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June 27, 2025
Local officials want to make sure that funds from new businesses are being captured as early as possible as the Route 161 corridor develops. Union Cou...
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June 27, 2025
The Richwood Bank held a ribbon-cutting for the village's mural Thursday, located at 24 E. Balgrove St. Above, Richwood’s historian Charles “Chuck” Ba...
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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.
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 s...
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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)
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 lon...
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City officials held the unveiling of a new mural at Lewis Park Thursday morning. The mural shows members of the 1958 Marysville High School football team including: Jerry Brown (40), Dick Wilson (31), Jerry DeGood (50), Jerry “Ox” Yoakum (70), Jim Walker (64), Jim Burson (11), Herb Ross (71), Bill Helmick (16) and Dave Behrens (35). The team in the photo finished the season with a 4-4-1 record. Pictured above at the unveiling are, from left to right, Terry Emery, Brandon Moore, Alexis Hill, Jennifer Brock, Donald Boerger, Mark Reams, Katrena Sautlers, Sam Zwolle, Michael Zwolle, Chad Clarridge, Henk Berbee, Maggie Berbee and Leo Berbee. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
June 27, 2025
The City of Marysville unveiled a new public display that honors the history of Lewis Park. Officials held a ceremony Thursday morning introducing the...
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Over 90% of the animals that entered the shelter last year were saved
June 26, 2025
The Union County Humane Society (UCHS) maintained no-kill status in 2024, saving more than 90% of the dogs and cats that came to the shelter in the la...
Local News, News
June 27, 2025
Local officials want to make sure that funds from new businesses are being captured as early as possible as the Route 161 corridor develops. Union County Administrator Bill Narducci told the county co...
News
June 27, 2025
The Richwood Bank held a ribbon-cutting for the village's mural Thursday, located at 24 E. Balgrove St. Above, Richwood’s historian Charles “Chuck” Barry stands next to his likeness on the mural after...
Local News, News
June 25, 2025
The latest progress on the state budget seems to be leaving counties in better shape than officials initially thought. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, state Republicans on the conference comm...
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Eli Freeman, 2, found the Marysville splash pad to be the quickest way to cool off as temperatures climbed past 90 this week, but workers in the area weren't so fortunate. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
June 25, 2025
As high temperatures make headlines this week, outdoor workers are working hard to beat the heat. Matt Burkhardt with Monarchs Roofing said his company takes extra precautions to handle the severe wea...
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Grand jury indictments
June 25, 2025
A Kentucky woman has been charged after allegedly attempting to hide drug paraphernalia in a stranger’s bathroom after causing a two-vehicle injury crash. The Union County Grand Jury indicted Michelle...
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June 24, 2025
News of the Richwood Summerfest celebration is reaching thousands – raising council discussion to close streets and address parking concerns. Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew said that the promotional video...
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June 24, 2025
A 2023 Kia Forte driving westbound on U.S. 33 lost control, went off the roadway and struck an electrical box near the Route 245 exit at 7:25 p.m., Monday. Marysville police responded to the scene and...
Marysville City Council, News
The design plan for Hickory Woods, a 190-unit development on 100 acres of land south of Marysville, shown above, was shown to city council Monday night. Developers are asking officials to rezone the land between Routes 4 and 38, just south of Boerger Road to Planned Unit Development (PUD). (Graphic submitted)
June 24, 2025
Developers looking to put housing on land behind the Marysville Golf Club said they are trying to bring a higher quality neighborhood to the site. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council heard the ...
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June 24, 2025
Katrena Saulters and Michael Zwolle, of Fourth Coast Supply in Marysville, take advantage of the summer weather to hang a wrap, showing a Marysville football team from decades ago, on the side of the ...
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June 24, 2025
Lifelong local resident Eugene August-Alford Scheiderer, who turns 100 this week, is one of the few remaining people on Earth who saw the horrors of both the European and Pacific theaters of World War...
Marysville City Council, News
June 23, 2025
Residents want Marysville to expand parks services, especially with trails and also offer more options for indoor recreation space. City parks and recreation officials said they are working on revisin...
Local News, News
June 23, 2025
The Marysville Division of Police has identified and charged a Marysville woman in connection with the shooting on Friday. The suspect, Chandilier Nicole Gee, 35, whose court listed address is 578 All...
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Pictured at the opening of Memorial’s new EV charging stations, are, from left to right: Spence Fisher, Memorial Health Executive Vice President; Corry Mason, Memorial Health Director of Facilities; Chip Hubbs, Memorial Health President & CEO; Curtis Thompson, Honda Vice President of North American Quality; Christopher McGrath, Unit Lead, Honda Midwest Regional Corporate Affairs; and Bobbie Trittschuh, Charitable Giving Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Division and Executive Director of the Honda USA Foundation. (Photo submitted)
June 23, 2025
Editor’s note the following information is supplied by Memorial Health. ––– Memorial Health announced the opening of two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations located on the main hospital campus, in...
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June 23, 2025
Sherlock Holmes will be making an appearance in Marysville this weekend. Local theater group Silver Scene Players will be putting on "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery," a riotous comedy-thriller...
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June 21, 2025
Scotts recently put land up for sale near the manufacturing plant in Marysville but the company said they want residents to know they’re not going anywhere. “In fact, it’s the opposite. Our financials...
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June 21, 2025
A colorful new traffic box wrap appears at the corner of Fifth Street and Court Street Friday morning, the second such installation in the city’s 2025 Traffic Box Art Project. Officials asked artists ...
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June 21, 2025
As the Marysville Police Department continues to investigate the shooting that occurred early Friday morning in the 500 block of Allenby Drive, the police report from the incident lists little new inf...
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Grand jury indictment
June 20, 2025
A Plain City man has been charged with seven felonies after allegedly attacking his girlfriend with a broken piece of glass. The Union County Grand Jury charged Zackery Tyler Hume, 29, of 131 Johnson ...
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Pictured above is an image from a program cover showing an image of the first graduating class of Marysville High School in 1879. The Marysville High School Alumni Association has announced that it will be disbanding in August. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
June 20, 2025
Before there were cars, airplanes or even Edison’s lightbulb, Marysville High School had an alumni association. Started in 1879 by five members of the first graduating class of MHS, the organization m...
News
June 20, 2025
Marysville Division of Police is investigating a shooting that occurred early Friday morning in the 500 block of Allenby Drive. At approximately 4:40 a.m., officers responded to a reported loud noise ...
Sports
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.
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...
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Fairbanks’ Carson Shope (left) looks in an incoming pass after finding an opening in Urbana’s defense on the first play from scrimmage. The Panthers hosted the Hillclimbers earlier this week for the team’s first offseason scrimmage. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 26, 2025
The simple joy for Fairbanks head football coach Dave Carroll is walking out onto the field and seeing white lines covering the gridiron. “When you see those pylons and yard markers… it’s exciting,” h...
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These former Marysville Mitts baseball players are the recipients of the 2025 Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship. They are pictured from left, front row, Jack Widmer, Brandon Dunn, Ethan Heckel, Braydan Hoffman, Allison Gorton, Todd Gorton (Blake’s parents), Isaiah Brooks, Mason Luke, Max Freeman and Hayden Beery; back row, Blake Adkins, Nate Schiffer, Jackson Sloan, Jackson Dempsey, Braiden McMahan, Ashtin Haubiel, Adler Perry, Carson Mize, Rocco Marchetti, Aiden Tillman, Jake Fisher, Logan Landry and Jacob Schiffer. (Photo submitted)
June 26, 2025
A triple is a baseball hit that combines both a strong batting stroke and speed on the basepaths. A figure nearly tripled from a year ago represents just how much the Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship...
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Fairbanks’ Gatlin Conley (red) closes in on a Hillclimber receiver during a seven-on-seven at the school’s practice field. Fairbanks hosted the Central Buckeye Conference’s Urbana Tuesday morning for a passing scrimmage with both teams preparing for the upcoming fall season. Comments and details from head coach Dave Carroll’s first impressions of the team’s initial scrimmage will be published in Thursday’s edition of the Marysville Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 25, 2025
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Brie Jennings chases down a pop fly during Marysville High School’s summer softball workouts. The sessions are held every Monday evening throughout the summer. Monday’s session was pushed back 90 minutes due to the extreme heat. More about the workouts will appear in a future edition of the newspaper. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
June 25, 2025
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Members of Marysville High School’s boys 4x800 meter relay team are pictured during the national outdoor championships that were recently held in Eugene, Oregon. Monarchs pictured are from left, Mack Weithman, Levi Weithman, Paxton Herring and Adam DeSutter. They finished 16th in a field of 35 teams. (Photo submitted)
June 25, 2025
A Marysville High School boys track and field relay team recently competed during the national outdoor championships that were held in Eugene, Oregon. The Monarch 4x800 meter team of Levi Weithman, Ad...
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Marysville’s Sienna Hutchins slides safely into the plate during a 2025 game. The Lady Monarch senior earned first-team All-Ohio in Division I. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 24, 2025
By the time her high school softball career concluded a handful of weeks ago, Marysville’s Sienna Hutchins had made quite a name for herself. The 2025 MHS graduate ranks high among the program’s caree...
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Fairbanks graduate Rachael Hoover poses with her medal following her performance in Eugene, Oregon during the 800-meter race in the 2025 USATF U20 National Championships. (Photo submitted)
June 24, 2025
It was an experience Fairbanks High School graduate Rachael Hoover will not soon forget. Last week the Journal-Tribune reported that the 2024 Fairbanks graduate was competing in the USATF (track and f...
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Fairbanks High School graduate Macy Kise is pictured preparing to hit in the photo to the left. She delivers a pitch to a batter in the photo to the right. Kise earned honorable mention status on the Division V All-Ohio list for the 2025 season. (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 23, 2025
Fairbanks High School graduate Macy Kise recently completed a very successful senior season of softball. She posted a 20-3 won-loss record as she helped lead the Lady Panthers to a North Division titl...
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Marysville alumnus Gunner Daniel (right) observes Ohio State’s specialists warm up prior to hosting Western Michigan during the 2024-25 college football season. Daniel serves as a special teams program assistant and is currently preparing for the upcoming fall season. (Photo submitted)
June 21, 2025
The 2024-25 college football season was magical for Marysville alumnus Gunner Daniel. Despite no longer suiting up and buckling his chinstrap, the experience of coaching a national championship conten...
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Members of Fairbanks’ softball program, from left to right, Jenna Dee, Anna Dulle, Elizabeth Gregory, Macy Kise, Maddi Sines, Kyah Hendren and Claire Meihls (not pictured) showcase their 2025 awards following the spring season. Further details, stats and comments of award winners will be included in future editions. (Photo submitted)
June 20, 2025
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Jonathan Alder’s Ethan Kuhns (right) smiles while getting his hand raised after winning the seventh place match during the Division II wrestling tournament last March. The former Pioneer is slated to attend Thomas More University and will be a member of the school’s wrestling program. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 20, 2025
Jonathan Alder’s Ethan Kuhns has entered the next level of his wrestling career. The recent Plain City graduate will be attending Thomas More University next fall with the intent of being a member of ...
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Josiah Stover of North Union tees off hole one at the Marysville Golf Club during a Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association event. Several local athletes participated in the event and results will be published in future editions of the Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 19, 2025
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Marysville’s Eli Helmuth (74) works his way downfield while fellow teammate Kaden Hines (7) scrambles for positive yardage during a reguar season game against Olentangy Orange. The former Monarch will attend Ashland University in the fall and is already participating in offseason workouts. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 19, 2025
While some student athletes are taking a break from action, others are gearing up for the future days ahead. That is the case for Marysville alumnus Eli Helmuth who is already participating in offseas...
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Fairbanks alumna Rachael Hoover is shown competing in the 2024 OHSAA track and field state meet at the University of Dayton. The former Lady Panther is slated to compete in the 2025 U20 Outdoor Championships tomorrow in Eugene, Oregon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 18, 2025
One Fairbanks alumna is gearing up for the USATF 2025 U20 Outdoor Championships. Rachael Hoover, now a collegiate athlete at Bowling Green is preparing to compete in the 800-meter run in Eugene, Orego...
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Marysville’s Mason Springs (42) delivers a pitch during a regular season game against Olentangy this past spring. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 17, 2025
A selection of Marysville baseball players were awarded conference and district awards for their production this season. The Monarchs produced a 14-12 overall record along with 6-9 record in the Ohio ...
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Jonathan Alder’s Wyatt Clemons (8) and Maddox Kingry (5) celebrate with fellow teammate Kaiden Snyder (middle) after the senior notched the game winning goal against Kettering Alter during the postseason. Clemons and Snyder earned All-State accolades for the 2025 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 16, 2025
The spring season that was 2025 seemingly keeps on giving for Jonathan Alder’s boys lacrosse program. The Pioneers had a wealth of award recipients the Journal-Tribune reported earlier this month duri...
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Jonathan Alder’s Ashton Martin (10) throws to first base during a regular season home game against North Union. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 16, 2025
On top of a 25-3 overall record, Jonathan Alder’s baseball program has much to celebrate with the releasing of the 2025 All-Ohio honorees. Voted on by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association...
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Fairbanks’ Evan Wiedmann (14) gets tackled by a pair of Jonathan Alder Pioneers during the 2024 fall season. Wiedmann is a junior who will be preparing for the 2025 campaign, a season in which the Ohio High School Athletic Association has scaled back the state playoffs to 12 (down from 16) teams in each region of each division that will qualify for the post-season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
June 14, 2025
Changes are coming to the Ohio high school football scene in 2025. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced late this week that state playoff qualifiers from each region will shrink...
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Marysville’s Sienna Hutchins watches a ball fly toward the outfield for a home run. Hutchins is the local area’s softball co-player of the year. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
June 14, 2025
The co-players of the year for Union County-area softball call Marysville and Fairbanks their homes. The Journal-Tribune has announced its all-star team. Lady Monarch infielder Sienna Hutchins and FHS...
