BETTY L. SALYER

By From JT Staff Reports

Betty L. Salyer, 69, of North Lewisburg, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at OSU Ross Medical Center/Zusman Hospice following many months of failing health.
She was born April 6, 1946, in Union County, to the late Harold L. and Edna M. Buffenbarger Smith.

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Semi driver charged with assault, falsification after crash

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

August 4, 2026

A man from Dayton is being charged after causing a car crash that sent a Nevada man to the hospital and allegedly making a false statement to crash investigators. The Union County Grand Jury has indic...

Mintonette Volleyball Club instructs the JA ballers

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A file photo of the 2025 Jonathan Alder volleyball team. (Journal-Tribune file photo)

Mintonette Volleyball Club instructs the JA ballers

By Tim Miller

August 4, 2026

Members of the 2026 Jonathan Alder high school and middle school volleyball teams received an added bonus of instruction during a recent workout. Lady Pioneer spikers in grades 7-12 participated in a ...

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Conglomerate buys grand champion steer

By Sarah Vollrath

August 4, 2026

Cooper Phelps sold the grand champion steer for $11,000 to the New Albany Company, Bar S Livestock and Land LLC, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Marysville DQ, Arthur J Gallager/JH Ward Agency, Union Propane, H...

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Senator Jon Husted

Farm Fest held Sunday at Cook Farms

By From JT Staff Reports

August 3, 2026

Sheriff Mike Justice Supreme Court candidate - Colleen Odonnell Attorney General candidate - Keith Faber

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Determined rider

By From JT Staff Reports

August 3, 2026

Bull riding action heated up the Union County Fair rodeo Thursday night. Above, an unidentified cowboy hangs on during a ride. The annual rodeo remains one of the fair’s signature grandstand events, d...

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Form of a champion

By Kyle Meddles

August 3, 2026

Joseph Metzner, right, and an unidentified youth compete in a watermelon eating contest at the Union County Fair earlier this week. Numerous competitors in various age groups took part in the challeng...