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March 17, 2022

03/17/22

By From JT Staff Reports

Municipal Court
Seat belt – Jessica R. Rister, 673 Corbel Drive, $30 fine, $66 costs.
Speeding – Anna Winfrey, DeGraff, $58 fine, $165 costs.
Seat belt – Tyreek M. Williams, Hilliard, $20 fine, $91 costs.
Fail to control – Amanda P. Radke, Wayne, MI, dismissed, traffic diversion program complete...

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Case stems from alleged trafficking of over 1,000 LSD doses

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

October 7, 2026

Three individuals from outside of Ohio have been charged locally as part of a drug trafficking operation that brought over 1,000 tabs of acid and other hallucinogenic drugs into Union County. The gran...

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Pool incident suspect ruled incompetent

By Kyle Meddles

September 23, 2026

The man arrested for exposing himself to a teen at the Marysville Municipal Pool in July was found incompetent to stand trial after a court hearing on Tuesday. Namon Joshua IV, 43, of Delaware, was ch...

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Man accused of strangling woman unconscious two times

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

September 22, 2026

A man from Raymond has been charged with multiple felonies for breaking a protection order with the mother of his children and allegedly strangling her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Troy D...

Kenton Ridge spoils JA’s football Senior Night

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JA’s Mitch McGrath (12) stops a Kenton Ridge ball carrier. The Pioneers fell to the Cougars, 35-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Josh Kaeser)

Kenton Ridge spoils JA’s football Senior Night

By Josh Kaeser

October 17, 2026

Jonathan Alder got off to a promising start on Senior Night Friday, but Kenton Ridge responded with 35 unanswered points to hand the Pioneers a 35-7 loss. Alder (6-3) took an early lead after intercep...

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North Union quarterback Nickolas Hajjar (11) picks up yardage against Springfield Shawnee. The Wildcats upped their record to 7-2 with a victory. (Photo submitted)

NU gridders club Shawnee

By Bob Putman

October 17, 2026

The opening few minutes were not quite what North Union wanted to have, giving up a long touchdown run on the first possession of the game. However, once the Wildcats got rolling they were not going t...

Olentangy Berlin sophomore flashes speed during triumph over Marysville Monarchs

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Marysville’s Carter Bohanan (54) brings down an Olentangy Berlin ball carrier. Also pictured for the Monarchs is Rivers Hodges (17). MHS fell to the Bears, 28-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Olentangy Berlin sophomore flashes speed during triumph over Marysville Monarchs

By Chad Williamson

October 17, 2026

Sometimes you really should pay attention to the scouting report. On a night when Marysville’s defense did just about everything it could to keep the Monarchs in the game against Olentangy Berlin, the...

Fairbanks Panthers topple Triad for second consecutive victory

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Brennan Peffer (34) of Fairbanks follows the block of Noah Mullet (55) to pick up yardage against Triad. Pictured at the left for the Cardinals is Liam Herron (52). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks Panthers topple Triad for second consecutive victory

By Tim Miller

October 17, 2026

The 2026 football season hasn’t gone the best – at least as far as wins and losses – for the team from Fairbanks High School. That still hasn’t, however, stopped the Panthers from showing up every day...

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North Union gridders remain in mix for conference title

By Bob Putman

October 16, 2026

With just two weeks left in the regular season, the North Union football team is right in the mix for a Central Buckeye Conference title and one of the 12 spots (Region 18) in the Division V playoffs....

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Soccer tournament pairings set for high school teams

By Bob Putman

October 16, 2026

The Fairbanks boys soccer team earned the top seed for the Central District Division V tournament. The Panthers (14-2) will host 15th-seeded Delaware Christian (1-12) at noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. In ...