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By Mac Cordell 
January 20, 2021
Marysville’s Finance Committee will recommend moving forward with a $1.5-million paving program for 2021. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Project Manager Marc Dilsaver presented the annual pavement conditi...
Jerome Township to fund two more deputies
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 20, 2021
Jerome Township will add two deputies to its community in 2021, but officials want more information regarding the county’s long-term public safety plan. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday...
Jonathan Alder student creates mural
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 20, 2021
Pictured above is Eva Boeckl and the mural she painted in the office of the Jonathan Alder Director of Student Services. (Photo submitted) Jen Korn, Director of Student Services, and Denise English, A...
Fairbanks gets young students in class full time
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By Mac Cordell 
January 19, 2021
Beginning today, Fairbanks School District is transitioning to fulltime, in person learning. “Fairbanks Local Schools will begin to phase in Learning Level 1 for students over the next several weeks,”...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
Pastor Jeff Schooley of First Presbyterian Church Marysville said many churches have been able to weather the storm wrought by COVID-19, thanks to God’s faithfulness. “I suspect the long-lasting effec...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
By: Gene Miller, Marysville Area Ministerial Association President and Agapé Community Fellowship Senior Pastor God is moving and there are incredible things happening in our community. A lot of focus...
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January 18, 2021
By: Karen Eylon, Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau No industry has been hit as hard in the COVID-19 pandemic than the travel industry. At nearly a year in, tourism leaders in Union County an...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
Information provided by American Honda Launching an all-new vehicle is challenging. Launching multiple all-new vehicles in the midst of a pandemic put the determination and commitment of Honda associa...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
By: Holly Zweizig, Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County Associate Director It’s January, and like most Ohio winters, it is cold and grey. Normally, these months tend to be a time that some...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
By: Kent Weakley, site director of the Nationwide Children’s Marysville Close To Home Center 2020 has been an unprecedented year for all of us. Hospitals and other health care providers have certainly...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
By: Chip Hubbs, CEO/President of Memorial Health Like the rest of our region, our nation, and our world, Memorial Health was taken by surprise by this global pandemic. Together, we all faced an uncert...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
By: Jason Orcena, Union County Health Commissioner As I write this prospective on what lies ahead for public health in the coming five years, it is difficult to think beyond the immediate response nee...
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January 18, 2021
By: Terry Emery, Marysville City Manager Human Resources From a Human Resources Department perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic challenge caused us to examine the telecommuting option. This is where emp...
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January 18, 2021
By: Vickie Hoffman, Triad Local Schools Superintendent The current pandemic has been stressful on all entities; families, students, schools, and businesses. Despite the negativity and loss associated ...
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January 18, 2021
By: Diane Allen, Marysville Superintendent; Rich Baird, North Union Superintendent; Adham Schirg, Fairbanks Superintendent The impact of 2020 has been anything but subtle. Like many other organization...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
By: Eric Phillips, Union County Economic Development Director Over these past nine months, the world has changed for everyone. We have gone from a business world that required human interaction to a w...
Picturesque Monday morning
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2021
Drivers awoke to a blanket of snow this morning. Area roads were slick at spots but traffic on the streets was lighter than usual this morning because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Above,...
Senior vaccine  appointments filled up in 30 minutes
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 18, 2021
Officials from the Union County Health Department are thanking residents for their patience as they work to vaccinate local seniors. Appointments for the first clinic, reserved for those 80 or older, ...
Sherwin-Williams to build new store
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By Mac Cordell 
January 16, 2021
Sherwin-Williams, which currently operates at 112 S. Main St, is making plans to move to the three lots at 702, 708 and 714 E. Fifth St. (Photo submitted) A Marysville paint store is planning a move. ...
Tall and full of blooms
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 16, 2021
Through the isolation of the pandemic, lifetime Union County resident Elsie Kandel has found joy in raising her flowers. The 96-year-old is especially proud of this Apple Blossom Pink Amaryllis that s...
Memorial explains why it will not provide vaccinations
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 16, 2021
Editor’s note: The following release is supplied by Memorial Health, explaining why the hospital will not be a vaccine provider for the public. The release is being run as submitted. ––– At Memorial H...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 15, 2021
Marysville’s recently formed ad hoc committee to discuss council rules has started discussion on a section that would allow the body to expel one of its members. At the conclusion of Thursday’s meetin...
Second provider of vaccinations listed
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 15, 2021
Kroger Pharmacy in Marysville will be offering COVID-19 vaccines to those who are 80 and older. Like vaccines offered by the Union County Health Department, shots administered at Kroger will also requ...
Officials seek details on Hardin Co. solar farms
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By Mac Cordell 
January 14, 2021
The Union County Commissioners this week held discussions to better understand how solar farms could impact the community. “They (solar farms) have been good to work with,” said Hardin County Commissi...
Crash reported on Main Street
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 14, 2021
Shortly after 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Marysville police and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Main and Fourth streets. Officials said the crash report had not yet been prepare...
Oldest seniors should start getting vaccine next week
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 14, 2021
Union County residents who are 80 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 20. The group is the first of Gov. Mike DeWine’s second priority group - called Phase 1B - to ...
Jon Alder makes plans ahead of vaccine
News, Plain City
By Mac Cordell 
January 13, 2021
Jonathan Alder officials are making plans for the day when they can have students back in school full time. “There is no way to etch that in stone,” Jonathan Alder Board of Education President Shannon...
A look at the new MDX
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 13, 2021
Acura on Tuesday celebrated the official production start of the all-new 2022 Acura MDX at the East Liberty Auto Plant. The fourth-generation MDX will serve as the new flagship of the Acura brand. The...
Plain City seeks funding for road and utility projects
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 13, 2021
Despite “some disappointing news” regarding funding, Plain City officials said portions of projects in the northeast quadrant of the village will still move forward. Village Administrator Nathan Cahal...
Cock-a-doodle-don’t: N.L. not big on chickens
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By Chad Williamson 
January 13, 2021
A resident’s request to change an ordinance prohibiting chickens in the village limits met stiff resistance at Tuesday night’s North Lewisburg Village Council meeting. Resident Angela Myers asked coun...