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JA Homecoming court members named
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 10, 2024
Jonathan Alder High School announced its fall Homecoming court. Pictured in the back row from left: freshman John Parker, senior Christian Dellapina, senior Mason Hermiller, senior Carter Detweiler, j...
Patton opts to retire before end of term
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Will step aside at end of October
By Mike Williamson 
October 9, 2024
Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton has decided to end his term as the county’s chief law enforcement official a little early. He told the county commissioners Wednesday that he will be officially retir...
Hangar pitch will go to commissioners
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 9, 2024
The Union County Airport Authority is prepping to propose their hangar project to the Union County Commissioners. At their regular monthly meeting, Airport Authority President Steve Koenig said they w...
City prioritizes maintenance, growth in plan
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By Mac Cordell 
October 8, 2024
Marysville City Council got a first look at the strategic plan goals and objectives that were developed during a pair of council retreats earlier this year. In August, Westerville-based Management Adv...
Drivers escape injuries in crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 8, 2024
Spencer Silvers, 27, of Kenton was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead after a property damage crash Saturday. At about 2:36 p.m. Saturday Silvers was driving a BMW 550 on U....
Local woman missing
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Officials are looking for Vendula "Wendy” Rose, 41, of Marysville, who was last seen Sept. 24. Rose posted a “selfie” of her hiking, above. Officials believe the picture was taken and sent to friends the day before she went missing. Rose’s car, a Silver Honda Accord Ohio with the Ohio license plate “CHKS FLY,” was last seen Sept. 24, on a traffic camera in Oxford, Alabama. The car was found last week near the Cheaha State Park in Alabama. (Photo submitted)
Did not return after planned hike in Alabama
By Mac Cordell 
October 7, 2024
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a local woman, last seen in September. The Marysville Police Division is asking for help finding Vendula "Wendy" Rose, 41, of Marysville. Capt. Nate Sac...
View from above: Reporter reflects on ride in war plane
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An aerial view of the city of Marysville from the cockpit of a T-6 Texan trainer aircraft, named ‘Checkers’, during the Union County Airport’s Oktoberfest fly-in Saturday. The T-6 Texan was the backbone for advanced pilot training for World War II and beyond. In Korea, ‘Mosquito Squadrons’ flew the aircraft into combat, marking targets for the much faster jets of the era. ‘Checkers’ comes from Kestrel Warbird Experience out of Middletown, Ohio. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
By Kyle Meddles 
October 7, 2024
On Saturday, I attended the Oktoberfest fly-in at the Union County Airport. The event featured a wide array of different aircraft as well as a German food truck. Around an hour into the event I figure...
Airport hosts fly-in
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 7, 2024
The B-25 bomber ‘Champaign Gal,’ named after its home at the Champaign Aviation Museum in Champaign County made an appearance at the Union County Airport’s Oktoberfest fly-in Saturday. The iconic bomb...
UCHD plans shot, tire events
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 7, 2024
The Union County Health Department will be holding a couple events at the end of this week. On Friday, the department is running its annual drive-thru flu vaccination clinic at the Union County Fairgr...
Pair of clinicians join Memorial Health staff
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 7, 2024
Memorial Health has announced its services are reaching further in the region with the addition of two new providers to its growing team of specialty care physicians. Joining Memorial General and Colo...
Houses getting haunted for Halloween
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 7, 2024
The Halloween season is in full swing locally with many residents going all out to create spooky displays around their homes, like the one shown above on West Sixth Street. (Journal-Tribune photo by K...
Logjam project leads to questions over trails
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By Mike Williamson 
October 4, 2024
Despite the Mill Creek logjam project moving forward, some concerned residents still have lingering questions. Many of those deal with easements on land in the watershed and whether or not those easem...
Student tout value of trip to Yorii
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Vinny Ruane poses with Yorii students during lunch in the classrooms. Ruane said students at Yorii are responsible for serving meals to other students. (Photo submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
October 4, 2024
Two Marysville students reflected on their experiences after an exchange trip to Japan. At a recent meeting of Marysville School Board, Maki Okamoto, who teaches Japanese at Marysville’s Early College...
Acciona makes large donations
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 4, 2024
Acciona Energia recently donated more than $160,000 to a pair of charitable organizations that serve local residents in need. The energy company gave the Hope Center $86,000 and the Marysville Food Pa...
Planning commission miffed by council path on weed
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By Mac Cordell 
October 3, 2024
Marysville’s planning commission members say they feel “strong-armed” with the way city council is handling marijuana legislation in the city. “I feel like planning commission is being strong-armed in...
TRC to get new crash lab
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 3, 2024
Transportation Research Center (TRC) is getting a brand new lab on its campus. The automotive research company west of Marysville broke ground Thursday on a new 66,000-square-foot Impact Laboratory th...
A fresh coat for the Plain City clock tower building
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 3, 2024
People passing through Plain City this week will notice the clock tower building is getting a new color. According to representatives with A.M. Scott Distillery, the building’s owner, it is currently ...
Officials concerned with future of foster kids
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By Mac Cordell 
October 2, 2024
Officials from the Juvenile/Probate Court are asking city officials to help former foster children. At its Tuesday meeting, Sharron Robinson-Walls, chief magistrate of Union County Court of Common Ple...
P.C., Jerome could see traffic snags
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 2, 2024
Drivers moving through the Plain City and Jerome area will notice a couple of projects that could impact traffic over the next several weeks and into the end of the year. The Union County Engineer’s O...
Suit names Scotts in stock con
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By Mac Cordell 
October 1, 2024
A pair of lawsuits is alleging a series of violations and a pattern of misconduct against leaders at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. The two lawsuits, both filed in September, make similar allegations...
SNAP benefits increase, but so does qualifying limit
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By Mike Williamson 
October 1, 2024
Union County residents receiving food assistance benefits could see a slight increase in the amount starting this month, but changes may also reduce the number of participants overall. Sue Ware, direc...
Pastor returns to Richwood community that helped mold him
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By Kyle Meddles 
September 30, 2024
A local pastor has returned to Richwood to serve the community. Twenty-eight-year-old Jacob Heyward was recently hired as the Family Life and Youth Pastor at Fulton Creek Evangelical Friends Church, w...
EPA speed bump delayed city park work
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Work at Marysville’s Scott Family Park has been stalled for about two years after the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) filed a notice of violations for improvements the city made to the existing path or access drive already on the 112-acre property. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Mac Cordell 
September 30, 2024
A nearly two-year stall on work at Marysville’s Scott Family Park should soon be coming to an end, which means work can begin again. Marysville Public Service Director Jeremy Hoyt said that work on th...
Best seats in the house
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By Chad Williamson 
September 30, 2024
These three girls picked this elevated perch on a high wall to watch Saturday morning’s Fairbanks Girls Varsity soccer contests. It was a busy morning at the school as the football and girls soccer te...
Memorial collects various honors
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 30, 2024
Reinforcing its reputation as a high-performing healthcare system, Memorial Health has recently achieved several prestigious national awards for patient care, as well as a statewide honor for the grow...
Wings is collection point for sharp instruments
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 30, 2024
Wings Support and Recovery has a new disposal container for sharp medical objects like needles. The organization announced the Safe Sharps Disposal Container will be installed outside the office on So...
Traffic stop leads to cocaine find
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By Mac Cordell 
September 28, 2024
A Marion man is facing multiple first-degree felony charges after a traffic stop nets more than 1,000 doses of cocaine. The Union County Grand jury has indicted Deaudrick Joseph Volney, charging him w...
Muscles on Maple
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By Chad Williamson 
September 27, 2024
A young cheerleader flexes her muscles for the crowds watching the Marysville Homcoming parade along Maple Street Wednesday night. For the second year in a row, the parade abandoned its traditional ro...
Ditch project assessment should be lower than anticipated
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By Mike Williamson 
September 26, 2024
Letters are going out soon regarding assessments for the Morris-Beery ditch project and amounts may be lower than anticipated. Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch updated the commissioners on a series o...
Making way for the new Queen
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 26, 2024
Demolition of the former Dairy Queen building, 816 Columbus Ave., began Wednesday and was nearly complete by the end of the day. The restaurant is expected to be closed for several weeks while a new, ...