Voters send Weber to state legislature
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November 4, 2026

Voters send Weber to state legislature

Election roundup

By Kyle Meddles 

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 will start serving his two-year term on Jan. 1, 2027 in the seat currently occupied by Tracy Richardson...

Council weighs safe crossing to Bunsold
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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...
Civic duty
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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. ...
Staffing needs dominate county budget talks
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Staffing needs dominate county budget talks
By Michael Williamson 
November 3, 2026
Staffing is a key focus for Union County department leaders as they begin presenting budget proposals to the county commissioners. In a new approach this year, commissioners recently heard the first r...
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Final football players of week named for 2026 campaign
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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...
OHC honors volleyball athletes
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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...
Triad board to vote on girls basketball recommendation
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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...