Favorite Fare

February 13, 2020

Caramel bars, Gooey chocolate, Cranberry cake

By Melanie Behrens

For all those sweet tooth people, here you are.

Caramel bars
Crust:
1-1/2 C quick oats
2-1/4 C flour
1-1/2 C brown sugar
1-1/4 C butter
Filling:
1/4 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1/4 C milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 TBS flour
For crust, melt butter completely. Mix it with oatmeal, flour, and brown sugar. Press 2/3...

Favorite Fare

Easy chocolate mousse, Chocolate toffee bars, Chocolate trifle

By Melanie Behrens

April 16, 2020

Chocolate is a wonderful thing. Enjoy these recipes. Easy chocolate mousse 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed 1 pkg. (4 oz.) bittersweet chocolate squares, melted 1/2 C fresh raspberries ...

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Easy ribs, Blueberry lemon bars, Rum balls

By Melanie Behrens

March 5, 2020

Hope you can enjoy these nice treats. Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ket...

Favorite Fare

Mel’s Favorite Fare

By Melanie Behrens

February 27, 2020

Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ketchup (try our homemade ketchup recipe)...

Large number of campers learn grid skills during Jonathan Alder youth workouts

Sports

Jude Rauh, an eighth-grade camper, punts a football during a skills drill at Volunteer field during the last day of Jonathan Alder’s football youth camp Wednesday morning. Approximately 130 campers participated in this summer’s youth camp.

Large number of campers learn grid skills during Jonathan Alder youth workouts

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 27, 2025

Brett Glass helped shape Jonathan Alder’s youth football camp, starting all the way back to 2014. Now he’s back in Plain City ahead of the 2025 fall season and could not be happier. Glass was more tha...

Local softball squad puts in summer off-season work to maintain success

Sports

Jillian Rausch takes a swing during a batting drill at a Marysville High School softball workout session. Helping with the front-toss drill is Addi Altizer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Local softball squad puts in summer off-season work to maintain success

By Tim Miller

June 27, 2025

For fans, the high school softball season runs from late March to hopefully, the first week of June. For players and coaches, however, it’s a much longer endeavour. For the past 16 years, Marysville H...

Mural honors Monarch football team of the past

Local News, News

City officials held the unveiling of a new mural at Lewis Park Thursday morning. The mural shows members of the 1958 Marysville High School football team including: Jerry Brown (40), Dick Wilson (31), Jerry DeGood (50), Jerry “Ox” Yoakum (70), Jim Walker (64), Jim Burson (11), Herb Ross (71), Bill Helmick (16) and Dave Behrens (35). The team in the photo finished the season with a 4-4-1 record. Pictured above at the unveiling are, from left to right, Terry Emery, Brandon Moore, Alexis Hill, Jennifer Brock, Donald Boerger, Mark Reams, Katrena Sautlers, Sam Zwolle, Michael Zwolle, Chad Clarridge, Henk Berbee, Maggie Berbee and Leo Berbee. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Mural honors Monarch football team of the past

By From JT Staff Reports

June 27, 2025

The City of Marysville unveiled a new public display that honors the history of Lewis Park. Officials held a ceremony Thursday morning introducing the new image of the Marysville High School football ...

Local News, News

Humane Society maintains no-kill status

Over 90% of the animals that entered the shelter last year were saved

By From JT Staff Reports

June 26, 2025

The Union County Humane Society (UCHS) maintained no-kill status in 2024, saving more than 90% of the dogs and cats that came to the shelter in the last year. According to Best Friends Animal Society’...

FHS football team gets back on field for 7-on-7 scrimmage

Sports

Fairbanks’ Carson Shope (left) looks in an incoming pass after finding an opening in Urbana’s defense on the first play from scrimmage. The Panthers hosted the Hillclimbers earlier this week for the team’s first offseason scrimmage. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

FHS football team gets back on field for 7-on-7 scrimmage

By Aleksei Pavloff

June 26, 2025

The simple joy for Fairbanks head football coach Dave Carroll is walking out onto the field and seeing white lines covering the gridiron. “When you see those pylons and yard markers… it’s exciting,” h...

Gorton Memorial Scholarship recipients nearly triple in 2025

Sports

These former Marysville Mitts baseball players are the recipients of the 2025 Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship. They are pictured from left, front row, Jack Widmer, Brandon Dunn, Ethan Heckel, Braydan Hoffman, Allison Gorton, Todd Gorton (Blake’s parents), Isaiah Brooks, Mason Luke, Max Freeman and Hayden Beery; back row, Blake Adkins, Nate Schiffer, Jackson Sloan, Jackson Dempsey, Braiden McMahan, Ashtin Haubiel, Adler Perry, Carson Mize, Rocco Marchetti, Aiden Tillman, Jake Fisher, Logan Landry and Jacob Schiffer. (Photo submitted)

Gorton Memorial Scholarship recipients nearly triple in 2025

By Tim Miller

June 26, 2025

A triple is a baseball hit that combines both a strong batting stroke and speed on the basepaths. A figure nearly tripled from a year ago represents just how much the Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship...