Sports
October 21, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its players of the week for the ninth week of the regular season. Marysville: sophomore quarterback AJ Shroyer picked up...
Sports
Carson Shope (2) and Connor Bjorkgren (23) bring down a West Liberty-Salem ball carrier. The Panthers will finish their season at West Jefferson on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 21, 2026
Boosted by victories the last two weeks, Fairbanks’ football team will take a 3-6 record on the road to West Jefferson (8-1) for the regular season fi...
Sports
Marysville’s Mamour Saidy (3) is among the defenders who are converging on an Olentangy Berlin ball carrier. The Monarchs will close out the 2026 season at Hilliard Darby on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
October 21, 2026
Marysville’s varsity football team will close out the 2026 regular season by traveling to Hilliard Darby on Friday. The Panthers will line up in the W...
Sports
Marysville’s Austin Call is pictured competing during the 2026 OCC cross country meet. (Photo submitted)
October 21, 2026
Marysville competed in the Ohio Capital Conference’s Cardinal Division cross country championships on Saturday at Hilliard Bradley. The Monarchs were ...
Sports
North Union’s Felix Plouck, left, is pictured during a 2026 cross country meet. Plouck helped lead the NU boys to the CBC Mad River Division title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 21, 2026
Jonathan Alder and North Union each captured two league titles as the Central Buckeye Conference held its cross country championships on Saturday at U...
Sports
Fairbanks’ Brady Adams finishes down the stretch during a 2026 cross country meet. The Panthers competed in the OHC meet this past weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 21, 2026
Fairbanks finished third in the boys meet and fifth in the girls meet in the Ohio Heritage Conference cross country championships held Saturday at Ced...
Local News, News
October 21, 2026
Mental health-related emergency room visits at Memorial Hospital jumped 35% over the past year, but a new partnership between Marysville police and a behavioral health provider is showing promising re...
Local News, News
October 21, 2026
Union County’s building department is extending its existing fee schedule for another three years, keeping residential fees unchanged while making certain adjustments to commercial plan reviews and in...
Education, Local News, News
Students at Trinity Lutheran School pretend to drive vehicles past the scene of an accident during an assembly on highway safety Wednesday. Trinity was one of three schools including Raymond Elementary and St. John’s that saw the presentation from Flagman Safety, a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness of roadside dangers for first responders and construction crews. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
October 21, 2026
Students at three Union County elementary schools got the opportunity to learn about the dangers first responders and highway workers face along roadways as part of an interactive safety program visit...
Court News, Local News, News
October 20, 2026
Two teens from out of town have been charged as codefendants for allegedly attempting to steal a car and evade law enforcement in a pursuit. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antonio Nevaeh Dil...
Local News, News
October 20, 2026
After wet weather delayed Plain City’s Corn Carnival Parade last month, it found a fitting autumnal make-up date on Saturday morning. Above, members of the Miami Valley Steam Threshers royal court wav...
Local News, News
October 20, 2026
Former Union County Commissioner Dave Lawrence died over the weekend. County officials issued a statement late Monday offering their condolences to the former county leader’s family. “The Union County...
Local News, News
October 19, 2026
Union County law enforcement agencies, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Memorial Hospital, the Union County Drug Free Coalition and other local agencies, will sponsor a prescri...
Court News, Local News, News
October 19, 2026
A Marysville man faces 45 felony counts against him for allegedly downloading child porn. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Nathan Dwayne Kanniard, 28, whose court-listed address is 113 S. Main...
Local News, News
October 17, 2026
Another Union County resident is joining in on the growing number of citizens asking for the planned Grid Growth transmission line to be buried underground. Ken Denman, who lives on Paver-Barnes Road ...
Local News, News
October 17, 2026
The Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to a dog fight that was broken up by an owner with an ax on Thursday. Two dogs were sent to emergency vet clinics as a result of the fight and the case is s...
Education, Local News, Marysville School Board, ...
Staffing, instructional support and screen time among concerns raised during review
October 17, 2026
Marysville school officials are examining whether limited staffing, gaps in instructional support and an increasing reliance on classroom technology have contributed to setbacks with student academic ...
Education, News, Plain City News
October 17, 2026
Even after Jonathan Alder scored well on the state report card, district officials want to continue working to close gaps in student performance. When the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce me...
News
This 1979 Ford F-250, which has served North Lewisburg for nearly five decades, will soon be headed to the auction block. Originally purchased by the village's fire district, the truck has fewer than 20,000 miles on it. Village council voted Tuesday to sell the vintage pickup through GovDeals with a minimum price of $10,000. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
October 16, 2026
A pickup truck that has served North Lewisburg for nearly five decades will soon be headed to the auction block, although at least one village council member has mixed feelings about seeing it go. Nor...
Local News, News
October 16, 2026
The Union County Airport recently received over $700,000 in state funding to rehab its terminal area. At the regular meeting of the airport authority board on Tuesday, Dave Gotschall, project manager ...
News
October 15, 2026
The project hasn’t even been officially announced, but North Lewisburg residents are preparing for the impact that a new Honda auto plant in the area could bring to the village. As first reported in t...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
October 15, 2026
Marysville is looking at potentially adding nearly a dozen new staff positions across various city departments next year. Though not every position would be filled immediately, city council members an...
Local News, News
Pictured above is the 2018 Zenith 750 aircraft that crashed at the Union County Airport at 9:59 a.m., Wednesday. The alleged cause of the crash is a sharp right turn made shortly after the plane took off. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Pilot injured in crash
October 14, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version to include information provided by the sheriff's office. The Union County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating a plane crash th...
Local News, News
October 14, 2026
Marysville - Saturday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Plain City - Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. Richwood - Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. Ostrander - Saturday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Milford Center - Saturd...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
October 14, 2026
One of the top positions at the City of Marysville has a new face. City council on Monday approved the appointment of Corbin Bunsold as the administration’s new public service director. While he may b...
Local News, News
October 14, 2026
A member of Marysville’s FFA program reacts after Union County Cougar football player Chase Gibson intercepts a pass. Members of the Cougars Special Olympics team took to the gridiron Sunday for a fla...
Sports
October 21, 2026
The Journal-Tribune has named its players of the week for the ninth week of the regular season. Marysville: sophomore quarterback AJ Shroyer picked up 74 yards rushing on 14 carries during the Monarch...
Sports
Carson Shope (2) and Connor Bjorkgren (23) bring down a West Liberty-Salem ball carrier. The Panthers will finish their season at West Jefferson on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 21, 2026
Boosted by victories the last two weeks, Fairbanks’ football team will take a 3-6 record on the road to West Jefferson (8-1) for the regular season finale. The Panthers will face a different type of o...
Sports
Marysville’s Mamour Saidy (3) is among the defenders who are converging on an Olentangy Berlin ball carrier. The Monarchs will close out the 2026 season at Hilliard Darby on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
October 21, 2026
Marysville’s varsity football team will close out the 2026 regular season by traveling to Hilliard Darby on Friday. The Panthers will line up in the Wing T and use a power running game. “They want to ...
Sports
October 21, 2026
A corner kick served by Ethan Honaker led to Marysville’s 2-1 boys soccer victory over Findlay. There were less than 30 seconds remaining in the match when Honaker put the ball in play. The kick was h...
Sports
October 21, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s middle school football teams closed out the 2026 season by playing Northwestern. The seventh-grade squad won its first game of the season by a score of 22-6. The Raiders concluded the...
Sports
In the photo to the left, Marysville’s Nash Piper, left, and Trey Greenbaum and pictured during a recent cross country meet. (Photo submitted)
October 21, 2026
Marysville’s girls and boys cross country teams competed during the recent Bob Reall Invitational at Lancaster. The Lady Monarchs placed fourth as a team with 179 points. MHS trailed Upper Arlington-5...
Sports
JA’s Mitch McGrath (12) stops a Kenton Ridge ball carrier. The Pioneers fell to the Cougars, 35-7. (Journal-Tribune photo by Josh Kaeser)
October 17, 2026
Jonathan Alder got off to a promising start on Senior Night Friday, but Kenton Ridge responded with 35 unanswered points to hand the Pioneers a 35-7 loss. Alder (6-3) took an early lead after intercep...
Sports
North Union quarterback Nickolas Hajjar (11) picks up yardage against Springfield Shawnee. The Wildcats upped their record to 7-2 with a victory. (Photo submitted)
October 17, 2026
The opening few minutes were not quite what North Union wanted to have, giving up a long touchdown run on the first possession of the game. However, once the Wildcats got rolling they were not going t...
Sports
Marysville’s Carter Bohanan (54) brings down an Olentangy Berlin ball carrier. Also pictured for the Monarchs is Rivers Hodges (17). MHS fell to the Bears, 28-6. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
October 17, 2026
Sometimes you really should pay attention to the scouting report. On a night when Marysville’s defense did just about everything it could to keep the Monarchs in the game against Olentangy Berlin, the...
Sports
Brennan Peffer (34) of Fairbanks follows the block of Noah Mullet (55) to pick up yardage against Triad. Pictured at the left for the Cardinals is Liam Herron (52). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 17, 2026
The 2026 football season hasn’t gone the best – at least as far as wins and losses – for the team from Fairbanks High School. That still hasn’t, however, stopped the Panthers from showing up every day...
Sports
October 16, 2026
With just two weeks left in the regular season, the North Union football team is right in the mix for a Central Buckeye Conference title and one of the 12 spots (Region 18) in the Division V playoffs....
Sports
October 16, 2026
The Fairbanks boys soccer team earned the top seed for the Central District Division V tournament. The Panthers (14-2) will host 15th-seeded Delaware Christian (1-12) at noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. In ...
Sports
October 16, 2026
The North Union girls soccer team finished its home regular-season schedule on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over Northwestern. It was the Lady Cats’ (4-12 overall, 3-8 Central Buckeye Conference) firs...
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Ben Petzinger (7) moves in to tackle London quarterback Colt Hughes (15). The Pioneers will host Kenton Ridge this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 16, 2026
Another “gauntlet” type of game will face Jonathan Alder’s football team tonight. The Pioneers, who are coming off consecutive losses to Urbana and London, will take their 6-2 record (1-2 in the Kento...
Sports
October 16, 2026
“Family comes before basketball and Jason understands that.” That was one of the comments from Kim Staten, who on Wednesday of this week stepped down as the girls head basketball coach at Triad High S...
Sports
October 16, 2026
An 8-0 verdict over Bellefontaine elevated Jonathan Alder’s girls soccer team to an 11-0-0 record in the Central Buckeye Conference (Kenton Trail Division). The Lady Pioneers (14-2-1 overall) were led...
Sports
North Union’s Katelyn Zimmerman (14) and Emmy Eastman (24) go up for a block during a match against Northwestern. The Lady Cats won the match. (Photo submitted)
October 16, 2026
How the North Union volleyball team got to its four-set victory over Northwestern may not have been as fluid as the Lady Cats would have liked. However, it still was a pretty solid 25-15, 25-15, 23-25...
Sports
Triad’s Avery Eaton sends the ball over a potential block by Fairbanks’ Lailynn Burns (13). Also pictured for the Lady Cardinals are Hunter Hoffman (15), Madison Melidor (16) and Reagyn Welty (2). Triad won the match in four sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
October 16, 2026
The motto of this year’s Triad volleyball team is “play together and be selfless.” That philosophy has worked out pretty well as the Lady Cardinals (17-4 overall) have put together their second consec...
Sports
October 15, 2026
Jonathan Alder and Fairbanks each received a top seed as the Central District held its volleyball tournament drawing. The Lady Pioneers (20-2) were at the top of the Division IV bracket and will open ...
Sports
October 15, 2026
A pair of local high school football teams remain in pretty good shape for the 2026 state playoffs. Jonathan Alder (6-2) and North Union (6-2) are respectively ranked fifth and 11th in their divisions...
State/Area News
State championship tickets are on sale beginning Monday, October 19, including special ticket promotion for teams
October 21, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and ticket details for the football state championship games December 3-5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Ca...
State/Area News
Football regular-season entering Week 10; regular-season ends Saturday night
October 21, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official football computer ratings on Tuesday afternoon. The weekly ratings report is released each Tuesday afternoon, leading u...
State/Area News
October 21, 2026
OBETZ, Ohio – The City of Obetz is proud to welcome student-athletes, coaches, families and fans from across Ohio to Fortress Obetz this fall for two Ohio High School Athletic Association cross countr...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Trunk or Treat events The Magnetic Pharisburg United Methodist Church will host “Trunk or Treat” for children on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. The fun will be held at the Pharisburg UMC facility ...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Benjamin Logan FFA members recently participated in the District 6 Soil Judging Career Development Event (CDE), held Tuesday in Clark County. Students competed in both urban and rural soil judging, ap...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
From planting trees and creating wildlife habitats to exploring local ecosystems, Benjamin Logan students are discovering that environmental science isn’t just something they study in a classroom. It’...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Local Fall Activities The Lighthouse Fellowship is holding their annual Unionville Fall Fest on The Green in Unionville Center on Saturday, October 24 from 12 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to atten...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Texting while driving Joseph W. Hatfield-George Jr., 16 Aspen Dr., Marysville – Pleaded guilty to texting while driving. No fine was imposed. Failure to yield right of way Teresa L. Stewart, 610 Meado...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Raymond Church of Christ in Christian Union will host a Fall Harvest Celebration from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The event will feature special music by the Ohio Christian University Cho...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Speeding Keon W. Fisher, 330 E. Market St., La Rue – Pleaded guilty to speeding, 73 mph in a 55-mph zone. Fined $58. Andrew T. Clark, 9699 Summers Pond Dr., Loveland – Pleaded guilty to speeding, 69 m...
State/Area News
October 19, 2026
Birthdays John Kerns, Shannon Griffin, Pam Warner, Adam Warner, Chad Noble, Jim Alspaugh, Zack Barnes, Terri Penhorwood, Lillian Rodriguez, Dwight Watkins, Tamra Fleming, Tyler Fecher, David Daum, Bet...
State/Area News
October 14, 2026
News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Doug Ute For Immediate Release – October 14, 2026 Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org Profession...
State/Area News
October 14, 2026
October 13, 2026 COLUMBUS — Week 8 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the eighth week of the season. Here,...
State/Area News
October 14, 2026
News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Doug Ute For Immediate Release – October 13, 2026 OHSAA Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org OHSA...
State/Area News
October 12, 2026
The Dayton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a two-vehicle fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Oct. 9, 2026, at 5:24 p.m. at the intersection of Harshman Road and Ra...
State/Area News
October 12, 2026
On October 10, at approximately 3:40 a.m., troopers from the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle serious injury crash. The crash occurred on U.S. 33 near mile p...
State/Area News
October 9, 2026
Benjamin Logan High School Jazz Ensemble students attended a free educational concert featuring Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Clark State Perform...
State/Area News
October 9, 2026
Birthdays John Kerns, Lilly Kerns, Cora VanBuskirk, Cohen Elliott, Emily Elliott, Matt Richards, Janie Roach, Owen Himmeger, Robin Kelly, Dylan Harrison, Daulton Mosbarger, Erin Watson, Todd Shields, ...
State/Area News
October 9, 2026
At the September 28 meeting of the Darby Township Trustees, the trustees and fiscal officer signed the Ohio Township Association Scholarship application for Carolyn Feick, resident of Darby Township. ...
State/Area News
October 9, 2026
Texting while driving Theresa A. Pete, 684 Rainbow Dr., Marysville – Found guilty of texting while driving after completing a distracted driving course. Jeffrey W. Kelly, 582 Summer Tree Loop, Marysvi...
