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BLES students celebrate Earth Day with campus cleanup

By From JT Staff Reports

April 24, 2026

Benjamin Logan Elementary students marked the 56th observance of Earth Day with hands-on environmental work across campus. Members of the Elementary Science Club began by learning about the history an...

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Empty vehicle found in pond in Plain City

By From JT Staff Reports

April 24, 2026

Law enforcement officials are investigating a vehicle that was found submerged in a pond just outside Plain City. Early Friday morning at about 4 a.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to a retenti...

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New Fairbanks softball field opens

By Tim Miller

April 23, 2026

Fairbanks school superintendent Janelle Chapman cuts the ribbon to open the new softball diamond on the school’s campus. The ceremony was held prior to the Lady Panthers’ victory on Tuesday over North...

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Attendees ask questions of panel members following the Ohio School Boards Association's public forum Thursday night. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

School struggles take center stage

Forum focuses on challenges facing education

By Chad Williamson

April 23, 2026

School funding, rising property taxes and the future of public education were at the forefront of a community forum featuring education leaders from around the state. The event, part of a statewide ou...

OSBA CEO sees dialogue as solution to education divide

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Ohio School Boards Association CEO Tom Hosler, pictured above at the organization's meeting in Marysville on Tuesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

OSBA CEO sees dialogue as solution to education divide

By Chad Williamson

April 23, 2026

As debates over school funding and property taxes continue across Ohio, Ohio School Boards Association CEO Tom Hosler said meaningful progress will depend on sustained, open dialogue between schools a...

Blighted properties on Milford Center’s CDBG wish list

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Milford Center residents have concerns over blighted properties in town, like the one pictured above at 47 South Mill Street. Village officials are working to remedy the issue but also seeking assistance from outside the community. (Photo submitted)

Blighted properties on Milford Center’s CDBG wish list

By Michael Williamson

April 23, 2026

Milford Center is hoping to get another bite at the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) apple this year as local officials look at preparing project submissions. During the regular Union County C...

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NU to offer free student breakfasts

By Kyle Meddles

April 22, 2026

The good news is breakfast for students at North Union will be free of charge next year, but the bad news is lunch prices will rise by a quarter. During its regular meeting on Monday, the North Union ...

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Above, Marysville High School students work on computers as they draft stories for the literary magazine The Vibe. Superintendents at local districts say they monitor student screen time but aren't ready to scale-back usage as the Los Angeles school district is preparing to do. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)

Too much student screen time?

As L.A. schools curb computer use, local officials weigh in

By From JT Staff Reports

April 22, 2026

While local school leaders acknowledge that student computer time requires persistent monitoring and adjustment, they are not ready to commit to a full-scale pullback as in Los Angeles. The nation’s s...

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Covered bridge could be closed for some time

By Michael Williamson

April 22, 2026

Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch said the damage done to the Bigelow Covered Bridge over the weekend could potentially interfere with its structural integrity. Either way, he said, the historic bridg...

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P.C. eyes traffic changes following safety concerns

By Jack Christian

April 21, 2026

Village officials are considering traffic changes along Lantern Lane after residents raised concerns about speeding and safety near a neighborhood bus stop. The issue was discussed during a recent Pla...

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Newspaper clippings chronicle the strike and subsequent trials regarding the “riot” at the former Marysville Goodyear plant 50 years ago today, April 21, 1976. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Lessons: 50 years after Goodyear

Sheriff reflects on how riot would be handled today

By Michael Williamson

April 21, 2026

Fifty years after the “Goodyear riot” in Marysville occurred, the county’s chief law enforcement officer said, today, there would likely be a bigger focus on deescalation. Union County Sheriff Mike Ju...

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Residents near Magnetic Springs can receive sewer tap waivers

By Kyle Meddles

April 21, 2026

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) will waive plumbing fees for residents outside of Magnetic Springs who choose to abandon their old sewage system and connect to the new Magnetic Springs sanit...

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Jerome ice hockey business plans expansion

By Jack Christian

April 20, 2026

A conditional use application has been submitted for The Battery Hockey Academy, marking a potential expansion of the facility and its overall operations. Winkle Civil Engineering and Surveying filed ...

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Traffic pattern change planned

By Michael Williamson

April 20, 2026

Drivers using U.S. 33 will notice a rerouting of traffic starting this week. On Monday night, the Ohio Department of Transportation will reroute traffic on the highway for the U.S. 33 bridge replaceme...

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JA hit with million-dollar clawback connected to FedEx

By Mike Williamson

April 18, 2026

Jonathan Alder is getting hit with a clawback that will cost the district more than a million dollars over a three-year period and officials have questions as to how exactly this all works. The issue ...

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MHS theater program a force in CAPA Marquee awards

By From JT Staff Reports

April 18, 2026

Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) just released its nominees for the 2026 Marquee Awards and Marysville High School dominated the lists. The district was nominated in nine out of the...

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Above, is a proposal for a new two-story, 600-student elementary school to replace the current Edgewood Elementary. The new school is shown in white, while the location of the existing facility is shown as a parking lot and possible community athletic field. (Graphic submitted)

Creekview as second middle school?

New facilities plan axes idea of building new school at Bunsold

By Chad Williamson

April 18, 2026

Desperate for classroom space at the middle school level, the Marysville School District was considering a new building but the solution may now be an existing structure. During a special facilities m...

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Marysville Superintendent Zack Howard leads a discussion Thursday night about the future of facilities in the district. Howard explained to the board of education that a state program could rebate the district 56% of the future construction upgrade costs, which could equate to as much as $80 million. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

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State program would allow Marysville to get tens of millions back from future school construction project

By Chad Williamson

April 18, 2026

For years, Marysville schools have targeted the late 2020s for a “no new taxes” bond levy that would generate somewhere in the neighborhood of $150 million to fuel building construction to handle bulg...

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Farm to you

By Kevin Behrens

April 17, 2026

Earlier this week, Gracie Crosthwaite, 7, and Oaklee Crosthwaite, 7, are shown above planting seeds for a spring garden as Mattie Berbee, right, of Dutch Mill Greenhouse helps them choose what seeds t...

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Triad finds success with hall pass program

By Kyle Meddles

April 17, 2026

Triad High School’s administrative staff have seen a decrease in students roaming the hallways this school year with help from the district’s hall pass pilot program. At a meeting of Triad’s Board of ...

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Area students among Franklin B. Walter Award recipients

By From JT Staff Reports

April 16, 2026

Students from Fairbanks and the Benjamin Logan districts are being recognized among Ohio’s top high school seniors through a statewide academic honors program. Sara Lynch of Fairbanks High School and ...

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Area still hot for business leads

By Michael Williamson

April 16, 2026

There is no shortage of business interests in the Marysville-Union County area and sometimes when developers are looking at the community, officials say they want information fast. Eric Phillips, econ...

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North Lewisburg mayor to hold seat despite cancer diagnosis

North Lewisburg Mayor Ted Murphy shares health battle, plans to remain in office

By Chad Williamson

April 16, 2026

North Lewisburg Mayor Ted Murphy says he plans to continue serving the village while undergoing treatment for advanced cancer. Tuesday night, Murphy shared his diagnosis with members of North Lewisbur...

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The impact of Tuesday night’s storm was felt in the Benjamin Logan School District on Wednesday. Above, a district school bus is pictured overturned near a barn after being blown over by the strong winds. (Photo submitted)

BLES hammered by storm

By Kyle Meddles

April 16, 2026

Benjamin Logan School District closed its elementary school and operated on a two-hour delay at the high school and middle school on Wednesday following storm damage from Tuesday night. Superintendent...

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Astronaut meets with students

By From JT Staff Reports

April 15, 2026

Former NASA astronaut Don Thomas, center, speaks with students on April 11 about NASA’s Artemis II moon mission during Space Day at Canaan Middle School. The event, hosted by Jonathan Alder Local Scho...

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LifeWise asked to alter Richwood busing

By Kyle Meddles

April 15, 2026

Richwood Council is asking LifeWise bus drivers not to use the village alleys during student drop-off following a resident’s complaint. During a previous meeting of council last month, a village resid...

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Hoyt promoted to Marysville assistant city manager

By Michael Williamson

April 15, 2026

The City of Marysville is growing and so too is its executive staff. At Monday night’s city council meeting, the board approved two requests made by City Manager Terry Emery. The first was to create a...

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Residents to city: Stop the data centers

By Michael Williamson

April 15, 2026

As data centers continue to be a hot topic in and around the City of Marysville, residents have a straight-forward request: stop approving them. That was the ask made by not one but three residents at...

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The colors of spring

By Kevin Behrens

April 14, 2026

In a sure sign of spring, a male cardinal is shown in a tree on Edgewood Drive. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

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Woman, child allegedly held at knifepoint

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

April 14, 2026

A Marysville man faces four felony charges after allegedly holding his girlfriend and her child at knifepoint. The Union County Grand Jury indicted Omar Alexis Barraza, 32, who is currently in the Tri...