Off The Hook, Society

April 26, 2019

Off The Hook: Teeing it up

By Melanie Behrens

Teeing it up
About two weeks ago we saw a surprise in golf. Tiger Woods won the Masters Golf Tournament, certainly the most prestigious golf event of the year. Whether you are a fan of him or not (I’m not), most sportscasters are. It was a big event.
Tiger has experienced many physical and personal ...

Local News, News, Society

Area churches list Easter services

By From JT Staff Reports

April 16, 2025

Area churches invite the public to attend special Holy Week activities and Easter services across Union County. Beloved United Methodist Church Maundy Thursday service – April 17, 6 to 7 p.m., at Phar...

Society

District title on line

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2024

Audrey Benedict (center) of North Union eyes the basket during a Division II district semifinal triumph over Heath. The game was played at Sparta Highland High School. The Lady Cats will travel to Cen...

Off The Hook

The legend of Werewolf Lane

By Melanie Behrens

September 25, 2020

Editor’s note: The last article J-T columnist Melanie Behrens was working on before her death April 30 was the following story about Werewolf Lane. The information was supplied by Leroy Cook, who coll...

Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge

Sports

Livi Maine (44) of Fairbanks applies defensive pressure to an opponent in this file photo. Maine led the team with 12 points during a recent win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks girls hand Tigers first loss; Jonathan Alder Pioneer boys defeat Kenton Ridge

By Tim Miller

January 28, 2026

Fairbanks’ girls basketball team handed West Liberty-Salem its first setback in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division. The Lady Panthers’ 55-42 triumph puts the Tigers at 11-1 in the division an...

Sports

Local athletes of week named

By Tim Miller

January 28, 2026

The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. They are as follows: Marysville: Junior wrestler Carter Shank is Marysville’s honoree. Shank was the highest-placing Monarch during the recent M...

Sports

Jonathan Alder senior will play golf at Ohio Dominican

By Tim Miller

January 28, 2026

Mother Nature’s recent winter blast obviously means local golfers won’t be hitting the links for quite some time. An area high school linksman, however, will continue his career on the collegiate leve...

Sports

Benjamin Logan bowlers top Fort Loramie

By Tim Miller

January 28, 2026

Benjamin Logan’s boys bowling team defeated Fort Loramie 2707-2450 during a recent match. Conner Chambers led the Pioneers with games of 234 and 205 for a 439 series. Wyatt Levan finished with a 428 s...

Education, Local News, News

Fairbanks, NU SRO fees won’t go up this year

By Michael Williamson

January 28, 2026

A couple of school resource officer (SRO) contracts up for discussion last year will not change in the near term. The Union County Commissioners passed a series of measures recently that approved the ...

Second-half run propels NU boys over Benjamin Logan

Sports

Wyatt Arver of North Union drives between Maddox Vermillion and Clayton Jenkins of Benjamin Logan. (Journal Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Second-half run propels NU boys over Benjamin Logan

By Bob Putman

January 27, 2026

North Union varsity boys basketball coach Austin Terrill and his counterpart, Scott Vermillion of Benjamin Logan, were in agreement as to the key point of Friday’s Central Buckeye Conference game at N...