Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

A few years ago I finished with a doctor’s appointment early and since I had taken the rest of the afternoon off, I decided to go to the movies. I paid for my ticket and the clerk handed me the receip...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

I had an interesting, yet heartbreaking conversation with my daughter recently. She apparently suffers from anxiety when in very crowded rooms. This didn’t initially surprise me, because I am also no ...

Today is the first official day of summer, and many are welcoming its arrival. The hope is that summer will bring drier weather. Spring has been one of the wettest, if not the wettest, on record. Sinc...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Dear Editor, As I’m getting older and am wanting to ride my bike more often, I have been hearing of too many bicycle accidents involving cars. I am writing to try to keep cyclists safe. One way to kee...

Dear Editor, What? The Marysville Schools Board of Education is proposing that for special events that school facilities can be rented out and allow the sale of alcohol? It is my professional belief t...

Dear Editor, It was with great dismay that I read a few weeks ago that the Marysville Exempted School Board is considering changing a policy so alcohol can be sold at concerts. Taxpayers should have a...

For several years, we have been advocating term limits for members of Congress. It has been the subject of debate for decades. Although there have been efforts to implement limits, they have all been ...

If you’ve read this newspaper recently, an unfamiliar name might have caught your eye. You probably didn’t recognize my first name, but maybe Petrovia sounded familiar since my family is native to Mar...

As Marysville grows, there are many scenarios for change that will present itself to the local public. We are all for not becoming a suburb of Columbus, but sometimes there are examples of how school ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

At Tuesday night’s council meeting, one member specifically said he wasn’t scolding the community, but went on to say he was disappointed in the turn out for Monday’s Memorial Day parade. Another coun...

In a meeting earlier this week, the Marysville Council tabled a Scott Farms planned apartment complex for two weeks. The Redwood management company, which is proposing the complex, needs to secure an ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

What good is criticism if the world is full of it? When I think of a critic, I often think of a person in a tweed jacket and maybe dark sunglasses, someone who writes for a glossy magazine or perhaps ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Memorial Day is a rather somber, reflective holiday. It is a time to honor those who died while serving in the American Armed Forces. Organizations and individuals decorate the graves of deceased mili...

We send our children to high school to teach them to be problem solvers. With all the world’s information at their fingertips, teens no longer need to use instruction time to memorize facts and obviou...

Today, a special clock was unveiled on the southeast corner of Sixth and Main streets in front of the Pavilion at Partners Park. It is being donated by the Marysville Journal-Tribune to honor the long...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

I love sports. I have since I was a child. Some of my earliest memories involve sports. -Standing in the rain with my father at a semi-pro Chambersburg Cardinals games. I specifically remember dad put...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Editor’s note: The following column by Bill Boyd is being reprinted because the accompanying photo was inadvertently omitted when it was originally published on Friday. ––– I was listening to a radio ...

If you’ve been reading the Journal-Tribune over the last month, you will have seen a new name in the bylines. I am the newest reporter at the MJT and I’m excited to be working at a paper I’ve read sin...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Pictured above is the 1933 Ohio Electoral College standing on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse. Bruce Gaumer (with glasses) is in the second row, middle, between railings. –––– The Electoral College h...

Dear Editor March 25th, I attended a zoning meeting in Jerome Township Hall for a proposed housing development of almost 400 homes. I reviewed the original project submittal and its revision, page by ...