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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 11, 2017
Two power lines on Jackson Road were pushed over by a falling tree during Monday’s afternoon storms. While neither line impeded traffic, one fell into a tree sparking a small fire, which was quickly e...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 11, 2017
There will be a pair of new faces in Plain City beginning this week. At Monday night’s meeting of the village council, administrator Kevin Vaughn said the newly hired village engineer and zoning inspe...
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By Will Channell 
July 10, 2017
The City of Marysville is looking to put a nine-month moratorium on demolitions on a portion of East Fifth Street after public pushback at last month’s planning commission meeting. Last month, the cit...
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 10, 2017
Connie Reese, center with a yellow shirt, is shown above as she instructs seniors how to line dance this morning at the Community and Seasoned Citizens (CASC) of Marysville. Later in the day, seniors ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 10, 2017
North Lewisburg celebrated the Fourth of July several days after the holiday on Saturday at the village’s park. A slow-pitch softball tournament was held throughout the day, and food vendors, bounce h...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 10, 2017
GREENE –––– Already behind bars, a Butler County woman could be facing another eight years in prison. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Kimberly Greene, 38, of the Ohio Reformatory for Women. G...
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By Will Channell 
July 10, 2017
With the Marysville reservoir open for public use, officials are looking to add a new arm to the city’s emergency response services: a diving team. Fire Chief Jay Riley told the city’s public safety c...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 8, 2017
Dublin Police officials believe what was originally reported as a large monkey on the loose may have been a fox. “There was a business that had video, pretty good video from their surveillance system ...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 8, 2017
BRADLEY –––– Home break-in could lead to decade in prison A local man could be facing a decade behind bars after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend’s home. The grand jury has indicted Robert L. Br...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 8, 2017
Voting has just concluded for the All Ohio Balloon Fest event guide front cover contest. With more than 35 percent of the vote, Abby Strahm was announced the winner of the AOBF contest where 60 fifth ...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 8, 2017
The Jacquemin and Wesner properties lie on the west side of Hyland Croy Road, north of Weldon Road between Hyland Croy and U.S. 33, north of Weldon Road, in Jerome Township. (Marysville Journal-Tribun...
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 7, 2017
Christina May Smart, 85, of Plain City, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville. She was very active in social activities with her friends. She enjoyed swimming, g...
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By Will Channell 
July 7, 2017
Steve Burns shares a hug with his job coach, Janis Phillipson, while City Manager Terry Emery (right) looks on. Burns, who has a learning disability, is known in the community for watering the flowerp...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 7, 2017
GANGLUFF –––– Marysville native Stephen Gangluff is back on the links, this time at the Peek’n Peak Resort in Findley Lake, New York for the LECOM Health Challenge at part of the Web.com Tour. After t...
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By Will Channell 
July 7, 2017
Union County Sheriff’s deputies and units from the Marysville Fire Department responded to an injury crash in the 17000 block of Bear Swamp Road on Thursday at 12:55 p.m. The drive of a 1998 Honda Acc...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 7, 2017
Alleged fraud could mean decades in prison for pair A pair of individuals could be facing decades behind bars for allegedly stealing from local taxpayers. A Union County Grand jury has indicted Michae...
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By Will Channell 
July 6, 2017
Pictured is a table made by Ohio Reformatory for Women inmates to be auctioned off at the Union County Fair. It’s one of several types of art and furniture that inmates create, which Warden Ronnie Bur...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 6, 2017
Brooklyn Beery, 4, swims in the kiddie pool section of the Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool on a recent warm evening. Temperatures are predicted to be warm, but not unseasonable, in the coming days....
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By Jacob Runnels 
July 6, 2017
Connie Nicol has kidney cancer, so her high school friends from the class of 1963 came by one day to surprise her at her home, where they re-enacted their old Fairbanks High School cheerleader photo. ...
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By Mac Cordell 
July 5, 2017
SELLERS –––– Leah Sellers will challenge Jordan for fourth district house seat A local woman is throwing her hat into the ring for a seat in Congress. Marysville’s Leah Sellers has announced she is ru...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
July 5, 2017
Various communities in an around Union County celebrated the July Fourth holiday Tuesday. Above, Jennifer Filipovic holds her son, Colton, as they watch Marysville’s fireworks display Tuesday night. T...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 30, 2017
BEESON –––– The Tolles Career and Technical Center Board of Education approved the hiring of Emmy Beeson as the district’s new superintendent during their regular meeting Thursday. Beeson begins her t...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 30, 2017
Because of Independence Day, July 4, the Marysville Journal-Tribune will not publish a newspaper Saturday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 4 and the office will be closed. The business will resume normal offic...
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By Mac Cordell 
June 30, 2017
When John Dixon gave law enforcement dispatchers the wrong address, it may have cost him his life. Dixon was attacked in the early morning hours of May 27, at his home at 627 E. Fourth St. He stopped ...
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By Mac Cordell 
June 30, 2017
A jury has found First Energy/Ohio Edison negligent and awarded a Union County woman more than $27 million. Following nine days of trial, the jury found in favor of Lisa Jones awarding her $27.6 milli...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 30, 2017
Local communities will celebrate Independence Day on Tuesday with fireworks and other festivities. Here are the activities happening in the area on July 4: -A Fourth of July Parade will start at 10 a....
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 30, 2017
Pictured above is the front of the temporary Journal-Tribune office at 410 N. Main St. The windows as well as the contents of the office were sucked out by the tornado and strewn along Main Street. Th...