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Unionville chili cook-off
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 29, 2025
Volunteers help to ready samples for the annual chili cook-off in Unionville Center Saturday. Residents and neighbors alike visited the Green for an afternoon of food and fall activities such as a wag...
Various city zoning changes debated
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 29, 2025
Marysville Council set its sights on city zoning on Monday night, evaluating proposed changes to a number of sections of code. Ashley Gaver, planning and development manager for the city, and Geoff Gr...
Crash prompts questions about feasibility of southern bypass
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
Engineer says cost would make project a non-starter
By Michael Williamson 
October 28, 2025
After the crash incident last week, interrupting traffic on U.S. 33 for nearly 11 hours, Marysville officials saw first-hand how a major closure might impact the city. Council member Henk Berbee said ...
Richwood makes trick or treat switch
Local News, News
Council had safety concerns with playoff game overlap
By Kyle Meddles 
October 28, 2025
Richwood council has chosen to move Trick-or-Treat for the village from Friday to Saturday ahead of traffic safety concerns due to a North Union home playoff football game. Trick-or-Treat in the villa...
Special flag football games held
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
October 28, 2025
Above, a member of the Union County Cougars Special Olympic flag football team tries to get away as a team member of the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities squad grabs a little more than...
Ready to roll
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
October 28, 2025
After losing her balanced a few times, a young girl expresses joy after rollerskating on her own during Scarysville in Uptown Marysville Saturday. The event expanded this year with longer hours, skati...
Fifth candidate seeks school board seat but won’t appear on ballot
Local News, Marysville School Board, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2025
Editor’s note: The Journal-Tribune ran a story last week on the four individuals who will appear on the ballot seeking three seats on the Marysville School Board. The newspaper has since learned that ...
Facility measure back before JA voters
Education, News, Plain City News
By Michael Williamson 
October 27, 2025
Editor's note: This edition contains the final installments of the Journal-Tribune's pre-election series detailing issues and candidates that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. Jonathan Alder is return...
Write-ins still must be authorized
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 27, 2025
Depending on where they live, Union County residents might see a variety of lines for write-in candidates on their ballots next week. While those lines are not uncommon occurrences, election officials...
Cougar power
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
October 27, 2025
Above, Union County Special Olympics Coordinator Mark Easton carries the ball as several members of the Union County Cougars flag football team attempt to stop him Saturday at Bunsold Middle School. E...
Not so Scarysville
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
October 27, 2025
Above, a pair of costumed girls run up Main Street during Saturday’s Scarysville event. Below, a young “Spiderman” takes a fun trip down an inflatable slide. The event expanded this year with longer h...
Chip shortage prompts Honda slowdown
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 27, 2025
The Marysville Auto Plant will be among the Honda factories seeing a reduction in car production starting this week. The auto manufacturer said the company is experiencing a semiconductor chip shortag...
Five running for seat on Jerome Township Board of Trustees
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Jack Christian 
October 24, 2025
Five candidates are running for two seats on the Jerome Township Board of Trustees. Barry Adler is seeking to hold onto his seat, while Andrea Watson, Henry Vynalek, Zach Haughawout and Aaron Grabovic...
Driver charged, scene cleared in U.S. 33 spill
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
October 24, 2025
Hazard containment crews cleared and cleaned U.S. 33 and it was reopened to traffic by 10 p.m., Thursday, according to information from the Marysville Police Department. The highway was shutdown both ...
UCBDD seeks renewal of crucial levy
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 23, 2025
Editor's note: This is the continuation of a week-long series of stories detailing candidates and issues appearing before Union County voters on the Nov. 4 ballot. One issue all residents in Union Cou...
Crash, fuel dump closes U.S. 33
Local News, News
The three-vehicle crash on U.S. 33 at 11:27 a.m., Thursday, led to both lanes of the highway being shutdown as first responders work to cleanup a fuel spill from a Marathon tanker, pictured above. Reports from agencies at the scene indicate that the tanker was following too closely and rear-ended another vehicle. No injuries were reported and the highway was expected to be shut down for six hours as cleanup progressed. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Traffic backs up all through Marysville as vehicles are diverted
By Kyle Meddles 
October 23, 2025
First responders worked to cleanup U.S. 33 after a Marathon semi-tanker crashed in the median and began leaking fuel. According to information from the Marysville Police Department, Ohio State Highway...
Commuter tax credit issue among charter amendments
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 23, 2025
Marysville residents will notice a set of proposed amendments to the city charter on the ballot this November. There are four items up for consideration, including making a commuter tax credit an annu...
Seven vie for council seats
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
By Kyle Meddles 
October 22, 2025
Editor's note: This is the continuation of a weeklong series of stories detailing candidates and issues appearing before Union County voters on the Nov. 4 ballot. Residents will have a number of names...
Individuals recognized for lifesaving efforts in Jerome incident
News, Plain City, Plain City News
Several individuals were honored for their life saving efforts during a cardiac incident in Jerome Township on Sept. 29. Those recognized were, from left to right, dispatcher Andrew Clemans, medical director Dr. Eric Cortez, firefighter Taryn Roston, battalion chief Justin French, firefighter Joe Pheifer, firefighter Ben Farbacher, battalion chief Christine Zimmer, firefighter Isabela Roush, Dublin Methodist staff member Annette Kertesz and Dr. Todd Cardwell, a cardiologist at Dublin methodist hospital. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
By Jack Christian 
October 22, 2025
Jerome Township officials paused their regular business Tuesday night to recognize the first responders and medical personnel involved in saving a resident’s life during a recent cardiac emergency. Fi...
NU board miffed by call to increase SRO price tag
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
October 22, 2025
Members of the North Union Board of Education aired frustrations after reading the sheriff’s comments to the county commissioners about raising the district’s student resource officer (SRO) costs. At ...
Four seeking seats on Marysville School Board
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
October 21, 2025
Editor's note: This is the second installment in a series of stories detailing a series of stories detailing issues and candidates appearing before Union County voters on Nov. 4 Two incumbents and two...
Main Street re-imagined
Local News, News
Marysville City Council President Donald Boerger addresses residents at the community visioning open house Monday night. Boerger and consultants working with the city discussed the first phase of the plan and a set of emerging ideas coming from the research and feedback portion of the process. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Visioning meetings take fresh look at key city artery
By Michael Williamson 
October 21, 2025
As Marysville continues the first phase of its visioning process, several ideas are coming into focus. Many of those ideas point to changes that could eventually transform Main Street and the Uptown a...
Hanging around for a cause
Education, Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 21, 2025
Navin Elementary School's recent Color Run fundraiser was a huge success, raising $17,000 to help PTO support students, families and staff in the coming months. Students who raised $35 or more were ab...
UCHD to join county insurance in 2026
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
October 21, 2025
The Union County Health Department will be switching insurance to the county’s plan for 2026 in a cost saving move ahead of continued instability in federal and state funding. At a recent meeting of t...
Wolfe is third to announce run for house
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
October 20, 2025
There are now three people vying for the seat in the 86th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. Marysville City Council member Steven Wolfe announced Sunday that he will also be running for s...
Townships seek fire levies on Nov. 4
Local News, News
By Jack Christian 
October 20, 2025
Jerome Township is among several local jurisdictions that will see a fire levy on the upcoming November ballot. Residents in Jerome Township will vote on a renewal and increase of the current levy. Th...
JA library features hands-on stations
Education, News, Plain City News
By Michael Williamson 
October 20, 2025
Plain City Elementary students demonstrate new innovation stations in the school’s library recently evening during the October Jonathan Alder Board of Education meeting. Elevated Innovation Stations b...
Charges stem from stolen vaping products
Court News, Local News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
October 20, 2025
A woman has been charged after allegedly stealing vaping products from the Marysville Short Stop while her sister, an employee at the store, attempted to stop her. The Union County Grand Jury has indi...
Marysville refines MMA operations
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
By Chad Williamson 
October 18, 2025
Opening the Mini Monarch Academy (MMA) for a segment of preschool students has gone relatively smoothly for the Marysville School District, though certain issues continue to be ironed out. At Thursday...
Triad concerned with growth of students rather than stars
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
October 17, 2025
Triad’s Board of Education met with administrative staff to discuss state report card data with a focus more on a student’s overall growth than the district’s state rating. During a work session befor...