Columns/Editorials

April 5, 2019

Goodbye to the J-T newsroom

By Will Channell

I am writing this on the morning of my last day at the Journal-Tribune, which my co-workers will no doubt find funny. Right up to the end, I’ve always procrastinated with my columns.
There are a lot of things people always write in these sorts of farewell pieces, and they all hold true with me. I�...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head – Endless content: Doom or dawn?

By Kyle Meddles

December 15, 2025

Going into next year I would like to worry less that the sky is falling and instead learn to accept the possibility that it already has. One of the worries that has been at the forefront of my mind re...

Columns/Editorials

Online info starts with newspaper stories

By From JT Staff Reports

December 15, 2025

Everyone gets their news on the internet right? For some that could be true, but locally we would point out that information shared usually originates from a Journal-Tribune newspaper story to start t...

Columns/Editorials

A Word to the Wise: War on drugs enters missile phase

By Chad Williamson

December 8, 2025

The United States is playing a low-rent game of Battleship with drug boats, but the goal is more about making cool videos than saving American lives. We have to be better people, because this isn’t ho...

Sports

North Union’s Kailin McElroy, right, and Kennedy Harrah converge on an Indian Lake player for possession of the basketball. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

NU girls roll to win over Indian Lake

By Bob Putman

December 23, 2025

It does not happen often that the first few minutes of a basketball game will decide the eventual outcome. However, one could say what the North Union girls team did in the first four minutes against ...

Local News, News

Area churches announce Christmas services

By From JT Staff Reports

December 23, 2025

Local churches have announced their Christmas service schedules: Beloved UMC - Special Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. with music beginning at 6:45 p.m., Dec. 24. Contemporary and traditional music pl...

Court News, Local News, News

Man faces felonies in strangling case

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

December 22, 2025

A Marysville man has been charged after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend’s bedroom and attempting to strangle her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antonio Jeter, 31, of 551 Linden St., ...

News

Acciona makes donation to fire district

By From JT Staff Reports

December 22, 2025

Acciona Energia recently made a donation of more than $32,000 to the Southeast Hardin/Northwest Union Joint Fire District to purchase turnout gear and additional safety equipment. The donation is part...

Local News, News

Honda to have float in 2026 Rose Parade

By From JT Staff Reports

December 22, 2025

Honda will return to lead the 2026 Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. The company will head the 137th parade with The Power of Teams float, celebrating how “dreams are most powerful when they are realized...

Monarch boys hoopsters notch first victory of season at Thomas Worthington

Sports

Marysville’s Kellen Carter (23) tries to get a basket while being guarded by Thomas Worthington’s Jayce Harris (23) during the second half. The Monarch contributed four points in the team’s win against the Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Monarch boys hoopsters notch first victory of season at Thomas Worthington

By Aleksei Pavloff

December 22, 2025

A proverbial weight was lifted off the shoulders of Marysville’s boys basketball team on Friday. The Monarchs were staring down the barrel of an 0-4 start prior to the OCC Cardinal Division matchup ag...