Consultants: Resident concerns not unique
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Economic Development Director Eric Phillips introduces consultants with Boyette Strategic Advisors during the Marysville City Council work session Monday evening. The company, which joined the meeting virtually, is helping the city and Union County with the area’s economic development strategy update. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Michael Williamson 
January 7, 2026
Consultants working with the city and county on the area’s economic development strategy (EDS) update said they are nearing the end of the data collec...
West Mansfield man faces vehicular homicide counts
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Kyle Meddles 
January 6, 2026
A man from West Mansfield has been charged with vehicular homicide in the traffic deaths of two Columbus residents. The Union County Grand Jury has in...
Board has until Feb. 4 to pick new member
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Chad Williamson 
January 6, 2026
The Marysville Board of Education must select a new member and the clock is ticking. On Monday night’s organizational meeting, the board held the oath...
Triad to use new hall pass methods
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By Kyle Meddles 
January 7, 2026
Triad High School is planning to trial two new hall pass methods designed to improve classroom instruction time by having fewer students in the hallways. During an organizational meeting of the board ...
Hubbs family to donate $500,000 toward new emergency department
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 7, 2026
On his way out the door as President and CEO of Memorial Health, Chip Hubbs and his wife, Staci, are contributing $500,000 to support the construction of the hospital’s new $56 million emergency depar...
Hubbs stepping down as Memorial Health CEO
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By Chad Williamson 
January 7, 2026
The man responsible for guiding Memorial Hospital’s most prolific period of growth has announced plans to step down. Memorial President and CEO Chip Hubbs, who joined the hospital in 2004, has announc...
Official unsure housing summit addressed base problem
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By Michael Williamson 
January 6, 2026
While Union County officials agreed their first ever housing summit was overall successful, one county commissioner said it lacked a key component to truly address the area’s housing crisis: solutions...
First baby of new year born at Memorial
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 5, 2026
One of the first babies born in 2026 arrived at the Memorial Miracle Life Center in Marysville to ring in the new year. Meet Tavarus Lamont Breneman, pictured above. He is the son of Margaret Harrigan...
Teens caught after pursuit
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 5, 2026
A trio of teens were taken into custody over the holiday weekend after leading law enforcement on an hour-long chase through the county in a stolen car. According to a press release from the Marysvill...
Olive Garden plans in front of city
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Olive Garden, shown in the rendering above, and Tansky Powersports highlight development plans proposed for review at the upcoming Design Review Board meeting on January 14. (Graphic submitted)
By Jack Christian 
January 5, 2026
The City of Marysville will consider multiple proposed development applications at its upcoming Design Review Board meeting scheduled for Jan. 14, as the city continues to review new commercial projec...
Keck resigns from school board
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 5, 2026
Marysville Board of Education President Bill Keck has announced he is stepping down. Marysville’s Board of Education has an item on tonight’s organizational meeting agenda to accept Keck’s resignation...
Property tax amounts available
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 5, 2026
Property taxes for Union County residents are ready for viewing on the county auditor’s website. “We wanted to share that your 2026 property taxes have now been calculated,” Auditor Andrea Weaver said...
It’s (almost) all growth
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Apartment buildings, like the ones shown in the rendering above, will be just one feature of the Water and Light/Silos project planned for Uptown Marysville. (Graphic submitted)
Four of the top five stories of 2025 involved Union County's prosperity
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 2, 2026
Editor’s note: Positions 1-5 on the annual listing of the top 10 stories of 2025 in Union County are featured below. The ranking was created by a vote of newspaper staff. Stories ranking 6-10 appeared...
Schools, crime among top stories of 2025
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Dustin Ohm, pictured above on body cam footage inside of his truck on the night of May 30 arguing with Marysville police officers just moments before shooting at them and fleeing toward U.S. 33. Ohm recently pled guilty to eight felonies including attempted aggravated murder. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 30, 2025
Editor's note: The 6-10 positions on the annual listing of the top 10 stories of the year in Union County are featured below. The ranking was created by a vote of newspaper staff. The top five positio...
Sabin charged with attempted murder
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 29, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly misfiring a 134-year-old bolt action rifle with intent to shoot his mother’s boyfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted...
MFD part of Bengals pregame
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 29, 2025
The Marysville Fire Department’s Honor Guard was invited to present the colors during the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals football game at Paycor Stadium on Sunday. Pictured above, the honor ...
Local man given life in prison for rape of child
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By Kyle Meddles 
December 29, 2025
A Marysville man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of raping a five-year-old girl. Recently, a sentencing hearing was held at the Union County Court of Common Pleas for Rob...
First responders spread cheer
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 29, 2025
Union County first responders and their families took time out of their holiday schedules to share the Christmas spirit with children that are not able to leave Children’s Hospital in Columbus. On Tue...
Relationships are Chick-fil-A’s secret
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Construction crews were on the future Chick-fil-A site this week, pouring concrete and prepping the restaurant's entranceway. When the store opens next year, patrons will be able to enter the large parking lot through the sole entrance, shown above, off Lydia Drive. Hear more about Chick-fil-A’s plans straight from the people in charge on this week’s MJT Podcast, available now on all streaming platforms. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Owner of Marysville location says connection to customers is key ingredient
By Michael Williamson 
December 25, 2025
Chick-fil-A is set to open in Marysville next year and restaurant associates hope to infuse it with a spirit of community and good customer service. While other fast food franchises might be embracing...
Retiring CFO reflects on Memorial’s growth
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The Union County Commissioners recently honored Memorial Health's retiring Chief Financial Officer Jeff Ehlers after reviewing his final budget after 28 years with the hospital. Pictured above, from left to right, are commissioner Steve Robinson, commissioner Tom McCarthy, Ehlers and commissioner Dave Lawrence. (Photo submitted)
Ehlers recalls lean times in early 2000s
By Chad Williamson 
December 24, 2025
Linking Memorial Health’s two decades of rapid expansion to the hiring of CEO Chip Hubbs in 2004 is easy, but it’s hard to tell that story without including the contribution of Chief Financial Officer...
Learning the ropes at the rink
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By Chad Williamson 
December 24, 2025
The iceless skating rink at Partners Park continues to get heavy use Christmas week as milder temperatures set in on the area. A few families, like the one pictured above Monday, took a while to get t...
Opera House deal may fall through
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By Kyle Meddles 
December 24, 2025
The contract for the Richwood Opera House sale has expired as council members begin to suspect that the buyer is getting cold feet and looking for a way out. At the regular meeting of Richwood council...
Mill Valley murder suspect ruled competent to stand trial
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High profile case updates
Man from police shootout changes plea
By Kyle Meddles 
December 23, 2025
Two high-profile local court cases involving violent crimes have had some recent developments. Mill Valley murder The Marysville man charged in the Mill Valley murder case, Micaiah Immanuel Swindler, ...
Monarch cagers fall to Kilbourne Wolves
Sports
Owen Graves (5) of MHS goes up for a shot along the baseline against Worthington Kilbourne on Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 29, 2025
Something had to give, at least a little bit, when the boys basketball teams from Marysville and Worthington Kilbourne met Saturday evening on the MHS court. After all, both squads went into the conte...
Monarch bowlers notch key wins over Olentangy Berlin
Sports
The Marysville High School boys bowling team earned a recent victory over Olentangy Berlin. Members of the team are from left, front row, Chris Cantleberry, Devin Forsom, Corbin Levings, Lucas Hoffman, Kyle Teters and Carson Blevins; back row, coach Greg Ray, Maison Ray, Hayden Cotterell, Kai Kozlik, Grayson Young and JV Coach Jimmy Young. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
The Lady Monarch bowlers moved to 5-0 in the conference with a 1,893-1,835 verdict over Olentangy Berlin at Dragon Lanes. It was Berlin’s first conference setback of the 2025-2026 campaign. The MHS gi...
North Union boys cagers drop contest to Indian Lake
Sports
By Bob Putman 
December 27, 2025
North Union’s boys hoopsters lost 62-53 to Indian Lake on Tuesday at Indian Lake. The Wildcats (1-2 overall, 1-1 Central Buckeye Conference) trailed 35-33 at the half, but the Lakers (3-1, 2-0) posted...
Lady Monarch hoopsters earn impressive win over New Albany
Sports
Marysville’s Val Brito (center) and Kadi Strahm (right) battle a New Albany opponent for possession of the basketball. The Lady Monarchs beat the Eagles, 44-36. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
It’s late December and there is still a little more than half of the regular season to go for high school girls basketball. Marysville’s girls hoopsters, however, notched what could be called a post-s...
Varsity cheerleaders introduced
Sports
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
The Marysville High School varsity basketball cheerleaders are from left, front row, Ava Backus, Ella Adams and Abriana Doumbouya; back row, Elizabeth Henderson, Halle Collins and Aly Bremer. The Mona...
MHS boys swimming records set during Northwest Classic
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Marysville’s Brady Cordonnier is pictured competing in this file photo. Cordonnier was a part of two new MHS boys swimming records during the recent Northwest Classic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 27, 2025
A pair of Marysville High School swimming records were broken during the recent Northwest Ohio Classic. The boys’ 400 yard freestyle relay team of Rylan Brown, Brady Cordonnier, Patrick Filbert and Ca...
Lady Monarch bowlers capture runner-up accolades during Holiday Baker Tournament
Sports
Marysville’s girls bowling team earned runner-up honors during the recent Holiday Baker Tournament in Columbus. Members of the Lady Monarch squad are from left, coach Johnathon Cusack, Lisa Harris, Khloe Smith, Lilly Riffle, Delaney Sherwood, Tana Young, Abby Williams and Cheyenne Lanning. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
December 24, 2025
The Lady Monarch bowlers earned a second-place finish during the recent Holiday Baker Tournament. The event was held at the Columbus Bowling Palace. The tournament tested the team’s endurance and team...
NU girls top Northwestern
Sports
By Bob Putman 
December 24, 2025
The North Union girls basketball team picked up its ninth win in 10 games on Monday as it traveled to Northwestern and came away with a 67-34 victory. The Lady Cats, who are 4-0 in the Mad River Divis...
Jonathan Alder cagers fall to Tri-Village at holiday event
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Chase Muetzel (23) puts a shot attempt up in the first half of action while getting clamped down by a pair of Patriot defenders. The Pioneer scored 10 points in the team’s loss to Tri-Village during the 2025 Holiday Hoopla. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 24, 2025
Jonathan Alder’s boys basketball team is circling back to its fundamentals following a 68-44 loss to Tri-Village (5-0), which is one of the top teams in Division VI. A third-quarter push from the Patr...
Local athletes of week named
Sports
By Tim Miller 
December 24, 2025
Trent Sharp has been named Marysville High School’s athlete of the week by the Journal-Tribune. Sharp, a senior, won the 144-pound weight class of the Olentangy Liberty Classic. He tallied 16 team poi...
MHS, JA wrestlers place at Liberty Classic
Sports
Marysville’s Trent Sharp (left) and Jonathan Alder’s Nixon Baker (right) scramble near the out-of-bounds line during the 144-pound semifinal match. The Monarch was crowned champion of the weight class, while the Pioneer took sixth. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 23, 2025
Marysville and Jonathan Alder were among the 26 high school boys wrestling programs represented during this year’s edition of the Olentangy Liberty Classic. The Monarchs and Pioneers managed to climb ...
Girls compete in River Valley tourney
Sports
Fairbanks’ Hannah Niehaus (left) high steps before taking down London’s Brylee Huff (right) during a pool match at 125 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Bob Putman 
December 23, 2025
Jonathan Alder, North Union, Fairbanks and Marysville (B team) each had wrestlers compete on Sunday in the River Valley Queen of the Valley girls tournament. The Lady Pioneers finished seventh overall...
North Union bowlers, grapplers compete in events
Sports
By Bob Putman 
December 23, 2025
The North Union boys bowling team set a school record for total pins scored on Friday in a win over Graham at Dragon Lanes. The Wildcats finished with a 2653-2591 victory, breaking the old record set ...
MHS drops game on buzzer-beater
Sports
By Tim Miller 
December 23, 2025
Kellen Carter’s three-pointer with eight seconds to play gave Marysville’s boys basketball team a 59-58 lead over Medina on Saturday. Lady Luck, however, wasn’t with the Monarchs for the final few sec...
FHS squads win contests
Sports
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 23, 2025
A quartet of Fairbanks boys basketball players scored in double figures Saturday during a game played at the Columbus Convention Center. Nate Meihls tallied 16 points, Evan Wiedmann and Ty Schroeder b...
Lady Pioneers fall to River Valley
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (12) drives in for a shot attempt against River Valley. The Lady Pioneers fell to the Vikings on Saturday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 23, 2025
There were no shooting percentages available immediately after the game. Jonathan Alder girls basketball coach Natalie McGrath, however, didn’t need any mathematical formulas to know things didn’t go ...
NU girls roll to win over Indian Lake
Sports
North Union’s Kailin McElroy, right, and Kennedy Harrah converge on an Indian Lake player for possession of the basketball. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
By Bob Putman 
December 23, 2025
It does not happen often that the first few minutes of a basketball game will decide the eventual outcome. However, one could say what the North Union girls team did in the first four minutes against ...
Monarch boys hoopsters notch first victory of season at Thomas Worthington
Sports
Marysville’s Kellen Carter (23) tries to get a basket while being guarded by Thomas Worthington’s Jayce Harris (23) during the second half. The Monarch contributed four points in the team’s win against the Cardinals. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Aleksei Pavloff 
December 22, 2025
A proverbial weight was lifted off the shoulders of Marysville’s boys basketball team on Friday. The Monarchs were staring down the barrel of an 0-4 start prior to the OCC Cardinal Division matchup ag...
Lady Monarchs top Thomas Worthington
Sports
Marysville’s Jenna Hackworth (23) goes up for a shot in this file photo. Hackworth helped lead the Lady Monarchs to a victory over Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
By Tim Miller 
December 22, 2025
Marysville’s girls basketball squad ran its record to 6-3 on Friday with a 54-44 verdict over Thomas Worthington. The Lady Monarchs held a 14-9 lead after the opening quarter and took a 19-17 edge at ...
Panthers keep NE Jets grounded during boys basketball victory
Sports
Ty Schroeder goes in for a Fairbanks layup against Northeastern. The Panthers rolled to a victory over the Jets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
December 22, 2025
Fairbanks’ boys basketball team didn’t get off to a great start Friday evening against Northeastern. Once the Panthers got untracked, however, the Jets couldn’t get off the runway. “We missed some sho...