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Shooting death ruled suicide
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By Mac Cordell 
June 24, 2021
Law enforcement officials have identified the man found dead from a gunshot wound Wednesday at a U.S. 33 rest stop. Lance Emberling, investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office, said Ryan Litt...
The future of fast(er) food
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 24, 2021
The Burger King on Delaware Avenue is among the first in the nation to be renovated to become the company’s new “Pavilion Building.” The restaurant will showcase a modern design with glass features, a...
Suspect in robbery murdered
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By Mac Cordell 
June 23, 2021
Was wanted in connection with incident in Milford Center A local fugitive was murdered Friday in Columbus. Joe Lewis Bernard McGraw IV, 21, of Youngstown, also known as “Lil Bra,” was pronounced dead ...
Body found in car at rest area
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 23, 2021
Apparently died of gunshot wound to head A fatal gunshot wound appears the cause, but law enforcement officials do not have many answers yet about the death of an individual found at a local rest area...
Jerome Township sets zoning for Innovation District
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 23, 2021
Jerome Township Trustees recently initiated the process to create a zoning overlay district for a new Innovation District, depicted above. The proposed zoning district will cover approximately 741 acr...
A little off the top
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 23, 2021
Cooler temperatures Tuesday provided a nice environment for tree trimming throughout the city, including on West Fifth Street, as pictured above. Marysville officials have previously said that trimmin...
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By Mac Cordell 
June 22, 2021
Marysville officials are saying that through the first five months of 2021, finances look good, but warned it is too early to predict how the year will end. At Monday’s City Finance Committee meeting,...
Fast food redo
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 22, 2021
The Burger King restaurant on Delaware Avenue is getting a new look. Pictured above, work crews begin demolition work on the building this morning. Much of the facade and existing building will be tak...
NU Board asked to consider shooting club
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
June 22, 2021
The North Union Board of Education heard a presentation from Richwood resident Joe Rhea about forming a club shooting program in the schools. A member of the county Pheasants Forever organization and ...
City seeks input on future of pool
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By Mac Cordell 
June 21, 2021
Swim lessons resumed, for the first time in two years, today at the Marysville Municipal Pool, with 93 youths participating. The lessons are always popular with parents and children, but were not offe...
Area Fourth of July events make return to normal
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 19, 2021
After many local communities elected to cancel their Fourth of July events in 2020, celebrations are back on the calendar this year. Marysville According to American Legion Post 79, the Marysville Fou...
Orcena: Trends  look good, but it’s not over yet
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 19, 2021
Health department officials are optimistic about the county’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The story of the last three months is very positive overall,” said Union County Health Commissioner...
Marysville Man Was Civil War Hero
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 19, 2021
Editor’s Note: The following article is the fourth of a six-part series by Marysville resident Eric Demchak about one of Marysville’s forgotten war heroes. The series describes the career of Col. Jose...
Marysville Schools OK staff bonuses
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By Chad Williamson 
June 18, 2021
Teachers get $1,000, other staff $500, for efforts during pandemic Over the last year and a half, Marysville teachers and staff faced an unprecedented task, so in return the district will offer them a...
Mental health advocate will assist Triad
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 18, 2021
Triad Local Schools will soon have a full-time employee focused on bolstering its students’ mental health. Superintendent Vickie Hoffman said during Thursday’s Board of Education meeting that the dist...
MedFlight called to crash scene
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 18, 2021
First responders were at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and sedan Thursday morning. Officials responded to Honda Parkway, between Smokey Road and Honda Gate B, at approximatel...
Jerome projects see more opposition
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 17, 2021
A number of Jerome Township residents again expressed their displeasure with potential developments in the area. Tuesday’s trustees meeting began with a request from Jerome Village developers to rezon...
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By Chad Williamson 
June 17, 2021
Cause of city’s online outage was local, not global New information has come to light about the cause of a website and email outage that impacted that City of Marysville on June 8. As it turns out the...
Jerome Twp. City Barbeque to be first with a drive-thru
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 16, 2021
Jerome Township will be home to the first City Barbeque restaurant with a drive-thru. Developers of the final outparcel at the Dublin Green shopping center were before the township trustees Tuesday to...
P.C. Council split on abatements
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 16, 2021
Council recently debated whether to grant a Community Reinvestment Area tax abatement to Tim Dawson, the owner of the properties at 160 and 156 W. Main Street, pictured above. The replacement of windo...
Unkindest cut: Four zero-turn mowers stolen
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
June 15, 2021
A man driving a white Dodge Ram pick-up truck pulling an enclosed trailer, pictured above, stole four zero-turn lawn mowers from Lowe’s overnight Sunday. Officials from the Marysville Division of Poli...
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By Chad Williamson 
June 15, 2021
Marysville City Council approved on third reading, a raise for its own members and Marysville Law Director Tim Aslaner during Monday night’s meeting. After discussing the raises at length in previous ...
Future of Richwood Opera House debated
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
June 15, 2021
Many months ago, the Richwood Revitalization Committee approached village council with a proposed plan on what to do with the former town hall/opera house building. The building is in desperate need o...
“Rolled” Glory
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 15, 2021
Owners of the Low Farm on Hinton Mill Road shared their patriotic spirit on Flag Day Monday by decorating their bales with the red, white and blue colors of the American flag. The holiday, celebrated ...
Charges stem from shooting incident
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By Mac Cordell 
June 14, 2021
In what prosecutors are calling “a disturbing trend” another man has been indicted following a shooting at the Meadows Apartments. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Edgar Misael Rivera Ramirez,...
UC Fair donation made
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 12, 2021
Jared Kuhlwein, president of the Union County Fair Board, accepts a check for $100,000 from Chapmam Ford for the new cattle barn at the Union County Fairgrounds. Looking on is Dean Cook, president of ...
Siblings indicted after overdose death
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By Mac Cordell 
June 12, 2021
A local brother and sister have been indicted in connection with the overdose death of a Marysville man. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Sierra Lynn Corbin, 33, of 32 Spruce Drive and her bro...
Marysville Man was Civil War Hero
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 12, 2021
Editor’s Note: The following article is the third of a six-part series by Marysville resident Eric Demchak about one of Marysville’s forgotten war heroes. The series describes the career of Col. Josep...
Friday night entertainment
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 12, 2021
McGuffey Lane performs on stage at Partners Park during the first Friday Night Uptown event. The events will run through the end of summer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Vax-a-Million winner has faith in medicine
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By Mac Cordell 
June 11, 2021
Mark Cline knows that fame is fleeting. “I will be old news tomorrow,” Cline said Thursday. But the Richwood man who won Ohio’s third Vax-a-Million drawing said he wants to use his limited time in the...