Pigskin Pickers hold steady with last week’s selections

Columns/Editorials

October 8, 2026

Pigskin Pickers hold steady with last week’s selections

By From JT Staff Reports

There was basically no movement during last week’s Pigskin Pickers.

Managing editor Chad Williamson, sports editor Tim Miller and publisher Kevin Behrens all posted 6-4 records.

Williamson leads for the season with a 48-20 record.

Miller is one game back in the standings at 47-21 and Behrens stands...

Columns/Editorials

Williamson, Miller still 1-2 in Pigskin Pickers race

By Tim Miller

October 1, 2026

Managing editor Chad Williamson still clings to a one-game lead over sports editor Tim Miller in the Pigskin Pickers. It was a big week for picking as there were several games that featured Associated...

Timeout with Tim: Frank Spurlock, Fairbanks’ pioneering head football coach, remembered during Panther Homecoming game

Columns/Editorials

The new scoreboard at Fairbanks High School’s Kyre Field ran a tribute to the late Frank Spurlock, who was the first-ever head football coach for the Panthers. Spurlock’s widow Karen and his daughters Polly and Dolly served as the honorary captains prior to FHS’ Homecoming game on Friday against West Liberty-Salem. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Timeout with Tim: Frank Spurlock, Fairbanks’ pioneering head football coach, remembered during Panther Homecoming game

By Tim Miller

September 30, 2026

It was a time of fond memories with a bit of sadness at Fairbanks High School Friday evening. The Panthers hosted West Liberty-Salem for their annual Homecoming game. During the pregame coin toss, the...

Columns/Editorials

Williamson holds one-game lead in Pigskin Pickers

By Tim Miller

September 24, 2026

Managing editor Chad Williamson broke last week’s stalemate with sports editor Tim Miller in the Pigskin Pickers. Williamson finished the week with a 7-4 record and now stands at 33-11 for the season....

Monarchs look to snap four-week skid by hosting T. Worthington

Sports

Marysville’s Carter Dunn tries to reach for a pass during last week’s game against Olentangy. The Monarchs will host Thomas Worthington on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Monarchs look to snap four-week skid by hosting T. Worthington

By Tim Miller

October 8, 2026

By the time Friday’s home game against Thomas Worthington rolls around, it will have been just about a month since Marysville High School’s football team has won a game. The last time the Monarchs (2-...

Sports

North Union quarterback Nickolas Hajjar (11) picks up yardage against Jonathan Alder. The Wildcats will host Northwestern Friday for Senior Night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

NU gridders will host Northwestern

By Bob Putman

October 8, 2026

After nearly a month of top quality opponents, the North Union football team concludes its regular season home schedule Friday against Northwestern. It has been a struggle for the Warriors this season...

Sports

Local grid teams move closer to state playoffs

By Tim Miller

October 8, 2026

The regular season is winding down for high school football teams in Ohio. The regular season will conclude the weekend of Oct. 23-24. The state playoffs will begin on Friday, Oct. 30 for the top 12 t...

Local News, News

Forklift operator dies after Route 736 crash

By From JT Staff Reports

October 8, 2026

A 24-year-old man died Tuesday after the forklift he was operating was struck by a semi-truck on Route 736 near Adams Road. The crash occurred at approximately 7:02 a.m. in the 10000 block of Route 73...

Local News, News

Baldwin loses appeal of convictions, sentence

Former humane agent will serve 15 years in prison

By Chad Williamson

October 7, 2026

The Third District Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions and 15½-year prison sentence of former Union County Humane Agent Steffen Baldwin. In a decision issued earlier this week, the three-judge...

Stray bullet strikes man at Union County Sports Complex

Local News, News

“While we’re standing there talking, I hear and feel just a 'whoosh' go by my right side. It couldn’t have been more than a few feet away from my head. It was a moment where you just stop for a second and like, ‘what was that?’” - Michael George in his first-hand account of the incident on Tuesday.

Stray bullet strikes man at Union County Sports Complex

Victim is uninjured; parents and young athletes quickly evacuate park

By Kyle Meddles

October 7, 2026

An evening at the ballpark became turbulent after a stray bullet struck a man in the shoulder at the Union County Sports Complex on Tuesday. One Marysville resident who was at the ballfields called it...