Birth Announcements
June 4, 2019

Births

By From JT Staff Reports

Memorial Health

Mickaela Ropp and Mark Plum of Marysville, girl, May 30

Rebecca Love and Mario Serafini of Marion, girl, May 29

Alexanne Holcombe and Jed Johnson of London, boy, May 31

Cassady Dyke and Tyler Edwards of Woodstock, boy, May 30

Katherine and Eric Rohrs of Marysville, girl, May 30

Paige Knepp...

First baby of new year born at Memorial
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First baby of new year born at Memorial
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January 5, 2026
One of the first babies born in 2026 arrived at the Memorial Miracle Life Center in Marysville to ring in the new year. Meet Tavarus Lamont Breneman, pictured above. He is the son of Margaret Harrigan...
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Newborn announced
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 23, 2019
Mark and Elizabeth Finney announce the birth of their son, Aiden Mark, who was born on April 25, 2019 at 8:28 am. He was born at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measu...
Birth Announcements
Births
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August 8, 2019
Memorial Hospital Lindsey and David Hess of Urbana, boy, July 20 Samantha and Clay Lemaster, boy, July 24 Baeley Ambos and Jeremiah Nelson of Russells Point, girl, July 26 Tianna and William Bogantz, ...
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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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By Kyle Meddles 
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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...
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Kailin McElroy tries to bypass opponent during a game from earlier in the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
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Why do the Union County Commissioners meet in the morning when most people are at work? Why does the interest income earned from county investments sit seemingly unused? Those were just a couple of th...
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Max Winner carrying the ball during the 2025 season. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
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By Tim Miller 
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There will be a change in the quarterback position for the Fairbanks High School football team. Last year’s starting signal-caller, Bryson Griffith, graduated, leaving the spot up for grabs. Head coac...