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By Michael Williamson

February 14, 2026

School funding is a challenging enough subject when it applies to a district dealing with one county but what about dealing with three counties? That’s what Jonathan Alder Treasurer Mark Ingles is wre...

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City building

By Michael Williamson

February 13, 2026

Jonathan Alder families look over a cardboard city project built by junior high school students at the board of education meeting Tuesday. The project was one part of the school’s Innovation Intervent...

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Marysville woman arrested for school threat

By From JT Staff Reports

February 13, 2026

The Marysville School District was notified Thursday evening of a reported threat involving one of its schools and the Marysville Police Department (MPD) has arrested a suspect. According to a press r...

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Students prepare for winter musical

By Chad Williamson

January 30, 2026

Creekview Intermediate School students are preparing to perform Moana Jr. this weekend. Performances will be held at the Marysville High School auditorium Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2...

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Monarch royalty crowned

By Tim Miller

January 28, 2026

Marysville High School and the Early College High School crowned their queens and kings for the Winter Homecoming Friday evening. Pictured from left are Luis Zapata Santamaria (king) and Saria Lane (q...

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Fairbanks, NU SRO fees won’t go up this year

By Michael Williamson

January 28, 2026

A couple of school resource officer (SRO) contracts up for discussion last year will not change in the near term. The Union County Commissioners passed a series of measures recently that approved the ...

Decision making, mental health priorities for McIntosh

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New Marysville Board of Education member Erin McIntosh is given the oath of office by district treasurer Todd Johnson Thursday after a short special meeting. McIntosh was selected from nine applicants to take the seat created by the resignation of Bill Keck. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Decision making, mental health priorities for McIntosh

By Chad Williamson

January 24, 2026

Marysville’s newest school board member believes in making sure students are always prepared to make the next big decision. Erin McIntosh, approved by the board and sworn in on Thursday afternoon, sai...

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Jonathan Alder officials are in contract with a property owner for three parcels of land, shown above outlined in yellow, located just behind Plain City Elementary School. The newly acquired land totals just over 25 acres with two larger parcels to the north and south and a third narrow strip going through the center. (Graphic submitted)

JA buys 25 acres in village

$1M purchase will give district site for expansion

By Michael Williamson

January 20, 2026

Jonathan Alder is expanding the district’s footprint in Plain City. Board of education members approved a resolution recently to enter into a contract to purchase land just behind Plain City Elementar...

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NU board debates buying driver’s ed car

By Kyle Meddles

January 20, 2026

North Union’s Board of Education debated a request to buy a new car for the district’s driver education programming. At the regular meeting of the board of education on Monday, Superintendent Justin U...

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McIntosh tapped to fill school board seat

By Chad Williamson

January 20, 2026

A parent with children in the Marysville School District has been selected to fill the open Marysville Board of Education seat. Picked from a group of nine applicants, Erin McIntosh will fill the seat...

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Project AWARE funded by $7.1M in federal money

Grant focused on student mental health

By Jack Christian

January 19, 2026

Mental health awareness and student support remain a growing focus for Marysville schools, as district leaders continue to expand resources aimed at meeting students’ behavioral health needs. At a rec...

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House bills will cost Marysville schools millions

By Chad Williamson

January 16, 2026

House bills coming out of the Ohio Capitol have been bouncing around for months, but the actual impact on Marysville schools wasn’t defined until Thursday night’s board meeting. It isn’t pretty. Accor...

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MHS and ECHS Winter Homecoming courts announced

By From JT Staff Reports

January 16, 2026

Marysville High School (MHS) and Marysville Early College High School (ECHS) have announced their 2026 Winter Homecoming courts. The dance will be held on Jan. 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the MHS field ho...

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Candidate lineup narrowed to five

By Chad Williamson

January 16, 2026

The original list of nine candidates to fill an open seat on the Marysville Board of Education has been trimmed to five. Following an executive session at Thursday night’s Marysville Board of Educatio...

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Alder looks to renew income tax

By Mike Williamson

January 16, 2026

Jonathan Alder is hoping to renew its 10-year, 0.75% income tax this year but wants residents to know that doesn’t mean they’re asking for new money, it keeps things status quo. Board of education mem...

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Fairbanks may not open softball season on new field

By Jack Christian

January 14, 2026

As Fairbanks continues to move forward with its master facilities update plan, the district’s long awaited new softball field is beginning to take shape, marking a major step toward bringing the Lady ...

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Triad to use new hall pass methods

By Kyle Meddles

January 7, 2026

Triad High School is planning to trial two new hall pass methods designed to improve classroom instruction time by having fewer students in the hallways. During an organizational meeting of the board ...

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Board has until Feb. 4 to pick new member

By Chad Williamson

January 6, 2026

The Marysville Board of Education must select a new member and the clock is ticking. On Monday night’s organizational meeting, the board held the oaths of office for two new members, picked a new pres...

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Keck resigns from school board

By From JT Staff Reports

January 5, 2026

Marysville Board of Education President Bill Keck has announced he is stepping down. Marysville’s Board of Education has an item on tonight’s organizational meeting agenda to accept Keck’s resignation...

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Five-month old Scout relaxes in Mrs. Rachel Jones' classroom during a school day at Fairbanks Middle School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

The newest Fairbanks panter

Foster dog at FMS ties into ELA lessons

By Jack Christian

December 20, 2025

Fairbanks Schools are taking learning to new heights, as a sixth-grade classroom recently had the unique opportunity to host a foster dog with the goal of helping the puppy find a forever home. Scout,...

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Five for Brutus

By Aleksei Pavloff

December 19, 2025

Students reach out for Ohio State mascot Brutus during an event at Navin Elementary School Thursday afternoon. Brutus served as a special guest for a friendly dodgeball competition between students an...

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Holiday variety

By Aleksei Pavloff

December 18, 2025

Students at Navin Elementary School filled the gymnasium Wednesday for an assembly showcasing Holidays Around the World. The students shown above are performing an Indian dance, likely inspired by Bol...

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Students run through their script, working to refine the show ahead of Thursday’s recording day. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)

Lights, camera, action

Students learn the ropes in front of the camera, and behind it, to create Monarch Message

By Jack Christian

December 17, 2025

Marysville High School students are getting a hands-on introduction to journalism and media production through a course dedicated to producing the school’s weekly morning news broadcast, The Monarch M...

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Sheriff, NU board discuss SRO costs

By Kyle Meddles

December 16, 2025

The key word of Monday’s board of education meeting was transparency as the sheriff met with North Union officials to clear the air regarding cost concerns with the student resource officer (SRO) posi...

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Jonathan Alder officials are working on facility planning ahead of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s planned roundabout project at U.S. 42 and Price-Hilliards Road near Canaan Middle School. ODOT has three possible roundabout configurations for the Madison County intersection, including the one shown above, which adjusts the alignment of the roadways for cars to enter at an angle. (Graphic submitted)

Roundabout a factor in JA planning

By Michael Williamson

December 13, 2025

More than a month after Election Day, Jonathan Alder is ready to hit the ground running on its planned construction project. The board of education had its first regular meeting this week since vote t...

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Marysville schools consider trademarks for logos

By Chad Williamson

December 12, 2025

The approval of name, image, likeness (NIL) use for high school athletes in Ohio brings with it various guardrails, including prohibiting school names, logos, mascots and trademarks from being used in...

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Fairbanks continues to consider access road

By Jack Christian

December 3, 2025

As the new year approaches, Fairbanks is looking ahead to a slate of potential district renovations that Superintendent Janel Chapman says are necessary upgrades. During a recent board work session, F...

Dyslexia can’t keep ECHS student from goals, NASA internship

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Ciara Crilow during her internship with NASA. Crilow was selected for a prestigious NASA internship, with only 5% of applicants receiving the offer. (Photo submitted)

Dyslexia can’t keep ECHS student from goals, NASA internship

By Jack Christian

November 25, 2025

It’s not every day you see a high school student set to receive her associate’s degree upon graduating, let alone be selected for prestigious internships with NASA and an engineering firm. Ciara Crilo...

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Marysville board discusses conflicting ideas

By Chad Williamson

November 22, 2025

It’s hard to imagine the agenda for Thursday’s Marysville school board meeting was compiled in a vacuum. Some of the most compelling actions at the meeting came back-to-back, creating a sort of one-tw...

NU officials tour new Tri-Rivers facilities

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Students enrolled in the construction program at Tri-Rivers are building houses for low-to-mid income families in Marion through a partnership with the city and the Marion Land Bank. Pictured above at left from front to back, North Union board members Brian Davis, Shelly Ehret and Bradley DeCamp take a step inside of one of the houses as Tri-Rivers assistant superintendent Aaron Stewart, at right, discusses the construction program during a tour of the school’s facilities on Monday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)

NU officials tour new Tri-Rivers facilities

By Kyle Meddles

November 18, 2025

North Union’s Board of Education toured the expanded facilities at Tri-Rivers Career Center after it received an $8.5 million Career Technical Education (CTE) grant from the state in 2023 to make enha...