Columns/Editorials
September 29, 2025

Surely we have to be better than this

By Michael Williamson 

In troubled times, I turn to the past.

Through history and through art, I find a kind of wisdom and foresight that can usually tell us something about ourselves and maybe how to go forward.

Whether it’s political violence or social media, things feel a little out of control right now but that just u...

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FM radio brings character to trips
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Columns/Editorials
County in a position to provide tax relief
By From JT Staff Reports 
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Lady Monarch volleyball squad drops five-set battle to Dublin Jerome
Sports
Marysville’s Regan Forkin (6) gets a dig after a Lady Celtic serve during a home match against Dublin Jerome. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Lady Monarch volleyball squad drops five-set battle to Dublin Jerome
By Aleksei Pavloff 
September 29, 2025
Marysville’s volleyball team suffered a recent conference setback against visiting Dublin Jerome (12-2). The Lady Monarchs were on a two-match winning streak before falling on the wrong side of a five...
Jonathan Alder spikers capture 14th straight match; Hayes sets single-match record for kills
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Ali Hayes, left, blasts the ball for a kill in this file photo. Hayes recently set a new single-match record for kills. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Jonathan Alder spikers capture 14th straight match; Hayes sets single-match record for kills
By Tim Miller 
September 29, 2025
The Jonathan Alder varsity volleyball team traveled to Kenton Ridge on Thursday and picked up a big conference victory in five sets. The scores from the match were 25-9, 18-25, 25-21, 25-27 and 15-5. ...
Homecoming royalty crowned
Local News, News
Homecoming royalty crowned
By Tim Miller 
September 29, 2025
It was a night of pageantry at a pair of area high schools as Triad and North Union held Homecoming ceremonies. Above, Triad High School held its ceremony prior to Friday evening’s football game again...
Recovery Court marks 15 years
Local News, News
Deputy Morgan Brown, left, with the Union County Sheriff’s Office, delivers remarks at the latest recovery court graduation ceremony in August. Also pictured are Judge Don Fraser, center, and Taylor Tharp, right, the court’s coordinator. (Photo submitted)
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Court ordered program has charted a new path for hundreds of offenders
By Michael Williamson 
September 27, 2025
This year marks 15 years since the start of Union County’s drug recovery court program and since then, it has offered an alternative path for nearly 600 participants and increasing success rate. For m...
FHS gridders fall to West Liberty-Salem
Sports
FHS gridders fall to West Liberty-Salem
By Tim Miller 
September 27, 2025
Fairbanks’ football team could muster only 60-plus total yards of offense Friday evening in dropping a 42-0 verdict at West Liberty-Salem. The Panthers could not generate much of anything in either th...
Mechanicsburg rolls over Triad during Cardinals’ 2025 Homecoming contest
Sports
Triad quarterback Wyatt Smith (1) is upended by a Mechanicsburg defender Friday evening. The Cardinals dropped their Homecoming game to the Indians, 62-0. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Mechanicsburg rolls over Triad during Cardinals’ 2025 Homecoming contest
By Tim Miller 
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A season of frustration continued for Triad’s football squad Friday evening during the school’s Homecoming game. Mechanicsburg dropped a 62-0 verdict on the Cardinals, who fell to 0-6 on the season. I...