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Room for improvement
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 22, 2020
A construction crew works on a roadway in Marysville Estates Wednesday. The crew was resurfacing the roadway after infrastructure improvements. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)
Jerome Twp. prepares for reopening
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 22, 2020
As the country prepares to gradually reopen businesses closed during the pandemic, Jerome Township is planning to do so as well. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, Director of Departments and Fire Chi...
JA honors seniors
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 22, 2020
Since students will not return to schools this academic year, Jonathan Alder is finding creative ways to recognize seniors. The district joined many throughout the state that turned on their stadium l...
Districts look ahead as classes canceled
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 21, 2020
Just hours after Gov. Mike DeWine announced that schools in Ohio would not reopen this academic year, the Fairbanks School Board met Monday to discuss what happens next. “We will continue to deliver r...
Area COVID cases continue to climb; ORW puts three in quarantine
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 21, 2020
As the COVID-19 case count in Union County continues to grow, local agencies are preparing for the possibility of increased cases from correctional facilities. The Union County Health Department recei...
Happy Birthday honking
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 21, 2020
Reese Rodger is doing her best to celebrate her birthday and practice social distancing. She is shown above sitting with her favorite bear and asking people to honk as they pass her home on Valley Dri...
Smoke on Cinnamon
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 21, 2020
Marysville police and fire crews responded to a home on Cinnamon Drive in Mill Valley shortly after 8:15 a.m. today. The incident, which involved reports of smoke coming from the home’s second floor, ...
Theft of lunch meat led to chase
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By Mac Cordell 
April 20, 2020
Officials left to wonder if suspect wanted to be caught after series of odd decisions Police are confused by the moves and motives of a homeless Marysville man. The Union County grand jury has indicte...
Union County Fair is on … for now
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By Mac Cordell 
April 20, 2020
The Union County Fair Board is working to hold this year’s fair on July 26 through Aug. 1. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon) Officials from the Union County Fair are moving forward with plans to h...
Silver lining: Triad’s 1:1 laptop plan well timed
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 20, 2020
Like many school districts, Triad Local Schools is adjusting to education during the COVID-19 pandemic. During Saturday’s Board of Education meeting, which was broadcast on YouTube, board members hear...
Michigan man in stolen vehicle flees, crashes, gets tasered
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 20, 2020
A Michigan man is in custody following a Sunday pursuit in excess of 100 mph on U.S. 33 while driving a vehicle stolen out of Columbus. Sgt. Jeremy Allen of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Demarco ...
Marysville plans virtual graduation
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By Chad Williamson 
April 17, 2020
Pictured above is a placeholder on Youtube for the Marysville 2020 graduation ceremony video. The video, featuring prerecorded messages and highlighting graduates, will be released on May 23. Though t...
Frontline furloughs: UCHD may cut hours
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 17, 2020
Union County Health Department staff may need to take furlough days due to projected revenue declines because of the COVID-19 response. During Wednesday’s Board of Health meeting, which was held virtu...
Local jobless claims “staggering”
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By Mac Cordell 
April 16, 2020
Number went from 180 to 3,600 in one month More than 3,610 Union County residents are receiving or have filed for unemployment benefits. “There is no doubt, the number is staggering,” said Eric Philli...
A message for the frontlines
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 16, 2020
Douglas Daniels of Burns Road submitted this piece of chalk art he created at his home to honor frontline workers during the coronavirus outbreak. “I just want to get the message out” Daniels said in ...
Honda to furlough salaried workers
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 16, 2020
Honda has announced it will furlough salaried and support associates. In a release Wednesday, the automaker said it would furlough “the majority of our salaried and support associates at Honda operati...
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By Mac Cordell 
April 15, 2020
While its meeting was held electronically Monday, the Jonathan Alder Local School Board was able to take written comments from the public. “Have you considered asking the seniors what their first choi...
Pastime Park serving as isolation spot for first responders
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 15, 2020
The campground at Pastime Park is taking on a new purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plain City Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said the campground is now a designated place for first responder...
Frosty sunrise
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 15, 2020
A heavy frost overnight caused a yellow daffodil to droop in the morning sunlight from the weight of the ice crystals Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to stay below freezing during the night with ...
NLPD not operational but coming into focus
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By Chad Williamson 
April 15, 2020
The newly striped North Lewisburg Police SUV is shown outside the village municipal building Tuesday night. While the department is not fully operational yet, Chief Scott Bodey expects it to be ready ...
Funeral homes meet needs despite constraints
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 14, 2020
Stopping the spread of COVID-19 has meant restricting large gatherings - including those mourning the loss of a loved one. In light of the pandemic, local funeral homes are finding ways to support fam...
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By Mac Cordell 
April 14, 2020
The City of Marysville wants to improve sidewalks on Sixth Street and it will use state funding to do it. At Monday night’s City Council meeting, which was held remotely using the video conferencing p...
Richwood passes three emergency measures
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
April 14, 2020
Richwood Village Council held a short meeting Monday night to discuss three resolutions. After announcing the first resolution, Mayor Scott Jerew stated that he did not want to make this resolution, b...
Avalon to be cultural event center
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By Mac Cordell 
April 13, 2020
The sidewalk and parking spots in front of the Avalon Theatre, 121 S. Main St., was closed today and will remain closed through the end of October according to construction officials. (Journal-Tribune...
WINGS, new director continue to offer support
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 13, 2020
Under new leadership, WINGS Support and Recovery is working to help community members continue their recovery during the current pandemic. “This isn’t a time to give up on your recovery, but to take i...
Virus roundup: Tenth case confirmed
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 13, 2020
The Union County Health Department is reporting 10 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among county residents, including the first case to require hospitalization. According to UCHD, five adult females an...
Area has endured outbreaks before
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By Sam Dillon 
April 10, 2020
Spanish Flu in 1918 and polio in the 1950s also brought closings and cancellations In 1952, Mrs. Floyd Hamilton, lost her only child to polio. Three years later, on April 18, 1955, it was Hamilton who...
Six of nine local cases have recovered
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 10, 2020
For the first time in nearly a week, the Union County Health Department reported a new, lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 Thursday. The affected individual is an adult female. Union County now reports ni...
Memorial Meals sees uptick
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 10, 2020
Through the coronavirus outbreak, the Memorial Meals program is experiencing a 10% increase in clients who are being served the home-delivered meals. According to a release from Memorial Health, sever...
Pregnant ORW inmate may get early release
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By Mac Cordell 
April 9, 2020
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, earlier this week Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine released a list of 167 inmates who could be eligible for early release because they meet certain criteria. FRANZ One of tho...