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By Chad Williamson 
November 13, 2017
The Marysville School District is taking steps to eliminate a water problem at the Early College High School. Enviro-Construction of Alexandria submitted the low bid of $88,329 for the work, which wil...
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By Will Channell 
November 9, 2017
Pictured above is the rendering of Home 2 Suites presented at Wednesday night’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting for the new hotel to go in on Colemans Crossing Boulevard. Board members expresse...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 9, 2017
Union County election officials are pleased with Tuesday’s elections. “I don’t think we had any major issues, just normal things,” said Tina LaRoche, director of the Union County Board of Elections. L...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 9, 2017
Authorities responded to a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 42 near Bell Road Wednesday evening. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2007 Toyota Corolla hit a sem...
Mental Health Levy approved by voters
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By Will Channell 
November 8, 2017
It was close, but the results of Tuesday’s election means the Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB) will have some new money to work with. Residents voted 5,662 to 4,837 to pass a tax l...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 8, 2017
It was a night for incumbents in township races around Union County. In Jerome Township, C.J. Lovejoy and Joe Craft defended their trustee seats against challenger Andrew Diamond. In Paris Township, D...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 8, 2017
In January, Plain City Village Council will look very different. According to unofficial results from the Union and Madison County boards of election, Shannon Pine, 332 votes, Darren Lee, 316 votes, J...
Fairbanks elects new board members
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 8, 2017
Two school boards in the county will be changing a few of their council members, according to unofficial election results from the Union County Board of Elections. For the Fairbanks board of education...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 7, 2017
Joan Burns, right, has been a poll worker for more than 60 years. She says she enjoys being in the community and seeing people she knows. This morning about 7 a.m., Burns’ neighbor, Brande Vollrath ca...
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By Will Channell 
November 7, 2017
The above map shows the new proposed boundary of the historical preservation district, outlined in yellow, as well as the new Uptown-specific zones the city proposed at Monday’s planning commission me...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 7, 2017
A rash of car break-ins and the time change from daylight-saving time ending led to a series of public warnings at Monday night’s Jerome Township Trustees meeting. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton wa...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 7, 2017
Authorities searched a Columbus residence last week connected to multiple vehicle thefts that occurred in Marysville and Milford Center last week, but no suspect yet. From Wednesday through Friday mor...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 6, 2017
The Union County Sheriff’s Office is joining Marysville Police investigating of a string of vehicle thefts that occurred alongside similar thefts in Marysville last week. Sheriff’s Office reports have...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2017
Tuesday, voters around the county will go to the polls to select leaders for their villages, townships and school boards. In some areas however, the choice has already been made. A look at ballots in ...
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By Will Channell 
November 6, 2017
Speakers at Sunday’s Voices from the Stone ceremony stand as the color guard retires the colors. In the back, from left, are Father Kevin Kavanagh, Union County Commissioner Steve Stolte, Marysville C...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2017
Residents around Union County woke up to swollen waterways and flooded fields this morning after a Sunday of steady rain. Above, Big Darby Creek spilled over its banks and flooded Plain City’s McKitri...
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By Will Channell 
November 4, 2017
As the City of Marysville begins discussion about next year’s budget, a theme of improvement stands in contrast to last year’s idea of growth. While the city is continuing development on the new Innov...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 4, 2017
Jonathan Alder Football Coach Brett Glass talks to his team following the Pioneers’ 17-7 defeat at Clinton Massie in the opening round of the high school football playoffs Friday night. For a full sto...
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By Will Channell 
November 4, 2017
The Marysville Police Department is on the lookout for the culprits of several car break-ins that have occurred in Marysville this week. According to police reports, four cars were broken into early W...
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By Will Channell 
November 3, 2017
Workers replace water lines on Court Street near West Sixth Street earlier this week. City officials said problems such as dust or debris runoff from the trenches caused by the work are to be expected...
County creates staff  positions
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By Mac Cordell 
November 3, 2017
The Union County Commissioners are reorganizing county staff. “These changes reflect the recommendations of a study undertaken by the management consulting firm of Clemans Nelson and Associates Inc.,”...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 2, 2017
Officials are making plans for the second part of a fiber loop that will connect the Transportation Research Center to Dublin. At a recent meeting of the U.S. 33 Innovation Corridor Council of Governm...
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 2, 2017
On Tuesday afternoon, students at Navin Elementary watched Marysville’s Firefighters hold a Pumpkin Drop in the school’s parking lot. The classes created designs for the pumpkins which were then dropp...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 2, 2017
Local officials say they are starting to see a shift in drug use. Lt. Mike Justice, commander of the Union County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Task Force, said that while opioids remain the county’s ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 2, 2017
Matt Hull, pictured above, and other construction crew members from Eagle Bridge Co. were working to redirect a waterline under the North Main Street bridge earlier this week. Hull is cleaning a pipe ...
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By Mac Cordell 
October 31, 2017
A local man has been placed on community control after pleading guilty to having sexual conduct with a 14 year-old. Nicholas Adam Dunbar, 21, of 29 Maple St., Richwood, has been sentenced to five year...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 31, 2017
The Journal-Tribune want’s to see and share your photos of Halloween fun around Union County. Send us pictures of trick-or-treaters, your neighborhood’s scariest haunted houses or other activities and...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 31, 2017
According to the Marysville Police, trick-or-treating will be held tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Marysville, and it won’t be canceled in the event of bad weather. Parents are encouraged to exercise...
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By Will Channell 
October 30, 2017
Marysville’s Uptown was a colorful tableau this weekend as children and parents braved the dreary weather Saturday morning for Scarysville. Above, Matthew Wiley and his son A.J. stomp around the Uptow...
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By Chad Williamson 
October 28, 2017
Given the cold temperatures and rain, one might assume the cloud shown above the Marysville High School student section Friday night was steam or even smoke from a warming fire. The cloud, however, wa...