2026 Xenia Post Trooper of the Year
State/Area News
October 28, 2026

2026 Xenia Post Trooper of the Year

By From JT Staff Reports 

Xenia, Ohio – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Jared Smith has been selected as the 2026 Xenia Post Trooper of the Year.  The selection of Trooper Smith is in recognition of his outstanding service throughout the year.  Fellow troopers, supervisors, and dispatchers chose Trooper Smith based upo...

OPSMA High School Football Notebook – Week 10
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OPSMA High School Football Notebook – Week 10
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2026
COLUMBUS — Week 10 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the tenth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sp...
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Ohio Supreme Court backs rejection of water rate lawsuit
October 24, 2026
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a Lorain County judge properly rejected a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the city of Lorain of charging unlawful water and sewer rates. In a unanimous dec...
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OPSMA High School Football Notebook – Week 10
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OPSMA High School Football Notebook – Week 10
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 28, 2026
COLUMBUS — Week 10 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the tenth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sp...
Pioneer spikers topple Eastmoor Academy
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Peyton Hannah sends a kill over the net. The Lady Pioneers beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy in a Division IV tournament match. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Pioneer spikers topple Eastmoor Academy
By Tim Miller 
October 28, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 verdict over Columbus Eastmoor Academy during Division IV tournament action. The top-seeded Lady Pioneers downed No. 9 Eastmoor Academy by scores of 25...
Grid players of week named
Sports
Grid players of week named
By Tim Miller 
October 28, 2026
The 2026 high school football regular season is now in the books. The Journal-Tribune has named its players of the week. Marysville: senior linebacker Carter Dunn made a number of tackles against the ...
Triad VB squad advances to district final contest
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Triad VB squad advances to district final contest
By Tim Miller 
October 28, 2026
Triad’s girls volleyball squad added a 20th victory to its credit for the 2026 campaign. The fourth-seeded Lady Cardinals (20-4)  defeated No. 6 Tri-Village in three sets, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23. Action ...
Lady Monarch spikers open tourney by sweeping G. City
Sports
Marysville’s Makayla Reece (right) attempts to send the ball past a Grove City blocker. The Lady Monarchs won their Division I tournament opener in three sets. (Journal-Tribune photo by Josh Kaeser)
Lady Monarch spikers open tourney by sweeping G. City
By Josh Kaeser 
October 28, 2026
Marysville’s volleyball team opened its postseason run with a three-set victory over Grove City at home, using two late comebacks to secure the win in the Division I Central District tournament. The L...