JA students meet inspiring athlete

By From JT Staff Reports

Athlete and speaker, Chris Nikic, greets Jonathan Alder students during his visit to the school district ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full IRONMAN triathlon, travels the state sharing his philosophy of making small, consistent improvemen...

News, Plain City

Blanket donated

By From JT Staff Reports

December 5, 2024

Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee presented council member Aaron Lewis and his family with a themed blanket at last month’s village council meeting. McKee said the blanket was donated to the office a...

News, Plain City

Park looking festive

By Michael Williamson

December 5, 2024

Bicentennial Park in Plain City is set for the village’s 20th-annual Christmas Under the Clock event on Saturday. Residents and visitors will gather in Uptown Plain City for the tree-lighting, live en...

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Archiving project honored

By Michael Williamson

December 5, 2024

Stephen Badenhop, Union County’s records and archives manager, was presented with the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board’s (OHRAB) Achievement Award Wednesday morning. Badenhop worked with volunte...

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Jerome Trustees put money toward U.S. 42 project

By Kyle Meddles

December 4, 2024

The Jerome Township Trustees approved a resolution to allocate $250,000 toward improvements to the U.S. 42 and Industrial Parkway intersection. At the regular township meeting on Tuesday, Jerome offic...

Education, News

Next school levy could be property, income or combo tax

Board resolved to be on the ballot in May

By Chad Williamson

December 4, 2024

The Marysville Board of Education agrees on one thing – the district needs to be on the ballot again in May after two prior defeats. The shape of that next levy try, however, is completely up in the a...

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The Satanic Temple announced last month that it would be offering a release time religious instruction program called the Hellion Academy of Independent Learning (HAIL) to Edgewood Elementary students in Marysville. The program’s campaign director, June Everett, pictured above, talked about the program and the Temple’s philosophy for this week’s Marysville Journal-Tribune Podcast, out Thursday on all available streaming platforms. (Photo submitted)

Devil’s not in the details

Satanic Temple official says it promotes religious pluralism, advocates for human spirit

By Michael Williamson

December 4, 2024

The Satanic Temple wants people to know that while its figurehead may be controversial, the group’s goal isn’t to stir the pot. June Everett, the campaign director for the After School Satan Club (ASS...