Ceremony dedicates new turf field at Jonathan Alder

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August 19, 2019

Ceremony dedicates new turf field at Jonathan Alder

By Tim Miller

Retired Jonathan Alder High School head football coaches Steve Coate, left, and Barry Blackstone are pictured on the new turf at Volunteer Field. Coate and Blackstone led the Pioneers to numerous state playoff berths.

(Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

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“This is amazing… it was a great o...

Lady Monarch athlete hopes to continue progression on softball diamond

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Marysville’s Brook Gamby prepares to release a pitch during a 2025 spring game. Gamby is playing summer travel ball and working with MHS coaches as she strives to make progression on the diamond. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarch athlete hopes to continue progression on softball diamond

By Tim Miller

June 30, 2025

It’s generally expected that a high school athlete will continue to improve his or her skills over the course of their career. Marysville High School softball player Brook Gamby feels she followed tha...

Large number of campers learn grid skills during Jonathan Alder youth workouts

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Jude Rauh, an eighth-grade camper, punts a football during a skills drill at Volunteer field during the last day of Jonathan Alder’s football youth camp Wednesday morning. Approximately 130 campers participated in this summer’s youth camp.

Large number of campers learn grid skills during Jonathan Alder youth workouts

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 27, 2025

Brett Glass helped shape Jonathan Alder’s youth football camp, starting all the way back to 2014. Now he’s back in Plain City ahead of the 2025 fall season and could not be happier. Glass was more tha...

Local softball squad puts in summer off-season work to maintain success

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Jillian Rausch takes a swing during a batting drill at a Marysville High School softball workout session. Helping with the front-toss drill is Addi Altizer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Local softball squad puts in summer off-season work to maintain success

By Tim Miller

June 27, 2025

For fans, the high school softball season runs from late March to hopefully, the first week of June. For players and coaches, however, it’s a much longer endeavour. For the past 16 years, Marysville H...

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Local law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies were trained on special equipment Monday from Project Lifesaver, a program designed to help first responders locate missing individuals with cognitive disorders. Above, the radio receiver, used to locate individuals wearing a transmitter, sits on the Lifesaver kit. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Program tracks wanderers

Project Lifesaver can help find those with cognitive disabilities

By Michael Williamson

June 30, 2025

Law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies from around Union County gathered at the fairgrounds this week to train for Project Lifesaver. The Union County Sheriff’s Office led an expanded, day-long traini...

Former H.I. Huffman, Hometown Auto comes down

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Pictured above and below, City of Marysville crews were busy Monday demolishing the former Huffman/Hometown Auto building on Plum Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Officials are working to clear the entire property for future, unspecified development opportunities after the city purchased the land late last year. (Journal-Tribune photos by Kevin Behrens and Michael Williamson)

Former H.I. Huffman, Hometown Auto comes down

By From JT Staff Reports

June 30, 2025

-- -- Less than a year after being purchased by the City of Marysville, the former Hometown Auto building is getting demolished. Crews were on-site Monday morning, tearing into the building on Plum St...

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Honda models made in area earn awards

By From JT Staff Reports

June 30, 2025

Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by Honda of America. ––– Three American Honda models earned Highest Initial Quality Awards in the 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. The Honda ...

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Lady Monarch athlete hopes to continue progression on softball diamond

By Tim Miller

June 30, 2025

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Hometown Auto demolition begins

By From JT Staff Reports

June 30, 2025

City of Marysville crews load debris into the back of a dump truck Monday morning after demolishing the first portion of the Hometown Auto building on Plum Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Offi...

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Alder looks to bring back FFA

By Michael Williamson

June 28, 2025

High school students at Jonathan Alder want to reconnect the school with its agriculture roots by bringing FFA back to the district. Clad in the signature blue jackets, borrowed from friends and Futur...