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July 9, 2026
Cheyenne Hubbell, 12, left, and Celeste Van Horn, 10, prepare a cup of lemonade to Braxton Dingey, 13, at the girls’ lemonade stand on Sixth Street ne...
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Residents accuse officials of caving to developers, lack of transparency and exorbitant legal spending
July 9, 2026
The Jerome Township Board of Trustees faced sharp criticism from two residents during a meeting this week, accusing the board of operating without tra...
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Kinley Balzer (left) and Sam Price work on their footwork during a summer practice by the North Union girls soccer team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
July 9, 2026
North Union’s girls soccer team posted a school-record season in 2025 as it earned eight wins. However, the Lady Cats, who are embarking on their fift...
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The Fairbanks High School volleyball team won the Gold Summer volleyball league tournament with victories over Dublin Coffman and top-seeded Hilliard Bradley. Members of the Lady Panther squad are from left, front row, Autumn Wiedmann, Rylynn Rausch, Lailynn Burns and Lexie Grant. Back row, head coach Allison Gorton, Marissa Landsettle, Lainey Burgel, Liviann Maine, Mal Rankin, Sophie Bostwick and assistant coach Deb Boyd. Not pictured, Sidney Nicol and Stephenie Headings. (Photo submitted)
July 9, 2026
The Fairbanks volleyball team finished tied for first place in the Gold Summer league and then claimed championship honors in the circuit’s post-seaso...
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July 9, 2026
A Delaware man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he exposed himself to a juvenile and made obscene gestures inside the locker room at...
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July 9, 2026
Four semi-finalists have been selected as potential artists for the next Uptown Marysville mural project. The committee overseeing the selection proce...
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July 9, 2026
Cheyenne Hubbell, 12, left, and Celeste Van Horn, 10, prepare a cup of lemonade to Braxton Dingey, 13, at the girls’ lemonade stand on Sixth Street near Chestnut Street. The neighborhood stand offered...
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Residents accuse officials of caving to developers, lack of transparency and exorbitant legal spending
July 9, 2026
The Jerome Township Board of Trustees faced sharp criticism from two residents during a meeting this week, accusing the board of operating without transparency and challenged actions involving data ce...
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July 9, 2026
Part of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s (MORPC) 2026-2030 regional mobility plan includes looking at the needs of Union County residents. Liz Webb, a planner with MORPC, laid out the recen...
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July 8, 2026
East Fifth Street was bogged down around noon on Monday after a white pickup truck hauling a lawn mower, pictured above, failed to stop traveling west through the Plum Street intersection and crashed ...
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Pictured above is one of Jim Hagedorn’s airplanes that he regularly flew into the Union County Airport. (Photo submitted)
July 8, 2026
As Jim Hagedorn steps down as chief executive officer (CEO) of Scotts Miracle-Gro, he also leaves behind his “regular” status at the Union County Airport. While Hagedorn’s business as a customer and a...
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This rendering is one of two options depicting a potential parking lot design on the former Minit Lube site on North Main Street. Marysville City Council members said they preferred the option shown above as it lists an additional nine parking spaces on the property. (Graphic submitted)
July 8, 2026
Marysville is planning to put a parking lot on the former Minit Lube site and city council members said that designs that offer the most amount of parking spaces should be favored. During the monthly ...
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July 8, 2026
Some Union County residents may wonder why they still have yet to see their second half tax bills. Treasurer Andy Smarra said they will be coming soon. The treasurer told other county officials in a m...
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July 7, 2026
The Independence Day parades in the area were well attended on Saturday despite high temperatures and humidity. Above, a parade-goer recreates the famous scene of George Washington crossing the Delawa...
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During a Thursday house fire on Watkins Road, volunteers from the Union County Emergency Management Agency helped firefighters by setting up seating areas with fans and water to keep responders cool while working the fire in over 90-degree temperatures. Out of precaution, one Marysville firefighter was transported to the hospital for a heat-related injury. (Photo submitted)
High temperatures add new dangers for first responders
July 7, 2026
One Marysville firefighter was transported to the hospital during a residential fire on Thursday, though it wasn’t from fire-related injuries but instead from side-effects of the recent heat wave. At ...
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July 7, 2026
Developers of the next phase of the Marysville North subdivision have addressed some of the city’s concerns ahead of the Planning Commission meeting this week, but city officials said additional lands...
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July 6, 2026
A new statewide report warns Ohio could face a shortage of 600 to 1,000 veterinarians by the early 2030s, with rural communities expected to be among the hardest hit. Released Monday by the Ohio Depar...
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Above, these three boys along West Fifth Street spent time before the parade trying to get passing cars to honk their horns.
July 6, 2026
High temperatures and humidity couldn’t keep away thousands of Union County residents from viewing Independence Day parades over the holiday weekend. Below, a parade walker hands out frozen treats to ...
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July 6, 2026
A routine traffic stop early Friday morning escalated into a violent struggle that left three Marysville police officers injured and a suspect facing multiple felony charges. Perez R. Gray, 32, of Gro...
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Above, a large crowd fills downtown Plain City during one of the community’s original Corn Carnivals. Held annually from 1914 through 1919, the Corn Carnival drew visitors from across the region with parades, contests, entertainment and agricultural exhibits. The festival celebrated the area’s agricultural heritage while bringing together residents for one of the community’s largest annual gatherings. More than a century later, the Corn Carnival remains one of the most cherished traditions in Plain City’s history. (Photos submitted)
Plain City revives Corn Carnival for country’s 250th
July 4, 2026
The Village of Plain City is preparing to host a week of festivities as part of the nationwide America 250 commemoration, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. The celebration will b...
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The Doellinger-Geer cabin is pictured circa 1898 on the family farm along Weaver Road south of Marysville. Shown, left to right, are Anna Elisabeth Rausch Doellinger (1829-1904), widow of Stephen Doellinger; grandsons Henry Geer, Albert Geer and Walter Geer; daughter Anna Mary Doellinger Geer; and son-in-law John Leonard Geer. Two younger grandchildren, Lawrence Geer and Matilda “Tillie” Geer, who was born in the cabin in 1903 and is believed to have been the last person born there, were not yet born when the photograph was taken. (Photo submitted)
Historic cabin finds new home at St. John’s Lutheran Church
July 4, 2026
Editor’s note: The following article is supplied by Nina Boerger. ––– In the spring of 2024, St. John’s Lutheran Church began the process of preserving a piece of Union County history by relocating a ...
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Fireworks light up the night sky during a past Independence Day celebration in Marysville. Community Fourth of July festivities have been a local tradition since 1828, when about 75 people gathered in the village’s tiny frontier settlement for Marysville’s first Independence Day celebration. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 4, 2026
Editor’s note: Information from the following story comes from articles appearing in an article in the Marysville Tribune of July 10, 1878 and one from a special Bicentennial edition of the Journal-Tr...
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Jonathan Alder’s cabin at the Madison County Historical Society’s Museum of History. (Photo submitted)
July 4, 2026
Few people in Ohio history lived a life as extraordinary as Jonathan Alder. He was a child of the American Revolution, a frontier captive, an adopted son of the Mingo and Shawnee, a warrior in Ohio’s ...
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Our story begins long before county's creation in 1820
July 4, 2026
Editor’s note: The following article is supplied by Stephen W. Badenhop, Union County Archivist. ––– 250 years ago, a group of men, known as America’s founding fathers, gathered in Philadelphia at the...
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The grave of Col. James Curry, shown above at Oakdale Cemetery, marks the final resting place of one of Union County’s founders and a Revolutionary War veteran. Originally buried on his Jerome Township farm after his death in 1834, Curry and his wife were reinterred at Oakdale Cemetery in 1883, where the monument stands as one of the county’s most significant links to the American Revolution. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
How America's first veterans helped settle Ohio's frontier
July 4, 2026
When delegates gathered in Philadelphia in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain, the forests, prairies and streams that would one day become Union County lay hundreds of miles beyond the na...
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Pictured above is a map of the Virginia Military District appearing on the Ohio Historical Marker on the Union County Courthouse lawn. The map shows the portion of the district that became Union County, in the upper portion. (Photo submitted)
July 3, 2026
When Union County residents look across fields, roads and communities that define the county today, few realize that much of the land owes its settlement to a promise made to soldiers who fought for A...
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Kinley Balzer (left) and Sam Price work on their footwork during a summer practice by the North Union girls soccer team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
July 9, 2026
North Union’s girls soccer team posted a school-record season in 2025 as it earned eight wins. However, the Lady Cats, who are embarking on their fifth season as a program, are not really looking back...
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Members of Marysville High School’s football team watch as assistant football coach Dave Gebhart instructs Gage Henry during a fumble recovery drill for special teams. The Monarchs opened their 2026 summer camp on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
July 8, 2026
There is a sense that, regardless of the fact the Union County area was baking in 90-plus degree heat a week ago, football season isn’t very far away. Marysville High School’s gridders took to the fie...
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Ethan Monroe getting ready to hit the ball during the 2025 campaign (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 6, 2026
NU golf players participate in HOJGA tournament The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association held their Blues Creek G.C. tournament on June 29 in Marysville. Seven local golf players from the North Union...
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Bryson Griffith running the ball against Madison-Plains during the 2025 campaign.
July 6, 2026
Head coach for the Fairbanks football team, Dave Carroll, is calling for a “renewal of commitment” for the 2026 campaign. “Our sports at Fairbanks are great, I was telling the kids, ‘why not us?’,” sa...
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Image of Colin Montgomerie preparing for tee time at the USGA Senior Open Championships (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
July 1, 2026
The USGA Senior Open Championship will begin on the second of July at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, accepting nearly 3,000 entries from 49 states, 38 foreign countries, the District of Columbia...
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July 1, 2026
Following an investigation regarding an OHSAA Bylaw, Olentangy Orange was found to have violated Administrative Responsibility and Institutional Control requirements. The investigation was prompted by...
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Top left to right: Owen McClelland, Carter Mills, Ben McCarthy, Zach Layne, William Hirtz, Reis Conrad, John Feldschau, Jonathan Perkins, Coach Kelly Daniel, Tyler Daniel, Vinny Farmer, Coach Jacob Fox, Carter Fox Bottom left to right: Assistant Coach Rob Miller, Head Coach Vince Hostetler, Reid Means, Luca Brant, Nate Gunning, Brantley Whitlock, Ryan Miller, Shawn Moran, Brandon Weaver, Marco Parente, Brantley Hostetler, Grayson Tobias, Declan Brown, Gavin Long (laying down), Justin Evans (laying down).
June 30, 2026
Winning team: Plain City Alder Black Final Score: 15-7
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June 30, 2026
Swim meets at Plain City The Plain City Sharks hosted a swim meet on June 24th that included the Marysville Stingrays. Event 1 Girls 9-10 100 Yard IM Name Age Team Seed Time Finals Time 1 Rosen, Linde...
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Fairbanks girls flag football posing with “W” hands after winning a game. Pictured top left to right: Sam Warye, Jason Vicari (head coach), Meredith Reinhard, Harper Landon, Grace Keiderling, Adyson Willett, Bianca Sanchez, Logan Fillman, Mara Vicari, Becky Andrews, Magdalena Espada. Bottom left to right: Jolie Porter, Sara Lynch, Hannah Boehm.
June 29, 2026
The OHSAA Board of Directors held a board meeting on June 11th, where they unanimously voted to approve girls flag football as a recognized sport, making it the 29th sport to be approved by the associ...
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Pictured are the Raymond and Black Knight Furies youth baseball teams. Front row, from left, are Leo Whiteside, Alex Pope, Max Spain, Christian Kummerer, Junior Cordle, Jagger Hucle, Cayden Witte, Jaxton McCoy, Bohannon Coomer, Kenny Parrish and Ryler Steele. Back row, from left, are Carson Wright, Isaiah Berry, Garrett Austin, Jase Carmin, Lane Thomas, Mason Pope, Easton Humphrey, Paxton Eggleston, Griffin Lott and Nash Harrington. Coaches, from left, are Caleb Carmin, Dallas Thomas, Curtis Kummerer, Ricky Austin, Rachel Parrish and Austin Hucle. Not pictured are Theodore Guittar and coach Kenny Parrish. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
June 26, 2026
The Marysville Junior Baseball Softball Association held their 8U baseball silver-bracket championship on Wednesday.
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2026 senior Adalyn Castle prepares to serve the ball (Journal-Tribune file photo)
June 25, 2026
The Fairbanks volleyball team’s season is in full-swing, with the local summer-league, named the Friendship Cup, finishing up this weekend. The Panthers are in the running for a championship, but thei...
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Brady Carper takes off with the ball against Dublin Jerome (Journal-Tribune file photo)
June 25, 2026
The Marysville Monarchs football team has officially begun their 2026 campaign with countless hours of conditioning, weight lifting, and agility work. With the graduation of 22 seniors from the 2025 s...
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Reese Thomas gets wrangles with an opponent from the state of Washington (Journal-Tribune photo provided by Shawn Andrews)
June 24, 2026
Team Ohio took on the USA Wrestling National Duals tournament in Westfield, Indiana starting on the 16th and lasting through the 20th. Numerous local athletes had the opportunity to compete at the nat...
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An image of Connor Cobb, Alex Dexter and Will Skriletz, three of the top best shooters on the team. Cobb broke 96 clay birds, while Dexter and Skriletz each broke 99. (Journal-Tribune image provided by Joe Rhea)
June 23, 2026
North Union wrapped up their trap shooting season, finishing second in the state after competing against nearly 40 teams. Competing in large division, the trap shooting team was faced with numerous sc...
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Jaxon Jolliff, center, took first place on Saturday in the North Union Boys Golf Team Hole-in-One contest on Saturday at Eric Shields’ one-hole golf course on Ohio 4. Jolliff had the closest shot, finishing 24 feet, seven inches from the hole. Brad Wallace, left, was second while Clancy McMahon, right, was third. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
June 23, 2026
After a more than a 10-year absence, the Shields family brought back a tradition that attracted area golfers to its one-hole golf course. Built decades ago by Tom Shields, father of Eric Shields, a gr...
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North Union’s Max White (left) goes up for a shot over Fairbanks’ Collin Bailey (right) and Luke Boehm during Tuesday’s basketball scrimmage at Fairbanks. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
June 19, 2026
The high school boys basketball season is still months away. However, that does not mean teams are not doing things to get ready when that first tipoff takes place. North Union and Fairbanks got toget...
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Maci Lee prepares to fire the ball toward the plate. Lee is one of several MHS pitchers looking to take over the No. 1 spot in the circle for the 2027 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
June 19, 2026
Pitching is the heart and soul of any fast pitch soft- ball squad, regardless of the level of play. Strong work from within the circle has long been a trademark of Marysville High School softball team...
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June 18, 2026
The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association held its third tournament of the 2026 season on Monday. The event was held at the Golf Club of Bucyrus. Rawley Risner of North Union tied with Kolten Crider o...
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Marysville’s Mason Springs, right, pulls into second base in this file photo. Springs was named to the Ohio Capital Conference (Capital Division) and the Division I Central District first teams for the 2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
June 18, 2026
Several Marysville High School baseball players have earned special awards for the 2026 season. Senior Mason Springs was named to the first- team in both the Ohio Capital Conference (Cardinal Division...
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Fairbanks pitcher Carson Reames prepares to deliver the ball to the plate. The lefty hurler earned first-team honors in the Ohio Heritage Conference and the Central District for Division V. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
June 17, 2026
A trio of Fairbanks High School baseball players have earned special recognition for the 2026 season. All three earned accolades in the Ohio Heritage Conference. Pitcher/outfielder Carson Reames was n...
