Education
January 19, 2018

Fairbanks High School … Panther Pause

By From JT Staff Reports

Senior of the month – Rachel Studenmund
January’s Senior of the Month is Rachel Studenmund, daughter of Steve and Lisa Studenmund of Marysville. She attends the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Marysville, where she’s active in their youth group. Last summer, she went on a mi...

JA buys 25 acres in village
Education, News, Plain City News
Jonathan Alder officials are in contract with a property owner for three parcels of land, shown above outlined in yellow, located just behind Plain City Elementary School. The newly acquired land totals just over 25 acres with two larger parcels to the north and south and a third narrow strip going through the center. (Graphic submitted)
JA buys 25 acres in village
$1M purchase will give district site for expansion
By Michael Williamson 
January 20, 2026
Jonathan Alder is expanding the district’s footprint in Plain City. Board of education members approved a resolution recently to enter into a contract to purchase land just behind Plain City Elementar...
NU board debates buying driver’s ed car
Education, News
NU board debates buying driver’s ed car
By Kyle Meddles 
January 20, 2026
North Union’s Board of Education debated a request to buy a new car for the district’s driver education programming. At the regular meeting of the board of education on Monday, Superintendent Justin U...
McIntosh tapped to fill school board seat
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
McIntosh tapped to fill school board seat
By Chad Williamson 
January 20, 2026
A parent with children in the Marysville School District has been selected to fill the open Marysville Board of Education seat. Picked from a group of nine applicants, Erin McIntosh will fill the seat...
Other news
Film “Union County” to premiere at Sundance
Local News, News
Will Poulter is shown in a scene from Union County. (Photo submitted)
Film “Union County” to premiere at Sundance
By Michael Williamson 
January 23, 2026
A feature film shot and set in Union County is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. The aptly named, Union County , is set to make its world premiere at the Eccles Theatre in Par...
Lady Panthers notch easy victory over Triad
Sports
Fairbanks’ Sydney Cutler (10) makes a layup while being guarded by Triad’s Jazz Ford (5). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Lady Panthers notch easy victory over Triad
By Aleksei Pavloff 
January 23, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team had little trouble handing Triad a 64-12 loss on Wednesday. The Lady Panthers ventured to North Lewisburg for a second-round Ohio Heritage Conference North Division co...
MHS gymnasts place third during multi-team meet
Sports
Marysville’s Skylar Langhirt competes on the bars during a gymnastics meet. The Lady Monarchs placed third during an eight-team meet on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune phot by Tim Miller)
MHS gymnasts place third during multi-team meet
By Tim Miller 
January 23, 2026
Marysville’s gymnastics team took third-place honors during a meet that included eight schools. St. Francis DeSales took top honors with 137.350 points. Bishop Watterson High School was the runner-up ...
Bishop Ready rolls past Jon Alder girls cagers
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (12) tries to get the ball to a teammate after an on-floor scramble for possession. Also pictured for the Lady Pioneers are Logan Donaldson (background) and Carys Jaskiewicz (10). Alder fell to Columbus Bishop Ready, 52-32. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Bishop Ready rolls past Jon Alder girls cagers
By Tim Miller 
January 23, 2026
It was a rough night of shooting, ball-handling and rebounding for Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team. The mixture of all three factors led to a 52-32 non-conference setback to Columbus Bishop Rea...
NUMS hoopsters split contests with Elgin
Sports
NUMS hoopsters split contests with Elgin
By Bob Putman 
January 23, 2026
North Union defeated Elgin 61-14 in middle school eighth-grade boys basketball action. Wes Hajjar led the Wildcats with 18 points. Elgin won the seventh-grade game 25-13. Mason Hamilton notched five p...
State champs honored on 20th anniversary
News, Sports
State champs honored on 20th anniversary
By Tim Miller 
January 22, 2026
Jonathan Alder officials recognized the 20th anniversary of the Lady Pioneers’ Division III state basketball championship for the 2005-2006 season. All 12 players were in attendance on Wednesday when ...