Off The Hook
June 23, 2017

Where were you when the storm hit?

By Melanie Behrens

Rosella Chandler Renz (MHS class of ‘64) sent me a scrapbook full of the memories of her mother, Grace, about the tornado that hit Marysville in 1971. Her mother had amassed pictures and stories from the Journal-Tribune about that mega event.
All this brought back our family’s memories of that s...

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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...
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Copper pennies are the smallest increment in our money. And now, monetarily, they’re actually worth almost nothing. Many times in stores and businesses you will see a little jar that says, “need a pen...
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North Union’s Glory Blevins approaches the bar in the girls high jump during a meet at River Valley. Blevins was the top competitor in the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
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