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Bundled up egg hunt
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 31, 2026
This past weekend, the Marysville Eagles Lodge 3506 held its annual Easter egg hunt at the American Legion Park. The hunt is supported by members to give their children and grandchildren a fun family,...
Richwood church providing food in Belize
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Members of the outreach team with Fulton Creek Friends Church are serving villagers in southern Belize as part of a humanitarian mission to curb food insecurity in the region. Above are some of the villagers that have received some care packages from the outreach group. (Photo submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
March 31, 2026
A Richwood church has embarked on a humanitarian mission in Belize as part of an effort to help make the locals’ lives a little bit better. The outreach team at Fulton Creek Friends Church, 10950 Fult...
Honda’s Acura brand turns 40
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Above, the 2026 Acura Integra is manufactured exclusively at the company’s Marysville Auto Plant, using domestic and globally made parts. About 85% of Acura vehicles sold in America in 2025 were made in America, using domestic and globally made parts. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 30, 2026
Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by Honda of America. ––– Acura recently marked 40 years since debuting in America on March 27, 1986, as the first Japanese luxury car brand. With t...
Months of New California roadwork begins
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Construction barrels line the northwestern side of Industrial Parkway in Jerome Township, reducing the roadway down to one lane. The northbound lane closure is part of the months-long project to widen U.S. 42 and add turn lanes to Industrial Parkway. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
By Michael Williamson 
March 28, 2026
Work has started on the large-scale New California intersection improvement project in Jerome Township and Union County officials said there are already some concerns with traffic. Administrator Bill ...
Plain City progressing on path to utility aggregation
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By Jack Christian 
March 28, 2026
The Village of Plain City conducted the first reading of its new gas and electric aggregation program at a recent council meeting, marking another step toward implementation. The program will be admin...
District residents invited to say good-bye to J.A. stadium
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Jonathan Alder Junior High School’s football stadium, pictured above, will be demolished as part of the district’s renovations to the campus starting next week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
By Michael Williamson 
March 28, 2026
Jonathan Alder is inviting members of the community to get one last look at the junior high stadium and grand stands before the demolition and revitalization work starts next week. “As we look ahead t...
Triad approves bids for $2.8M admin building
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Pictured above is a rendering of the planned $2.8 million administration building set to be constructed at Triad. The building will be located in between the high school and middle schools just off of Brush Lake Road. Officials said that they hope to have construction completed by the start of the next school year. (Graphic submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
March 27, 2026
Triad recently went to bid for the construction of a new $2.8 million administration building in the school district. The first bids were approved at a recent meeting of the board of education, which ...
Chick-fil-A plans “moove-in party” for grand opening
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 27, 2026
To celebrate the opening of the Marysville Chick-fil-A next week, the restaurant team is inviting the community to “show their spots” for some free food. During what the restaurant is calling its Moov...
Stopped train alert eyed
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Sensors will allow notifications when crossing is blocked
By Michael Williamson 
March 26, 2026
Liberty Township Trustees are on board with a proposed project involving monitoring a train crossing on Bear-Swamp Road. Union County Administrator Bill Narducci said he has been in discussions over t...
Project could bring fiber to 10K homes
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Work will begin next week on Marysville’s fiber expansion project, starting with the areas shown above in orange. Officials with altafiber, the company doing the work, are proposing to run fiber to all residences in the city, indicated in green on the map. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
March 26, 2026
Officials with the company leading the expansion of Marysville’s fiber offerings say there will be issues when work begins in the coming weeks but urged residents to bear with them through the process...
Marysville district seeks to address misinformation
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Superintendent proposes website feature to address misinformation
By Chad Williamson 
March 26, 2026
The Marysville School District is implementing a new feature on its web page to try to deal with misinformation that sometimes filters through the community on social media. Marysville Superintendent ...
Drone leads to quick apprehension of suspect in Plain City
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Above is footage from the Union County Sheriff’s Office drone showing the suspect, Jack Fox II, attempting to elude deputies in the woods near Adams Road in Plain City on Tuesday. The drone allowed the sheriff’s office to locate Fox within 12 minutes of his escape from deputies and track his movements until he was taken into custody. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 25, 2026
The Union County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a suspect who fled into the woods within 12 minutes with the help of a drone on Tuesday morning. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, deputie...
Paris Township donates money for city parks
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By Michael Williamson 
March 25, 2026
Paris Township is planning to give the City of Marysville $90,000 over the next few years that will be earmarked for future parks-related projects. Tony Eufinger, a Paris Township trustee, made the an...
Richwood will try to renew streets levy
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By Kyle Meddles 
March 25, 2026
A pair of council issues saw decisions on Monday evening during Richwood’s village council meeting, including a resolution on the village’s ordinances for food trucks and an expiring road levy. Counci...
City egg scramble sees hundreds
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 25, 2026
Hundreds of people turned out for Marysville’s Egg Scramble at Partners Park Saturday morning. Officials with Main Street Marysville said that while the Easter event gave out more than 600 wristbands ...
Chick-fil-A traffic plan set
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 24, 2026
Chick-fil-A is set to open April 2 and Marysville officials are working with the company to ensure traffic moves as smoothly as possible. With the anticipated traffic pressures that Thursday through t...
Wind shear chaos
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Dispatchers in the Union County Sheriff’s Office 911 center, shown above, handle several calls on a daily basis. Dispatchers in the center on March 13 during the wind storm handled four-times the call volume of a typical afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Dispatchers describe being in the 911 center as March 13 winds hit
By Michael Williamson 
March 24, 2026
Once calls started coming into the Union County Sheriff’s Office 911 center on March 13, they didn’t quit for nearly three hours. The day started out normally for dispatch supervisors Rachel Kerr and ...
Fork threat leads to domestic violence charge
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
March 24, 2026
A Marysville man with prior convictions of domestic violence faces a third-degree felony charge after allegedly threatening to stab his mother with a fork. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ree...
A March hail in Plain City
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By Michael Williamson 
March 23, 2026
Quarter-size hail pieces land with a bang on rooftops and walkways in Plain City Sunday night. A thunderstorm system passed through the area into the evening hours, bringing thunder, lighting, rain an...
Domestic violence call leads to abduction charges and arrest
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 23, 2026
A Marysville man is in police custody and being charged with abduction and domestic violence after he was arrested early Monday morning. According to the Marysville Division of Police, officers arrest...
“I did commit the murder”
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Man who killed father with knife in Mill Valley admits guilt
By Kyle Meddles 
March 21, 2026
“I did commit the murder.” Those were the words of 28-year-old Micaiah Swindler, the man charged with stabbing his father to death at a Mill Valley home in April of 2025, during a plea hearing in the ...
Schools plan for AI surge
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By Chad Williamson 
March 21, 2026
Officials with the Marysville Exempted Village School District are exploring how artificial intelligence could eventually be used in classrooms, by teachers, students and, eventually, by the school bu...
County EMA director named to national post
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 21, 2026
Last year, Union County’s Emergency Management Agency worked to received accreditation from a national organization. This year, its director, Brad Gilbert, will be one of the people who now votes to a...
Two-vehicle crash prompts police, fire
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By Kyle Meddles 
March 20, 2026
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Fourth Street and North Plum Street prompted a response from the Marysville fire and police departments at around 4:30 p.m., Thursday. Airbags were depl...
Demo of former water treatment plant underway
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 20, 2026
Construction crews work through the demolition of the former Marysville water treatment plant on North Main Street Thursday. While the right side of the building and tanks will come down, the left sid...
Janitor faces firing over harassment of teacher
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By Chad Williamson 
March 19, 2026
An internal investigation by Marysville Exempted Village Schools has substantiated allegations of sexual harassment against a district custodian concerning a teacher at Creekview Intermediate School. ...
Nuclear a local energy solution?
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Above is concept art of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, depicting three large reactor buildings that each house four units. The Cascade Advanced Energy Facility is a planned project in Washington State, spearheaded by Energy Northwest and supported by Amazon, to deploy multiple X-energy Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs). (Graphic submitted)
Phillips tells commissioners about clean power advancements
By Michael Williamson 
March 19, 2026
As growth continues locally and statewide, officials are going to need to figure out how to generate more power for various types of development in the area. One potential solution? Going nuclear. Eri...
Jerome clamps down on data centers
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By Jack Christian 
March 19, 2026
Jerome Township trustees voted Tuesday night to move forward with proposed amendments to data center land use regulations, reclassifying such developments as a conditional use rather than an approved ...
Fairbanks officials hear updates on projects, access road
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By Jack Christian 
March 19, 2026
Fairbanks officials held a presentation Monday night to share an update on the status of several planned 2026 projects, highlighting efforts aimed at completing the work efficiently. Ted Musielewicz o...
A.G. cautions about messaging apps during sunshine week
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 18, 2026
Platforms and apps that delete messages top the list of things public officials shouldn’t use, according to the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The state’s chief legal officer released the 2026 editi...