Farm Fest held Sunday at Cook Farms
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August 3, 2026
Senator Jon Husted

Farm Fest held Sunday at Cook Farms

By From JT Staff Reports 

Sheriff Mike Justice

Supreme Court candidate – Colleen Odonnell

Attorney General candidate – Keith Faber

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Determined rider
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Determined rider
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 3, 2026
Bull riding action heated up the Union County Fair rodeo Thursday night. Above, an unidentified cowboy hangs on during a ride. The annual rodeo remains one of the fair’s signature grandstand events, d...
Form of a champion
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Form of a champion
By Kyle Meddles 
August 3, 2026
Joseph Metzner, right, and an unidentified youth compete in a watermelon eating contest at the Union County Fair earlier this week. Numerous competitors in various age groups took part in the challeng...
Why aren’t the county earnings returned?
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Why aren’t the county earnings returned?
Resident asks why unused funds aren't returned to taxpayers
By Mike Williamson 
August 1, 2026
Why do the Union County Commissioners meet in the morning when most people are at work? Why does the interest income earned from county investments sit seemingly unused? Those were just a couple of th...
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Determined rider
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Determined rider
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 3, 2026
Bull riding action heated up the Union County Fair rodeo Thursday night. Above, an unidentified cowboy hangs on during a ride. The annual rodeo remains one of the fair’s signature grandstand events, d...
Form of a champion
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Form of a champion
By Kyle Meddles 
August 3, 2026
Joseph Metzner, right, and an unidentified youth compete in a watermelon eating contest at the Union County Fair earlier this week. Numerous competitors in various age groups took part in the challeng...
North Union seniors begin prepping for three-sport school year
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Kailin McElroy tries to bypass opponent during a game from earlier in the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
North Union seniors begin prepping for three-sport school year
By Bob Putman 
August 2, 2026
The fall high school sports season is deep into its training and preparation so athletes in each sport can do their best. Some of them will just participate in a fall sport or maybe a second one later...
Why aren’t the county earnings returned?
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Why aren’t the county earnings returned?
Resident asks why unused funds aren't returned to taxpayers
By Mike Williamson 
August 1, 2026
Why do the Union County Commissioners meet in the morning when most people are at work? Why does the interest income earned from county investments sit seemingly unused? Those were just a couple of th...
Fairbanks quarterback spot up for grabs
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Max Winner carrying the ball during the 2025 season. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
Fairbanks quarterback spot up for grabs
By Tim Miller 
August 1, 2026
There will be a change in the quarterback position for the Fairbanks High School football team. Last year’s starting signal-caller, Bryson Griffith, graduated, leaving the spot up for grabs. Head coac...
Items seized during investigation on Buerger Street
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Items seized during investigation on Buerger Street
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 31, 2026
A number of personal items were seized from an undisclosed address on Buerger Street Friday morning in relation to online crimes involving children. According to the Marysville Division of Police, off...