Columns/Editorials

February 16, 2024

Mike Drops – Lamenting the end of DVD sales

By Michael Williamson

Last fall, Best Buy announced it would start slowly phasing out the selling of DVDs and Blu-rays.
Then, last month, the process officially began and hard copies of movies started disappearing from store shelves.
Given the ubiquity of streaming services and the endless categories of tiles to scroll thr...

Columns/Editorials

Mike Drops – AI at Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

By Michael Williamson

July 12, 2025

If you’ve visited Wendy’s on West Fifth Street recently, you might’ve noticed the AI voice that now takes your order in the drive-thru. That location has joined others in the switch-over to embracing ...

Columns/Editorials

A Word To The Wise – Paramount payout a blow to free speech

By Chad Williamson

July 3, 2025

The $16-million settlement that Paramount has agreed to pay Donald Trump is trash. It’s bogus, a clear attack on free speech and it shows how the power of the federal government can be leveraged for p...

Columns/Editorials

an editorial – July Fourth holiday has double importance in 2025 and 2026

July 3, 2025

Friday is one of the six main holidays celebrated in the United States. It is July Fourth which marks the date in 1776 that independence from Great Britain was officially declared in the 13 colonies. ...

Benny’s carryout set to return after fire

Local News, News

After a fire closed the Benny’s Pizza carryout early last year, crews have been working steadily to get the building ready to reopen. Owner Fred Neumeier said things should be ready to resume normal business operations in a few weeks. For more about the rebuild, listen to the latest episode of the Marysville Journal-Tribune Podcast. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Benny’s carryout set to return after fire

By Michael Williamson

July 14, 2025

It’s been a long road to recovery but the carryout building for Benny’s Pizza is set to reopen in just a few short weeks. Owner Fred Neumeier said he wants to be the first to apologize to customers wa...

Education, News

New Triad HS principal named

By From JT Staff Reports

July 14, 2025

The Triad Local School District announced the hiring of a new principal of the high school, who will start at the beginning of the 2025–2026 school year. Maggie Parcels, the newly hired principal of T...

JA’s Mason Curtis will play lacrosse at Taylor University

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s Mason Curtis (33) sprints to the opposing goal following a face-off victory during a playoff matchup against Kettering Archbishop Alter. The former Pioneer is slated to be a part of Taylor University’s men’s lacrosse team starting next spring. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

JA’s Mason Curtis will play lacrosse at Taylor University

By Aleksei Pavloff

July 14, 2025

For much of his career, Mason Curtis was a main part of Jonathan Alder’s success on the lacrosse field. Now the current program leader in face-offs will take his talents to Upland, Indiana as a member...

Sports

Marysville’s Kale Strickland goes up for a touchdown pass against a Fairbanks defender during a recent 7-on-7 scrimmage at MHS. The Monarchs are conducting workouts from today through Wednesday at the Ohio Northern University camp. They will host Urbana for another 7-on-7 event Friday at 10 a.m. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

MHS gridders at ONU

By Tim Miller

July 14, 2025

Continued growth of softball camp has provided players for Lady Monarch program

Sports

Marysville High School second baseman Jillian Rausch, right, helps her sister, Jessa, 12, with a fielding drill at the annual youth softball camp. The younger Rausch is a third baseman who will be entering the seventh grade in a few weeks. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Continued growth of softball camp has provided players for Lady Monarch program

By Tim Miller

July 14, 2025

The recently-completed Marysville High School girls youth softball camp is proof a strong program continues to grow. MHS head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwel, her coaching staff and players greeted 85 yo...

FHS gridders more than happy with effort shown during summer work

Sports

Fairbanks’ Brennan Peffer (right) breaks up a pass against a Benjamin Logan receiver during a passing scrimmage session against the Raiders. The scrimmage was hosted by Marysville High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

FHS gridders more than happy with effort shown during summer work

By Aleksei Pavloff

July 12, 2025

Effort is hard, sometimes impossible, to teach when the heat is turned up. Luckily Dave Carroll and the rest of the Fairbanks High School football coaching staff did not have to remind players about t...