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November 4, 2026

City voters approve charter amendment

By Michael Williamson

Voters in all of Marysville’s 20 precincts approved the ballot measure amending the city’s charter.

According to the unofficial results from Tuesday’s general election, the measure passed with nearly 60% of the vote.

Early results as of Wednesday showed that the charter amendment passed with 5,5...

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Voters send Weber to state legislature

Election roundup

By Kyle Meddles

November 4, 2026

Republican Ben Weber will be the next state representative for the Ohio House of Representatives District 86 after defeating Democratic challenger Kent Halloran in the November general election. He wi...

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"In my experience as a city planner, I can say that this type of situation is the epitome of very bad city development." - City Manager Kim Sharp

Council weighs safe crossing to Bunsold

Lack of safe pedestrian access from Skybrook to middle school revisited by city

By Michael Williamson

November 4, 2026

What should be done about the lack of pedestrian crossings from Skybrook to Bunsold Middle School? That was a question on the table Monday night during the regular Marysville City Council work session...

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Civic duty

By Chad Williamson

November 3, 2026

A family makes its way into Marysville High School on Tuesday to cast ballots in the Nov. 3 general election. The school's field house serves as a polling location for several Union County precincts. ...

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Voters send Weber to state legislature

Election roundup

By Kyle Meddles

November 4, 2026

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Final football players of week named for 2026 campaign

By Tim Miller

November 4, 2026

The 2026 high school football season has ended for Union County-area schools. North Union fell at Vermilion 35-21 during its Division V, Region 18 state playoff game. The Wildcats finished the campaig...

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In the top photo, Fairbanks Lexie Grant (left) and Livi Maine go up for a block. In the bottom photo, Triad’s Avery Eaton (7) passes the ball to a setter. Also pictured for the Lady Cardinals is Haven Cantrell (5). Grant, Maine, Eaton and Cantrell have all earned first-team honors in the Ohio Heritage Conference. (Journal-Tribune photos by Tim Miller)

OHC honors volleyball athletes

By Tim Miller

November 4, 2026

-- -- Several local high school volleyball players have been honored by the Ohio Heritage Conference. First-team honorees in the OHC North Division are Livi Maine and Lexie Grant of Fairbanks and Have...

Spikers earn honors in C. Buckeye Conference

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In the photo above, Jonathan Alder’s Kylie Trout passes the ball to the setter. In the photo below, North Union’s Katelyn Zimmerman blasts the ball for a kill. Trout and Zimmerman were respectively named players of the year in the Kenton Trail and Mad River Divisions for the 2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo of Trout by Tim Miller and the photo of Zimmerman submitted)

Spikers earn honors in C. Buckeye Conference

By Bob Putman

November 4, 2026

-- -- Kylie Trout of Jonathan Alder and Katelyn Zimmerman of North Union each received Player of the Year honors as the Central Buckeye Conference recently announced its all-league volleyball teams. T...

JA spikers sweep Heath for district championship

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Jonathan Alder’s Cailyn Glick (22) blasts the ball over the net during an earlier Division IV tournament match.The Lady Pioneers won their second straight Division IV district tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

JA spikers sweep Heath for district championship

By Tim Miller

November 4, 2026

A three-set sweep over No. 7 Heath gave Jonathan Alder’s top-seeded volleyball team its second consecutive Division IV district championship. The Lady Pioneers (23-2) scored a 25-23, 25-20, 29-27 vict...

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Triad board to vote on girls basketball recommendation

By Tim Miller

November 4, 2026

Pending approval by the district’s board of education, the Triad High School athletic department is announcing the hiring of Harold Travis as the new varsity girls basketball coach. -- Travis -- Travi...