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General Chairman of the Dahlia Show and local grower Dick Westfall teaching a class on judging dahlia’s. Westfall said the show will feature some of the best dahlia cultivators in the country. (Photo submitted)

Bethany Perdue is back in the classroom after a jury acquitted her of assault on the stepmother of her children. Above, witnesses and supporters on both sides react, Assistant Union County Prosecutor Courtland Perry, left, and defense attorney Gary Andorka and Perdue, right, hug after the jury reads its not guilty verdict. (Photo submitted)

Ronnie Sabins, left, looks over pregame warmups ahead of a game at the Marysville Football Stadium during a previous football season. Sabins, who has worked with six Monarch head coaches, is stepping aside as Marysville’s statistician this fall. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

The Union County Commissioners are looking at options for replacing the exterior windows of the courthouse. An initial cost estimate listed $900,000 with the possibility of additional costs for egress functions and bullet-proofing. The bulk of the work would likely be done and completed by next summer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell)

Residents out enjoying the mild dip in temperatures may see this hawk soaring above Seventh Street. That break in summer heat won’t last long as the thermometer is expected to climb back up near 90 by this weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)