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...

NU sees field maintenance costs rise
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NU sees field maintenance costs rise
By Kyle Meddles 
March 18, 2026
The North Union Board of Education heard a presentation from its sports field consultants, Field Source, who gave a look ahead to maintenance efforts for 2026 – which will mark the fourth year of coll...
Transfer targets for Canaan should be no problem for J.A.
Education, News, Plain City, ...
Jonathan Alder’s new addition to Canaan Middle School, shown in the rendering above, will add four new classrooms to the southwest corner of the building at U.S. 42 and Price-Hilliards Road in Madison County. District officials are moving forward with their plan to move three fourth-grade classes to the school in an effort to address capacity issues at Plain City Elementary School. (Graphic submitted)
Transfer targets for Canaan should be no problem for J.A.
By Michael Williamson 
March 17, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s plan to move some fourth graders over to Canaan Middle School by next year is well on its way. Board of education members received an update at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday on ...
Education, News, Plain City, ...
DAR announces contest winners
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 9, 2026
The Plain City chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, sponsored local high school seniors Camdyn Bartow of Fairbanks and Ella Luker of Jonathan Alder in the Good Citizens scholarship contest. ...
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A.G. cautions about messaging apps during sunshine week
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A.G. cautions about messaging apps during sunshine week
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Platforms and apps that delete messages top the list of things public officials shouldn’t use, according to the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The state’s chief legal officer released the 2026 editi...
$7M second UCSO facility eyed
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A new Union County Sheriff’s Office facility is being planned for the open land on County-Home Road just west of the county Joint Recreation District on County-Home Road, shown above at right. The building will sit between the City of Marysville’s Decker Station 271, shown at bottom-left and the Union County Engineer’s Operations Facility at the top-left. (Graphic submitted)
$7M second UCSO facility eyed
By Michael Williamson 
March 18, 2026
Union County is working on a new facility that will both expand and consolidate the various locations currently used by the sheriff’s office. The deadline for architecture firms to submit a statement ...
NU sees field maintenance costs rise
Education, News
NU sees field maintenance costs rise
By Kyle Meddles 
March 18, 2026
The North Union Board of Education heard a presentation from its sports field consultants, Field Source, who gave a look ahead to maintenance efforts for 2026 – which will mark the fourth year of coll...
Area man charged with child porn offenses
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Area man charged with child porn offenses
By Kyle Meddles 
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A Marysville man was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with pandering child porn after investigators received a tip from his IP address. Following a search warrant at 376 Windsor Drive at 7 a.m., T...
Benjamin Logan’s Carpenter finishes as boys runner-up during state tournament
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Benjamin Logan’s Ethan Carpenter (right) ties up with Cincinnati LaSalle’s Colin Wooldridge during the Division II 175-pound title match Sunday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
Benjamin Logan’s Carpenter finishes as boys runner-up during state tournament
By Tim Miller 
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Benjamin Logan’s Ethan Carpenter was the only boys wrestler from the local area to make it to Sunday evening’s Parade of Champions. The parade was held during the championship rounds of the state tour...
Fairbanks grad Miller named NCAC women’s basketball player of year
Sports
Fairbanks High School graduate Macy Miller (5) is pictured during a game from her high school career. Miller, who is a junior at Ohio Wesleyan University, was named the North Coast Athletic Conference women’s basketball player of the year for the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller)
Fairbanks grad Miller named NCAC women’s basketball player of year
By Tim Miller 
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The recently completed college basketball season was very good for a former local high school player. “The season went really well,” said Fairbanks High School graduate Macy Miller, who was named the ...