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By Kyle Meddles 
April 29, 2025
The Village of Richwood is going to look into training someone to do Backflow inspections to save on costs. At the regular meeting of Richwood Council on Monday, council member Brad Plotner said that ...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
April 29, 2025
Marysville picked its local members for the city’s first new community authority (NCA). At the regular meeting Monday evening, city council voted to approve three residents as the local representative...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 29, 2025
Edgewood Elementary hosted its first Color Run on Saturday. The event consisted of a fun run through the school grounds with color splash stations where participants were showered with colorful powder...
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By Michael Williamson 
April 29, 2025
If any changes are coming to the role of county coroner, Dr. David Applegate said he would rather those changes deal with making the position better. This comes after a provision was added to the Hous...
Court News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 28, 2025
To listen to the 911 call Swindler made after the stabbing of his father visit: https://soundcloud.com/marysville-journal-tribune/ -- The Marysville man who was arrested and charged with the murder of...
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By Michael Williamson 
April 28, 2025
Plain City is moving forward on a couple of connectivity projects on the south side of town. Village Administrator Haley Lupton told council recently that two projects on West Avenue are making progre...
Local News, Marysville School Board, News
By Chad Williamson 
April 28, 2025
Marysville will be making a move to transition the majority of its school bus fleet back to propane over the next 10 years. At one time Marysville operated propane buses in its fleet but transitioned ...
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As part of his Eagle Scout project, Ben Jones utilized a fertilizer, called “Zoo Brew,” to provide a nitrogen-rich soil compost bin for his environmental science class at Marysville Early College High School. Jones, pictured above, poses next to the compost bin he created, which he hopes will continue to be a resource for the class for years to come. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 28, 2025
A Marysville senior earned the rank of Eagle Scout this past February. Troop 101 member Ben Jones, out of Cornerstone Global Methodist Church, recently received the rank of Eagle Scout this past month...
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During a tour of Jerome Fire Department’s Station 210 Wednesday, Chief Doug Stewart pointed out some of the concerns that the department has faced with the station – from storage and training space concerns and a lack of proper decontamination areas to more rooted issues such as the station not being up to fire code and lacking fire suppression systems. As part of action at the Jerome Township Trustees meeting on Tuesday, the station will host an open house on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to inform the public about plans to place the fire levy on the November ballot along with a survey to allow for community input on the options. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
By Kyle Meddles 
April 28, 2025
Due to a number of concerns with Jerome Township Fire Department’s Station 210, an architect is recommending that the more than 30-year-old station on U.S. 42 be torn down and rebuilt into a brand new...
Court News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 24, 2025
A Marysville man is facing as many as 16 years in prison for charges of possession and trafficking of up to 150 grams of methamphetamine. The Union County Grand Jury is indicting Jeffery Alan Altizer,...
Education, News
Fairbanks plans to work on some facility upgrades this summer including updates to the district’s athletic fields. This rendering shows some of the planned changes to the north and east sides of campus, including the planned access road and the return of the softball field, shown here in the top right. (Photo submitted)
By Jack Christian 
April 24, 2025
As the 2024-2025 school year winds down, the Fairbanks school district is looking ahead to its major facilities overhaul that is well underway. Board of education member Derek Nicol said he is optimis...
Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
April 23, 2025
As Marysville residents start to see some warmer weather enter the forecast, they may also see some street work projects starting to take shape. Crews are working on a few bigger projects, routine str...
Triad treasurer has concerns with state budget proposal
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 23, 2025
Triad’s board of education discussed its concerns with the state budget and what its situation may look like if the budget goes into effect. After the Career Technical Education (CTE) expansion grand ...
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 23, 2025
Triad held a grand opening for its new Career Technical Education (CTE) wing on April 17, which brings new career pathways for students and a lecture space to use as an extension to its FFA class. The...
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
April 22, 2025
Marysville Fire crews are shown on top of the building housing Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions, 104 N. Main St., Tuesday at about 9 a.m. The incident, which turned out to be a false alarm, also...
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 22, 2025
The North Union School Board is rallying its members and other families in the community to speak up about the state budget amidst concerns in the reduction of the district’s reserve funds. During the...
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A mobile crime processing unit from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is shown outside of 1482 Meadowlark Lane Monday after 27-year-old Micaiah Swindler called 911 to report he had murdered his father. Swindler is currently in the Tri-County Jail on a $1-million bond facing a charge of murder. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
In 911 call suspect says higher power told him to kill father
By Michael Williamson 
April 22, 2025
The suspect apprehended for a stabbing in Mill Valley has been charged with murder after telling dispatchers God told him to do it. On Monday, Marysville Police charged Micaiah Immanuel Swindler, 27, ...
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 21, 2025
Jerome Township continued discussion on its comprehensive plan – between the trustees and members of the community – but any conclusion will have to wait until May. Before the regular meeting of the b...
Marysville School Board, News
By Chad Williamson 
April 21, 2025
The Marysville School District gave out its Good Apple Awards recently. The awards are given annually to volunteers and organizations from each school who have made significant contributions to the sc...
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Law enforcement officials gather outside a property on Meadowlark Lane following a report of a fatal stabbing at the residence at 12:34 p.m. Monday. The Marysville Police Division reported that one male was found deceased in the home and another male was taken into custody. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 21, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version. A suspect is in custody after a report of a fatal stabbing on Meadowlark Lane in Mill Valley. At approximately 12:34 p.m. Monday, th...
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The Amazon data center at 8565 Industrial Parkway, which is currently under construction in Jerome Township, suffered smoke damage after a fire occurred in an HVAC unit inside of the building. Officials are still investigating the cause and extent of the damage. Five injuries caused by smoke inhalation were reported and one individual was transported to OSU. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Kyle Meddles 
April 17, 2025
The Amazon data center, currently under construction on Industrial Parkway, suffered smoke damage after the inside of an HVAC unit was on fire Thursday morning. Jerome Township Fire Chief Doug Stewart...
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By Michael Williamson 
April 17, 2025
When people think of first responders, they often think of the people showing up to a scene with lights and sirens. They don’t always think of the 911 dispatchers who take those calls. Nate Coffield w...
Local News, Marysville School Board, News
The Marysville students pictured above were among about 40 who spent two hours Monday night at The Rock Church calling voters to generate support for the district operating levy on the May 6 ballot. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Young levy volunteers envision future if May measure fails
By Chad Williamson 
April 16, 2025
On a warm day earlier this week the sounds of teams competing at the Marysville High School athletic fields drifted a few hundred feet to a church that held a few dozen other students also focused on ...
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Ballot roundup
By Michael Williamson 
April 16, 2025
Jonathan Alder Local Schools will be on the ballot next month with a bond issue. The district will be asking residents to pass a 5.12-mill bond request for construction, which will total $70,625,000 t...
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By Michael Williamson 
April 16, 2025
On May 6, Marysville residents will be asked to consider two amendments to the city’s charter. Changes were organized and proposed by the Supporting Marysville Amending Referendums TIFs (SMART) Coalit...
Local News, News, Society
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 16, 2025
Area churches invite the public to attend special Holy Week activities and Easter services across Union County. Beloved United Methodist Church Maundy Thursday service – April 17, 6 to 7 p.m., at Phar...
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By Aleksei Pavloff 
April 16, 2025
It was pretty chilly on Tuesday, but not cold enough to need a trashcan fire for warmth. First responders were able to quickly contain this small fire in front of Fiesta Grande on North Main Street. (...
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Pair tried to open ATM at bank
By Kyle Meddles 
April 15, 2025
Two Venezuelan men arrested in Richwood for attempting to crack an ATM are now facing deportation orders. Renny Moises Sojo-Delgado, 26, and Mario Nicolas Perez, 27, both out of Chicago, Illinois, wer...
Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
April 15, 2025
The much discussed biomedical waste sterilization business was given the green light to proceed but not without some disagreement between Marysville City Council members. The board voted 4-3 to pass l...
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 15, 2025
The Opera House will be hitting the buyer’s market for a second time, which will be the last straw for some village council members. At the regular meeting of Richwood Council on Monday, Opera House C...