Plain City
April 18, 2019

Township to buy fire truck

By Michael Williamson

Jerome Township Division of Fire will soon have a new fire truck.
Township trustees voted Monday to purchase a new truck for $510,000 from Sutphen in Dublin. The 2019 Sutphen Pumper will replace an existing truck that is now out of commission and not repairable, according to Jerome Fire Chief Doug St...

Education, News, Plain City, ...
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. ...
Jerome opens new facility for road crews
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Jack Christian 
March 9, 2026
Jerome Township unveiled its new road department building to the public Thursday. The building is located next to the township hall off Industrial Parkway.  Pictured above inside the new facility at a...
Ranco annexation into Plain City turned down
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Michael Williamson 
March 5, 2026
The Ranco property annexation in Plain City hit another snag but village officials said the project is still on track to go forward. At the Wednesday meeting of the Union County Commissioners, board m...
Richwood hotel’s haunted history
Local News, News
Above, Villa Hotel owner Jackie Hamilton descends the creaky wooden steps into the basement. Built in 1903, the building currently operates as a bar and restaurant but has a haunted local history in Richwood. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
By Kyle Meddles 
March 14, 2026
Just off of the main thoroughfare in Richwood is the Villa Bar and Grill, a brick-and-mortar business operating on the first floor of a nearly 123-year-old building steeped in a rich local history and...
Trio of Honda EVs, including two planned for MAP, axed
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
March 14, 2026
Honda is canceling the development and launch of three EV (electric vehicle) models, at least two of which were planned for the Marysville Auto Plant. The company made the announcement Thursday saying...
Wind-blown mayhem Friday
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 13, 2026
A tree lays across East Fourth Street in Marysville Friday, just west of Vine Street. The downed tree, laying over a car, was just one of a number of high wind-related incidents that swept the county ...
Brick wall at roundabout struck by SUV
Local News, News
By Kyle Meddles 
March 13, 2026
A driver was cited for failure to maintain full attention after driving an SUV into the brick wall in the center of the roundabout at Industrial Parkway and Coleman's Crossing Boulevard around 9 a.m.,...
Former MHS track/field athletes will compete for OWU during NCAA D-III national indoor meet
Sports
Marysville High School graduate Connor Smith goes over the high jump bar for Ohio Wesleyan University. Smith is competing today and Saturday at the NCAA Division III indoor track and field championships in Birmingham, Ala. (File photo)
By Tim Miller 
March 13, 2026
A pair of former Marysville High School track and field athletes will represent Ohio Wesleyan University during the NCAA Division III indoor track and field national championship meet. The event will ...
Strong first, fourth quarters propel Pioneers to regional semifinal win over Van Wert
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Trey Bentley looks for a teammate as Van Wert’s Xavier Kelly provides the defensive pressure Wednesday during the Division IV regional semifinal game at Bowling Green State University. (Journal Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
By Bob Putman 
March 13, 2026
The middle two quarters of Wednesday’s Division IV regional semifinal were not always quite the way Jonathan Alder would have liked. But the way the Pioneers played in the first and fourth quarters wa...