Timeout with Tim: Summer’s gone… fall sports are here… how does this happen so quickly?
Sports
July 31, 2025
Fairbanks’ Leo Winner reels in an incoming pass from Bryson Griffith during a 7-on-7 scrimmage at Marysville. Friday is the start of fall sports practices as coaches locally and around the state begin their instruction periods for their respective sports. Boys and girls golf teams are already beginning their competitions with most starting their 2024 campaigns today. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Timeout with Tim: Summer’s gone… fall sports are here… how does this happen so quickly?

By Tim Miller 

It seems as though each summer flies by just a little faster than previous ones.

It was just a week ago (or so it seems) that the 2025 spring sports season concluded with several local athletes earning All-Ohio accolades during the state track and field meet at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owe...

North Union boys, girls track/field athletes respectively place first, second during triangular meets at RV
Sports
North Union’s Glory Blevins approaches the bar in the girls high jump during a meet at River Valley. Blevins was the top competitor in the event. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
North Union boys, girls track/field athletes respectively place first, second during triangular meets at RV
By Bob Putman 
April 2, 2026
The past few seasons North Union track coach Cole Krawczyk likes to ease his athletes into the start of the Wildcats’ schedule. After staging an intersquad meet last week, North Union’s second meet wa...
Marysville, Fairbanks softball teams notch wins
Sports
Marysville, Fairbanks softball teams notch wins
By Tim Miller 
April 2, 2026
Marysville’s varsity softball team upped its record to 4-2 with a 9-6 victory over Willowbrook High School. The spring break game was played in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The Lady Monarchs plated five runs i...
Panthers outlast North Union on varsity baseball diamond
Sports
Fairbanks’ Carson Reames (27) steals third base as North Union’s Peyton Davis awaits the throw. The Panthers edged North Union, 6-5, on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Panthers outlast North Union on varsity baseball diamond
By Tim Miller 
April 2, 2026
There are times when a baseball game reveals the gritty nature of a team. Tuesday evening’s Fairbanks-North Union contest actually showed just how tough both squads played. The Panthers (1-0) won the ...
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Instine joins Triad board
Education
Newly appointed Triad Board of Education member Chris Instine, pictured above next to board member Kyle Huffman, was sworn in during a special board meeting last week. Instine, a Triad graduate and coach at the schools, replaced longtime board member Randy Moore after 21 years of service, who stepped down citing personal reasons. (Photo submitted)
Instine joins Triad board
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 6, 2026
The Triad Board of Education has recently announced a change in board membership after long-tenured board member Randy Moore stepped down in March citing personal reasons. According to a release from ...
Agencies plan drug take-back event
Local News, News
Agencies plan drug take-back event
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 6, 2026
Union County residents will be able to dispose of excess medications in an upcoming drug take-back event this month. All of the county law enforcement agencies, in partnership with the Drug Enforcemen...
Reports detail hostile work setting at MHRB
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Reports detail hostile work setting at MHRB
By Michael Williamson 
April 6, 2026
After making the decision to fire their executive director earlier this week, officials with the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County were relatively silent on what exactly led to that ter...
Ohm sentenced
Court News, Local News, News
Marysville Police Sergeant Katie Archer told the court how the May 2025 shooting impacted her life while the shooter, Dustin Ohm, watches on. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Ohm sentenced
By Kyle Meddles 
April 4, 2026
The Marysville man who shot at local police will face decades in prison following his Friday sentencing hearing. The courtroom was full of local law enforcement who attended to show support to the off...
Wolfe hopes to springboard off Marysville City Council success
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Wolfe hopes to springboard off Marysville City Council success
Three vying for Republican nod for Ohio House seat in District 86
By Kyle Meddles 
April 4, 2026
After being elected to Marysville City Council as a write-in, state representative candidate Steven Wolfe is headed to the ballot to bring his experiences in council and the statehouse to represent th...
Weber vows to drive down taxes to build up families
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Weber vows to drive down taxes to build up families
Three vying for Republican nod for Ohio House seat in District 86
By Kyle Meddles 
April 4, 2026
For his campaign, state representative candidate Ben Weber is looking to slash property taxes to build up families and provide residents of the 86th district with an affordable future. Weber has lived...