Pam Buchanan, Accord new model project manager for Marysville Auto Plant’s vehicle quality department, drove...
Attack at hospital results in five assault counts
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 18, 2017
Indictments A Marysville woman is facing prison time after allegedly attacking several people trying to help her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Heather Marie McCroskey, 24, of 50 Poplar St....
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 18, 2017
A proposal to connect Columbus to Pittsburgh and Chicago by high speed tube has been selected as one of 10 finalists for the Hyperloop One global challenge. The above-ground tube would run through Uni...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 18, 2017
Man charged after allegedly threatening informant A Richwood man, already under indictment, could be facing additional time in prison. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Mark A. Bright, 54, of 174...
News
By Mac Cordell 
September 16, 2017
Pictured above, Fairbanks band members, as well as fans and athletes not shown, took part in a moment of silence before Friday’s varsity football game to honor longtime district teacher and coach Patt...
News
By Will Channell 
September 16, 2017
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, left, speaks to city officials Friday morning at an event to announce Marysville’s entry into the state’s ohiocheckbook.com program. Also pictured are Marysville Finance Di...