Columns/Editorials
March 15, 2025

Mike Drops – I’m no expert – but neither are you

By Michael Williamson 

Being a reporter in the internet age can be a strange job. It’s strange because sometimes it feels like everyone with a social media account assumes they can do my job. That bothers me and it used to bother me more until I realized people with a social media account think they can do everyone’s ...

J-T employees defined by loyalty, dedication
Columns/Editorials
Pictured above is former longtime Journal-Tribune employee Don Streng at work in the old newspaper building on the corner at 131 N. Main St. in Marysville. He is shown putting together a form used in the hot metal (lead) system for a commercial printing job. The photo was taken sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Visible through the window is the former gas station on the other side of Fourth Street which was later purchased by the Journal-Tribune and demolished to make way for the current newspaper building at 207 N. Main St. Don was the backbone of the J-T for 50 years and provided an excellent example for other staff members during his time of employment and well afterwards. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
Don Streng an example
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 3, 2026
As the country turns 250 years old, it has many people looking back into their archives to celebrate their history. We did the same thing here at the Journal-Tribune and were reminded of the wonderful...
Columns/Editorials
By Michael Williamson 
June 29, 2026
When you think of the coming of summer, you might think of pools or barbecues, maybe fireworks and the Fourth of July. I think of I Love Lucy . Well, maybe not the show specifically so much as the mar...
Columns/Editorials
By Chad Williamson 
June 29, 2026
In the 2010s I made a statement that I didn’t think there would ever be something that could bring the U.S. citizenry back together like I remembered it in the ’80s, ’90s and early 2000s. The public w...
Semi clips line; city, county services impacted
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
July 10, 2026
A traffic incident on West Sixth Street left Union County and City of Marysville officials with issues to their fiber network. Wednesday afternoon, police responded to an incident involving a freightl...
Remembering the Declaration
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 10, 2026
Two communities in Union County held readings of the Declaration of Independence Wednesday night in connection with the America 250 celebration. Above, Gail DeGood-Guy, pictured at the podium, had som...
Perv at the pool
Local News, News
Suspect has a history of similar exposure incidents
By Kyle Meddles 
July 10, 2026
A Delaware man who was arrested for exposing himself to a juvenile and making obscene gestures inside of a locker room at the Marysville Municipal Pool has a history of flashing. Namon Joshua IV, 43, ...
MHS, Fairbanks compete in scrimmage
Sports
Members of the Marysville (offense) and Fairbanks (defense) football teams competed in a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage at MHS Thursday morning. More about the scrimmage will appear in Saturday’s printed edition of the Journal-Tribune. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
July 10, 2026
Working on fundamentals, pitching at top of list for MHS softball squad
Sports
Incoming Marysville High School seniors Jillian Rausch (left) and Addie Altizer work on fielding drill during a summer practice. The Lady Monarchs are addressing the fundamentals of the sport during their weekly workouts. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
July 10, 2026
Off-season work will continue through the end of July for Marysville High School's softball squad. The Lady Monarch finished with an uncharacteristic fourth-place spot in the Ohio Capital Conference C...
That cool, refreshing drink
Local News, News
By Kevin Behrens 
July 9, 2026
Cheyenne Hubbell, 12, left, and Celeste Van Horn, 10, prepare a cup of lemonade to Braxton Dingey, 13, at the girls’ lemonade stand on Sixth Street near Chestnut Street. The neighborhood stand offered...