Torture case results in 30-year sentence
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May 30, 2019

Torture case results in 30-year sentence

By Mac Cordell

Jason Bender has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, 13 of which are mandatory. He was also ruled as a Tier III sex offender. Above, Bender says final goodbyes to his parents, who were in court Wednesday to watch the sentencing hearing. In April, a jury convicted Bender of felonious assault, kidna...

Man faces felonies in strangling case
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
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A Marysville man has been charged after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend’s bedroom and attempting to strangle her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antonio Jeter, 31, of 551 Linden St., ...
Acciona makes donation to fire district
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By From JT Staff Reports 
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Acciona Energia recently made a donation of more than $32,000 to the Southeast Hardin/Northwest Union Joint Fire District to purchase turnout gear and additional safety equipment. The donation is part...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
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Man faces felonies in strangling case
Court News, Local News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 22, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend’s bedroom and attempting to strangle her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antonio Jeter, 31, of 551 Linden St., ...
Acciona makes donation to fire district
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 22, 2025
Acciona Energia recently made a donation of more than $32,000 to the Southeast Hardin/Northwest Union Joint Fire District to purchase turnout gear and additional safety equipment. The donation is part...
Honda to have float in 2026 Rose Parade
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 22, 2025
Honda will return to lead the 2026 Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. The company will head the 137th parade with The Power of Teams float, celebrating how “dreams are most powerful when they are realized...
The newest Fairbanks panter
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Five-month old Scout relaxes in Mrs. Rachel Jones' classroom during a school day at Fairbanks Middle School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
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By Jack Christian 
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Affordable housing solutions elusive
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"Your citizens are not going to make it. They're going to be forced to be renters if these municipalities do not purposefully seek out more affordable options." - Katie Crocco, Marysville Realtor
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Union County officials heard some informative and, at times, sobering words about the housing crisis regionally and here at home. Representatives from a wide swath of village, city, county, state and ...