Feed your head – This Mother’s Day – skip the machete

By Kyle Meddles

After doing a little bit of mental math, I realized that this is the last column I will have before Mother’s Day on May 11. This holiday is all about celebrating the first woman in life, the person who gave birth, raised, sacrificed and provided for you. Every Mother’s Day me and my family do ju...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head – The first rule of kite club…

By Kyle Meddles

May 31, 2025

With all of the strong winds sweeping through the area over the past few weeks, I decided to do something I have never done before. I flew a kite for the first time – and it went about as well as expe...

Columns/Editorials

an editorial – Tax money should be spent or returned

May 22, 2025

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) is a standard set by the federal government with regard to retirement accounts. According to the IRS website, the RMD was established in 1974 as the minimum amount ...

Columns/Editorials

Mike Drops – Location isn’t film industry’s weakness

By Michael Williamson

May 17, 2025

Last week, President Donald Trump announced he would be putting 100% tariffs on movies made outside the United States. Trump said the industry is dying a “fast death” and that is largely due to effort...

Local News, News

Suspect shot by police had history of violence

By Kyle Meddles

June 2, 2025

Following an officer-involved shooting stemming from a domestic incident Friday, the Marysville Police Division has identified the suspect, Dustin Edward Ohm, 29, of Marysville, who has a prior histor...

News

Following the announcement that Honda will be partnering with the LA 2028 Olympic Games, Olympian Annette Echikunwoke and two Honda members unveiled an Acura decorated with olympic and American logos to celebrate the sponsorship, shown above. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Honda to sponsor Olympics

By Jack Christian

June 2, 2025

Honda is set to reach new heights in 2028, as the company has been officially named the exclusive automotive partner of the Los Angeles Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The announcement was live-s...

News

Fatal crash reported in Champaign County

By From JT Staff Reports

June 2, 2025

The Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol handled a one-vehicle fatal crash on Sunday at 11:37 p.m. The crash occurred on Route 235 near mile post 13 in Champaign County. Preliminary repor...

Local News, News

Springtime hatchlings

By From JT Staff Reports

June 2, 2025

Area residents know that spring brings a host of feathered friends making nests in trees and a variety of other locations. The blue eggs in a nest off Seventh Street, shown at left, soon turned into a...

Court News, News

Pair charged in connection with theft of flooring from Home Depot

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

June 2, 2025

A pair of Columbus men are being charged with burglarizing the Home Depot in Marysville to steal flooring. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jeffrey S. Renne, 58, of Columbus, and Talmadge Earl...

Sports

Payton Cusack, a Marysville seventh-grade student, participates in a pole vault drill at Marysville High School. (Photo submitted)

Monarchs host youth pole vault session

By Tim Miller

June 2, 2025

The event of pole vault is one that involves a lot of moving parts. The No. 1 thing is probably no fear of heights. Top-of-the-line vaulters can send themselves flying to heights anywhere from 12 feet...