Columns/Editorials

June 8, 2018

Flag Day honors Stars and Stripes

By From JT Staff Reports

This coming Thursday, June 14, is Flag Day.
It has been celebrated on the same date for more than 100 years. On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson by presidential proclamation designated June 14 of each year as Flag Day, a day to honor the most powerful symbol of Americanism. Even before that, ef...

Columns/Editorials

Letters to the Editor: Student says growth impacting schools

By Eva Wood

March 30, 2026

Dear Editor, My name is Eva Wood, and I am a freshman at Marysville High School. I am a member of scout troop 7777 with the Simon Kenton Council based at Global Methodist Church in Marysville. I am wr...

Columns/Editorials

Jack of all trades: NIL in need of guardrails

By Jack Christian

March 30, 2026

Now that we are almost in the college football and basketball offseason at the same time, I wanted to address the transfer portal and the controversy surrounding it. The transfer portal is creating an...

Columns/Editorials

Letters to the Editor: City should break ties with New Albany Co.

By Alex Weaver

March 23, 2026

Dear Editor, The nation is currently reeling with the release of some of the Jeffrey Epstein files. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Rep. Ro Khanna, on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, named Les We...

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s softball team is pictured from left, front row, Elliott Hecht, Logan Donaldson, Ava Schellhammer, Rosie Timberlake, Kaelyn Caudill, Kaileen Krider and Kylie Simmons; second row, Ava Skorich, Carys Jaskiewicz, Lucy Boyd, Taryn Miller, Reese Thomas, Taylor Smith, Owyn Johnson and Kennedy Williams; third row, Makkenzi Napier, Raegan Tremayne, Macy Pruitt, Goldie Bowsher, Mattie Piccolantonio, Maggie McCoy and Taylor Wampler-Gualtieri. Not pictured, Eliza Shuping. (Photo submitted)

Vets return for JA girls softball team

By Tim Miller

April 1, 2026

Jonathan Alder softball coach Dave McGrew welcomes back 11 letter winners from a 2025 squad that posted a 15-12 record. Those veterans include catcher Maggie McCoy, middle infielder Raegan Tremayne, o...

Sports

MHS girls wrestlers recognized

By From JT Staff Reports

April 1, 2026

The Marysville High School girls wrestling team is pictured after its awards banquets. Several of the girls earned special awards for the 2025-2026 season. Pictured from left, front row, are Cara Leng...

Sports

North Union baseball squad tops Fredericktown

By Bob Putman

April 1, 2026

North Union opened its baseball season with an 11-6 victory over Fredericktown on Saturday at Fredericktown. The Wildcats jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the third inning and then added four markers in th...

Lady Panther softball squad improves early record to 4-0

Sports

Claire Meihls of Fairbanks follows through on her swing in this file photo. The Lady Panthers upped their record to 4-0 with a pair of recent victories. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Panther softball squad improves early record to 4-0

By Tim Miller

April 1, 2026

Fairbanks’ softball squad upped its overall record to 4-0 with a pair of victories. The Lady Panthers topped Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 11-7 on their final day in Pigeon Forge, TN. Maddi Sines was t...

Local News, Marysville City Council, News

Developers are proposing a 54-unit, three-story facility labeled as a 55-plus community, shown in the rendering on the right. The facility would locate within the Water and Light District on North Main Street just south of Elwood Avenue. (Graphic submitted)

Uptown living for older residents

Water Light District facility will target those 55-and-older

By Michael Williamson

April 1, 2026

A 55-plus housing project is being proposed for the Water and Light District in Marysville’s Uptown. At the regular meeting next month, the city’s planning commission will hear a proposal for Marysvil...

Court News, Local News, News

Use of employer credit card leads to felony charges

By Kyle Meddles

April 1, 2026

An Ostrander woman is facing five years in prison after allegedly spending over $70,000 on personal items with her employer’s credit card. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Traci Anne Warner, 4...