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The Ohio Power Siting Board, pictured above, voted Thursday to deny the Richwood Solar project. Union County Commissioner Steve Robinson and Taylor Township Trustee Beth Marshall, seated at right, sat in and voted as ad hoc members to the board. The action marks a major milestone in the more than three-year discussion over the proposed project. Samsung, the project applicant, has a 30-day window to appeal the decision. (Photo submitted)

Previous members of the Marysville Police Academy watch a mock trial take place during the program. Participants learn various aspects of policing during the nine-week program. The next class begins Feb. 6. (Photo submitted)

Pictured above are the recently announced Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV. The electrified vehicles will be built at the EV line at the Marysville Auto Plant. They will reportedly be available to U.S. customers in 2026. (Photo submitted)

Pictured above is the selfie President Joe Biden took with J-T sports writer Aleksei Pavloff and his mother. Biden used Pavloff's phone to take the photo.

On Monday, Marysville City Council discussed expanding the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area (MORA) to include Happenstance Brewing Project. The current MORA, shown above in blue, would then expand to include the brewery on the northeast corner of East Fourth Street and Oak Street. (Graphic submitted)

A snow day can have a variety of meanings based on your daily duties. When three inches of snow dropped on the area overnight Sunday, some people plowed while others played. Above, with school out of session due to snow, several local residents took advantage of the free time and fresh powder to enjoy some sledding in Millcreek Park Monday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

The City of Marysville will pay a third of the construction costs for the Mill Creek logjam project, according to an agreement between the city and the county approved Monday. Both entities will be using American Rescue Plan Act money to cover those costs, which had to be appropriated by the final day of the year. Crews have already started removing trees like the ones shown above which have created hundreds of logjams along the creek. (Photo submitted)

Union County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Kathy Brown reviews damage to a barn on Payne Road Monday. The National Weather Service confirmed that a weak F0 tornado hit the property Sunday afternoon. (Photo submitted)