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January 31, 2026
The Union County YMCA has a new acting executive director. YMCA officials announced Friday that Trevor Secord is no longer in the role and that Michel...
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Journal-Tribune reporter Michael Williamson, shown above at left, watches Union County online Thursday morning during the film’s premiere run at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The film, shot locally last year in Union and Logan counties, features actors Noah Centineo, screen left, and Will Poulter, screen right, as foster brothers working through a court-mandated drug recovery program. The scene depicted was shot at Franke’s Wood Products in Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Film a glowing portrait of area's drug court system
January 31, 2026
Editor's note: Reporter Michael Williamson took part in an online screening of the movie Union County as part of the Sundance Film Festival Thursday f...
Sports
Skylar Langhirt is the only senior on the Marysville High School gymnastics team. (Photo submitted)
January 30, 2026
Marysville’s gymnastics team captured top honors during a multi-team meet on its Senior Night. Skylar Langhirt is the lone senior on Marysville’s team...
Sports
Marysville’s Delaney Sherwood prepares to release the ball down the lanes. MHS’ bowling teams have had solid results in recent tournaments. (File photo)
January 30, 2026
Marysville High School’s boys bowling team turned in a championship performance during the recent annual King’s Classic Tournament, hosted by the Bell...
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Kellen Carter (23) of Marysville goes up for a shot. Carter scored 15 points during a 59-49 loss at Olentangy on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Tim Miller)
January 30, 2026
Marysville’s varsity boys cagers had a solid shooting performance during a road game at Olentangy. The Monarchs sank 50% of their two and three-point ...
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Marysville’s Trent Sharp (right) defends a takedown move by Delaware Hayes’ Riddick Franks during a match at 144 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
January 30, 2026
Marysville’s boys wrestling team celebrated not only its senior class but also a 48-19 dual meet win over Delaware Hayes on Wednesday. While the final...
Local News, News
January 31, 2026
The Union County YMCA has a new acting executive director. YMCA officials announced Friday that Trevor Secord is no longer in the role and that Michelle Pever has stepped into the position. While the ...
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Journal-Tribune reporter Michael Williamson, shown above at left, watches Union County online Thursday morning during the film’s premiere run at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The film, shot locally last year in Union and Logan counties, features actors Noah Centineo, screen left, and Will Poulter, screen right, as foster brothers working through a court-mandated drug recovery program. The scene depicted was shot at Franke’s Wood Products in Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Film a glowing portrait of area's drug court system
January 31, 2026
Editor's note: Reporter Michael Williamson took part in an online screening of the movie Union County as part of the Sundance Film Festival Thursday for this article. --- Union County , the feature fi...
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As the Honda test vehicles detected the condition of critical roadway surfaces, pavement markings and roadside assets, ODOT operators were able to review the deficiencies in real time through web dashboards developed by Honda and Parsons. (Photo submitted)
January 30, 2026
The following information comes from Honda of America. ––– Honda and DriveOhio, the smart mobility hub of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), have completed a first-of-its-kind pilot project...
Education, Local News, News
January 30, 2026
Creekview Intermediate School students are preparing to perform Moana Jr. this weekend. Performances will be held at the Marysville High School auditorium Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2...
Court News, Local News, News
January 29, 2026
Three Marysville residents have been charged in connection to a commercial sex operation and money laundering at a Marysville massage parlor raided by area police in February of 2025. The Union County...
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Marysville City Council will consider a zoning amendment for Cook’s Pointe, the development between Route 31 and Route 4 north of Marysville, at the next meeting in February. The request would clear up the development’s zoning text for the various subareas shown in the map above. (Graphic submitted)
Developer seeks ability to attract more businesses
January 29, 2026
Developers for Cook’s Pointe are looking to clear up zoning texts that hasn’t been revised in more than a decade. That requested zoning amendment was set to go before city council on Monday but city o...
Local News, News
January 29, 2026
A pair of long-tenured news carriers at the Journal-Tribune will be making their final deliveries today. Brother and sister duo Kage Moss and Cecillia Archer have delivered papers for over 10 years. D...
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January 28, 2026
Marysville crews started removing large snow piles in the Uptown area Wednesday evening. Officials marked the areas with signage, asking drivers not to park along streets in the Uptown between 8 p.m. ...
Education, Local News, News
January 28, 2026
Marysville High School and the Early College High School crowned their queens and kings for the Winter Homecoming Friday evening. Pictured from left are Luis Zapata Santamaria (king) and Saria Lane (q...
Education, Local News, News
January 28, 2026
A couple of school resource officer (SRO) contracts up for discussion last year will not change in the near term. The Union County Commissioners passed a series of measures recently that approved the ...
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A county worker clears snow from the sidewalks around the Union County Courthouse and Justice Center Monday morning. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
January 27, 2026
Given the significant snowfall totals, local officials said battling winter weather this weekend went about as well as it could have gone. City of Marysville and Union County leaders said they were pl...
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During his patrol of the county on Sunday, Sheriff Mike Justice came upon a maroon Honda that slid off the road on Route 347 near White Stone Road at 8:34 a.m. Pictured above, Justice speaks with the driver, a young woman who was headed to work in Powell, and confirms that she is not injured. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
When the snow fell, sheriff visited every corner of the county, observing conditions, talking to workers and helping a stranded driver
January 27, 2026
A recurring joke that popped up among several Union County agencies during the winter storm on Sunday was a superstition not unlike the ones seen in the sports world: never say that it has been “quiet...
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During his patrol of Union County in the snow storm on Sunday, Sheriff Mike Justice visited with different agencies and drove through the major arteries of the county. Justice visited the Union County Engineer’s Office shortly after calling in the level two snow emergency. Pictured above at left, Justice made the decision in coordination with Justin Story, right, at the engineer’s office. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
January 27, 2026
In the midst of the winter storm on Sunday, Sheriff Mike Justice patrolled throughout Union County, visiting local agencies and monitoring the roadways while weighing the snow emergency level. From a ...
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A man blows snow from the sidewalk near the intersection of Fifth and Main streets in Marysville this morning. Portions of the county got more than a foot of snow over the weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
More than a foot of snow fell in parts of county; drifting is now the worry
January 27, 2026
After spending more than 12 hours in a level three snow emergency, Union County was back to level two Monday morning. The sheriff’s office made the announcement around 10 a.m. as much of the county sp...
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
New Marysville Board of Education member Erin McIntosh is given the oath of office by district treasurer Todd Johnson Thursday after a short special meeting. McIntosh was selected from nine applicants to take the seat created by the resignation of Bill Keck. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
January 24, 2026
Marysville’s newest school board member believes in making sure students are always prepared to make the next big decision. Erin McIntosh, approved by the board and sworn in on Thursday afternoon, sai...
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Marysville resident Michelle Cunningham addresses city officials during the community visioning meeting at the Avalon Theatre Wednesday evening. Residents shared their thoughts on the progress of the visioning project and what they would like to see happen in the city. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
January 24, 2026
Marysville officials have been hard at work on the city’s visioning plan, but what do residents think about the discussion? Overall, they think things are positive. Paul and Kathleen Kramer, Marysvill...
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Consultants Carmine Russo, pictured at left, and Ed Mickelson, at right, lead into a presentation on Marysville’s community visioning event Wednesday. The visioning project, which began in earnest last year, recently wrapped its second phase and will be moving into the third phase of the process. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
Program promotes creative ideas about Uptown, traffic, parking
January 24, 2026
Officials want Marysville residents to “be bold” and think outside the box when it comes to the ongoing community visioning project. Consultants, city council members and administrators have been work...
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January 24, 2026
At the recent Jerome Township Trustee meeting, the City of Marysville provided a presentation on the water line extension project planned for Mitchell-Dewitt Road. City of Marysville Public Service Di...
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Will Poulter is shown in a scene from Union County. (Photo submitted)
January 23, 2026
A feature film shot and set in Union County is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. The aptly named, Union County , is set to make its world premiere at the Eccles Theatre in Par...
News, Sports
January 22, 2026
Jonathan Alder officials recognized the 20th anniversary of the Lady Pioneers’ Division III state basketball championship for the 2005-2006 season. All 12 players were in attendance on Wednesday when ...
Sports
Skylar Langhirt is the only senior on the Marysville High School gymnastics team. (Photo submitted)
January 30, 2026
Marysville’s gymnastics team captured top honors during a multi-team meet on its Senior Night. Skylar Langhirt is the lone senior on Marysville’s team. The Lady Monarchs finished with a total of 127.1...
Sports
January 30, 2026
North Union came up just short in its Central Buckeye Conference boys bowling match against Indian Lake on Wednesday. The Wildcats finished with a score of 2,538, while the Lakers finished with a coun...
Sports
Members of the 2000 Benjamin Logan baseball team inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame are from left, Mark Butler, Blake Carpenter, Geoff Kerns, Zach Haney, Zach Grant, Jeff Lowe, Jeff Fox, John Kerns, Nic Crabtree, Kris Crawford, David Gilbert, Nathan Gregg, Doug Rutan, Tracy Gregg and Beau Harmon. Josh Bauman, Jeff Bednarki and Adam Sheeley were not in attendance. (Photo submitted)
January 29, 2026
Benjamin Logan High School recently recognized one of the most accomplished seasons in Raider athletics history during the boys basketball home game against Graham. Members of the 2000 Benjamin Logan ...
Sports
Marysville’s Jenna Hackworth (23) fires up a shot. Hackworth led the Lady Monarchs with 22 points during a victory over Dublin Jerome. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
January 29, 2026
Marysville High School’s girls varsity basketball squad upped its overall record to 12-5 with a recent 45-33 victory at Dublin Jerome. MHS is also 3-4 in the Cardinal Division of the Ohio Capital Conf...
Sports
Livi Maine (44) of Fairbanks applies defensive pressure to an opponent in this file photo. Maine led the team with 12 points during a recent win over West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
January 28, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team handed West Liberty-Salem its first setback in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division. The Lady Panthers’ 55-42 triumph puts the Tigers at 11-1 in the division an...
Sports
January 28, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its athletes of the week. They are as follows: Marysville: Junior wrestler Carter Shank is Marysville’s honoree. Shank was the highest-placing Monarch during the recent M...
Sports
January 28, 2026
Mother Nature’s recent winter blast obviously means local golfers won’t be hitting the links for quite some time. An area high school linksman, however, will continue his career on the collegiate leve...
Sports
January 28, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s boys bowling team defeated Fort Loramie 2707-2450 during a recent match. Conner Chambers led the Pioneers with games of 234 and 205 for a 439 series. Wyatt Levan finished with a 428 s...
Sports
Wyatt Arver of North Union drives between Maddox Vermillion and Clayton Jenkins of Benjamin Logan. (Journal Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
January 27, 2026
North Union varsity boys basketball coach Austin Terrill and his counterpart, Scott Vermillion of Benjamin Logan, were in agreement as to the key point of Friday’s Central Buckeye Conference game at N...
Sports
North Union’s Kailyn Colegrove (30) dashes up the court and past the midline while being guarded by Benjamin Logan’s Molly Siefring (2) during the first half. The senior Lady Cat tallied four points in the team’s win over the visiting Lady Raiders. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
January 27, 2026
North Union’s girls basketball program earned a running clock during its senior night festivities last Saturday evening. The Lady Cats tallied a 60-20 victory over visiting Benjamin Logan to improve t...
Sports
Fairbanks’ Evan Wiedmann (1) posts up against a West Liberty-Salem defenders during a recent home game. The junior Panther accounted for 18 points in the teams win over Mechanicsburg last Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
January 26, 2026
Fairbanks’ boys basketball program secured another OHC win after handing a 67-35 final tally to visiting Mechanicsburg. The Panthers improved to 15-2 overall following last Friday’s conference matchup...
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Levi Carouso of Marysville converts a steal into a layup Friday evening against Dublin Jerome. The Monarchs dropped their Homecoming game, 47-45. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
January 26, 2026
The frustration was plainly evident in the voice of Marysville High School boys basketball coach Mark Tinklenberg. “I’m sick of losing when the other team is just tougher than we are,” the fifth-year ...
Sports
The March 20, 2006 edition of the Marysville Journal-Tribune splashed the story across the sports section. Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team won the Division III state championship by beating Youngtown Ursuline at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. The newspaper was on display Wednesday evening when school officials held a 20th anniversary recognition for the team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
January 24, 2026
“I just can’t believe it’s been 20 years.” That was the reaction of Brianna Votaw when she and her 2005-2006 Jonathan Alder girls basketball teammates returned to the high school Wednesday evening. Sc...
Sports
January 24, 2026
The Bunsold Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball squad beat Upper Arlington Hastings 53-24 to move to 15-1. The leading scorers for the team were Tayte Keller and Luke Hensel, with each notching...
Sports
Marysville’s Liam Parrish prepares to pin Thomas Worthington’s Eric Wilson during the 113-pound match Thursday evening. The Monarchs defeated the Cardinals 57-18. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
January 24, 2026
Marysville’s boys varsity wrestlers remained in contention for an Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division championship after defeating Thomas Worthington, 57-18. The victory puts the Monarchs’ divis...
Sports
Benjamin Logan’s Belle Hughes (left) takes a single-leg shot on North Union’s Jessanie Pfister during a dual a match at 135 pounds. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
January 24, 2026
North Union’s girls wrestling team went 1-1 during a tri-match at Benjamin Logan on Thursday. With the postseason peeking around the corner, NU assistant coach Randal Riffle, who is overseeing the gir...
Sports
Fairbanks’ Sydney Cutler (10) makes a layup while being guarded by Triad’s Jazz Ford (5). (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
January 23, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls basketball team had little trouble handing Triad a 64-12 loss on Wednesday. The Lady Panthers ventured to North Lewisburg for a second-round Ohio Heritage Conference North Division co...
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Marysville’s Skylar Langhirt competes on the bars during a gymnastics meet. The Lady Monarchs placed third during an eight-team meet on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune phot by Tim Miller)
January 23, 2026
Marysville’s gymnastics team took third-place honors during a meet that included eight schools. St. Francis DeSales took top honors with 137.350 points. Bishop Watterson High School was the runner-up ...
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (12) tries to get the ball to a teammate after an on-floor scramble for possession. Also pictured for the Lady Pioneers are Logan Donaldson (background) and Carys Jaskiewicz (10). Alder fell to Columbus Bishop Ready, 52-32. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
January 23, 2026
It was a rough night of shooting, ball-handling and rebounding for Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball team. The mixture of all three factors led to a 52-32 non-conference setback to Columbus Bishop Rea...
Sports
January 23, 2026
North Union defeated Elgin 61-14 in middle school eighth-grade boys basketball action. Wes Hajjar led the Wildcats with 18 points. Elgin won the seventh-grade game 25-13. Mason Hamilton notched five p...
