2024

NU opens track season at Colonel Crawford
Sports
By Bob Putman 
April 1, 2024
North Union opened its track season on Friday at the Grove Keller Invitational at Colonel Crawford High School. The Lady Cats finished sixth overall, while the boys team placed eighth. Gabby Lindsey w...
Monarch track athletes compete during meets at Delaware Hayes
Sports
By Tim Miller 
April 1, 2024
Michael Bates of Marysville competes during the pole vault during a meet at Delaware Hayes High School. The Monarchs recently opened the 2024 campaign by traveling twice to Hayes. (Journal-Tribune pho...
Wildcat baseball squad tops Triad on cold, windy day
Sports
By Bob Putman 
April 1, 2024
With an added garment to protect himself from the cold, North Union’s Drew Schmidt delivers a pitch to the plate against Triad. The Wildcats won 3-1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- The wind ...
NU’s Parish, FHS’ Maine earn D-III All-Ohio honors
Sports
By Tim Miller 
April 1, 2024
North Union’s Max Parish, left, goes to the basket against Holtz Maine (44) of Fairbanks during a game played this past season at Ohio Dominican University. Parish and Maine have earned Division III A...
Court News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 29, 2024
Municipal Court Speeding – Yanyi Lei, Pickerington, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Sathya P. Shivaramaswamy, Dublin, $75 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Patrick J. Albers, Hilliard, $58 fine, $85 costs. ...
Education
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 29, 2024
Cordle, Channell, Willis named Featured Seniors By Clarissa Hamilton Shannon Cordle is the daughter of Jeremiah Cordle and Heidi Burrey. Shannon is a 4-year letterman in soccer and track and the socce...
Columns/Editorials
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 29, 2024
Editor’s note: The following column is submitted by Jun Jayaraman, Vice President and Plant Lead, Honda Marysville Auto Plant I joined the Honda team in Ohio as an electrical engineer, just ten years ...
Columns/Editorials
By Bill Boyd 
March 29, 2024
Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...
Samsung solar project clears hurdle
News
By Michael Williamson 
March 28, 2024
The Samsung Richwood Solar application has been issued its letter of completeness from the state. At the regular meeting Wednesday, the Union County Commissioners discussed a letter sent out last Frid...
Child sex offender faces new charges
Court News, News
By Mac Cordell 
March 28, 2024
A local man, already serving a prison sentence for sexual conduct with a child, is again facing charges for rape. Jordan Daniel Butler, 35, is charged with one count each of rape and disseminating mat...
Bunsold teacher signs second chance agreement after allegations
News
By Chad Williamson 
March 28, 2024
For the second time in two years a Marysville teacher has been asked to sign a last chance agreement with the district following allegations of inappropriate interactions with female students. At a re...
Monarch squads open spring break trips with victories
Sports
By Tim Miller 
March 28, 2024
Cam Harbold (15) of Marysville takes a big swing during a 2023 game. The Lady Monarchs are playing games this week in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- The Lady Monarch vars...
Local girls hoopsters earn All-Ohio honors
Sports
By Tim Miller 
March 28, 2024
Zoe Wedding earned honorable mention state basketball honors for the 2023-24 season. (Photos submitted) -- A handful of local high school girls basketball players have earned All-Ohio accolades for th...
Court News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 28, 2024
Municipal Court Speeding – Tomonobu Hatakeyama, Dublin, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Markeith O. Tyree II, Bellefontaine, $58 fine, $85 costs. Marked lanes – Michael P. Render, Richwood, $58 fine, ...
Easter egg hunt sees huge turnout
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 28, 2024
Plain City officials said the annual Easter Egg Hunt was a success, drawing approximately 1,000 attendees to search for 9,000 eggs. Along with candy, children were able to redeem tickets found in eggs...
Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 28, 2024
According to police reports: Robert L. Bradley, 46, and Melana Ann Todd, 37, both of West Mansfield, were arrested at 4:46 p.m., Tuesday, on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop on U.S. 33....
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
March 28, 2024
The Jonathan Alder Board of Education approved a measure this month to allow administrators to seek bids for the demolition of 340 W. Main St. in Plain City. The project has an estimated cost of $830,...
Area churches list Holy Week programming
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2024
Churches throughout the community are celebrating Holy Week with a variety of services leading to Easter Sunday. Church locations and services in the area include: -- Agape Marysville , 800 Amrine Mil...
Tolles aims to revamp sagging ag program
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
March 27, 2024
Tolles is working to reimagine its agricultural related course offerings after a drop in admissions to the program in recent years. At the March Jonathan Alder Board of Education meeting, Tolles Super...
Request for PC revitalization district withdrawn
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 27, 2024
A Plain City property owner that was hoping to create a Downtown Revitalization District withdrew his application during a public hearing on the matter. “Pencils have erasers for a reasons,” Rayce Rob...
Preservation group offers ideas for Opera House
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2024
A preservation organization has some ideas for what to do with Richwood’s Opera House dilemma. At the regular council meeting on Monday, visitors from Preservation Ohio proposed their thoughts on the ...
NU baseball team breaks deadlock to defeat Elgin
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
March 27, 2024
North Union’s Drew Schmidt (6) celebrates stealing home with Mason Bright (2) during the bottom of the sixth inning. The Wildcats defeated Elgin during their home opener 7-3. (Journal-Tribune photo by...
MHS, Jon Alder netters open campaign with victories
Sports
By Tim Miller 
March 27, 2024
Marysville’s Will Nuspl returns the ball over the net. Nuspl helped the Monarch netters notch a 5-0 victory over Hilliard Bradley. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) -- Marysville’s boys tennis squ...
Lady Cats drop game to RV
Sports
By Bob Putman 
March 27, 2024
North Union’s Kale Keigley puts down a bunt against River Valley. The Lady Cats dropped a 3-1 decision to the Vikings. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) -- There were a lot of good things that hap...
Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2024
According to police reports: Hunter Michael Hott, 30, of 18579 Easton Road, was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead following a two-vehicle crash at 3:14 p.m., Sunday. Hott w...
Obituaries
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2024
Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Bishop Brown, age 82, of Marysville, died Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. A cosmetologist, Beth retired from Riverside Beauty Salon in Upper Arlington wh...
News
By Mac Cordell 
March 26, 2024
Marysville city officials say their conversations with school leaders are starting to pay off. They say the proof of that was on display in two pieces of legislation in front of council Monday. Counci...
P.C. to honor vets with banner program
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 26, 2024
Plain City is partnering with the local American Legion to create a new program to honor village veterans. The village is launching a Military Heroes Banner Program, through which banners featuring lo...