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City finalizing plans to buy former ODOT garage
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By Mac Cordell 
February 3, 2020
Marysville City Manager Terry Emery, left, Streets Superintendent Joe Tracey, center, and Public Service Director Mike Andrako, right, discuss the possibilities of a heated outbuilding on the Chestnut...
Area code changes to begin Saturday
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 3, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is reminding area residents and businesses that beginning Saturday, they will need to change the way they dial the phone. Beginning Saturday, residents a...
Dirty work
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 3, 2020
It was muddy work Friday as City of Marysville crews filled in and tile the drainage ditch along Delaware Avenue. Officials said that since the ditch is used for drainage, it does not matter if the wa...
Marysville royalty named
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 1, 2020
Marysville High School and Early College High School crowned their winter Homecoming royalty Friday night prior to the girls varsity basketball game against Dublin Coffman. Pictured above are, on the ...
Agencies push Super Bowl safety
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 1, 2020
With Super Bowl LIV right around the corner, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with the Union County Safe and Sound Coalition to remi...
New hand assembled Acura MDX rolling off Marysville line
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By From JT Staff Reports 
February 1, 2020
The 2020 Acura MDX PMC Edition is being built at the Performance Manufacturing Center (PPMC) in Marysville, home of the Acura NSX supercar. The limited-edition SUV will begin arriving at Acura dealers...
Schools deal with growing flu concerns
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By Mac Cordell 
January 31, 2020
School districts around the state are closing, at least temporarily, a result of the flu. While local districts have not closed, they have been keeping an eye on flu activity. Jonathan Langhals, assis...
Agencies combine forces to battle mental issues health
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 31, 2020
Union County agencies are teaming up to explore how local mental health services can be improved. Members of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) committee met Thursday to discuss strategies t...
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 30, 2020
Despite concerns regarding a new virus, the Union County Health Department is advising local residents the flu is a greater threat to health. “At this time, the immediate health risk from 2019-nCoV (t...
County adopts debt policy
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By Mac Cordell 
January 30, 2020
The Union County Commissioners have adopted a policy outlining how the county will manage debt. “We know that in a growing county, there is always going to be a need to issue debt, we know we are alwa...
Home buyer concerned with proposed brewery
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By Mac Cordell 
January 29, 2020
The homeowners at 322 S. Plum St. were at city council Monday to express concern about plans for the building at 222 E. Eighth St. The owner is planning a brewery for the building. The home at 322 S. ...
Plain City residents updated on Gay Street construction project
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 29, 2020
Plain City is gearing up for construction on Gay Street similar to last year’s Maple Street project. Monday night, the Village hosted an “open house” informational meeting about the Gay Street Improve...
Richwood Council discusses census
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
January 29, 2020
This is the year for the United States Census, Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew told village council at Monday night’s regular meeting. Jerew said that this takes place every ten years and it is very import...
Homecoming courts named
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 29, 2020
Marysville’s two high schools will announce their winter Homecoming kings and queens prior to Friday’s home girls basketball game against Dublin Coffman. Members of the Marysville High School Winter H...
JA Debate
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 29, 2020
Students at Jonathan Alder Jr. High School recently participated in the eight-grade debate. Participants wrote research papers then held debates in the Junior High library. Topics debated included, wh...
New Marysville Finance Director introduced
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By Mac Cordell 
January 28, 2020
Brad Lutz was confirmed Monday as the City of Marysville’s new finance director. Lutz will begin Feb. 18. Above, right, Lutz, addresses city council and administration. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac C...
ODOT truck hits pickup
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 28, 2020
At approximately 9:45 a.m. Monday, police responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Route 4 south of Boerger Road involving an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) truck. Ohio State High...
Another bullet found  in local school
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By Mac Cordell 
January 28, 2020
Despite being same caliber, officials don’t feel incidents are related Law enforcement officials say they do not believe a pair of incidents, involving bullets at Marysville schools, are related. Frid...
Left Eye the Snowman
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 28, 2020
Despite a relatively mild winter with little snow, local residents are doing their best to take advantage. This snowman was seen in the Edgewood Terrace area Monday. Low temperatures are expected to b...
Final salute
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 27, 2020
Retired Maj. Gen. Oscar C. Decker, Jr. was laid to rest last week in Arlington National Cemetery. Decker received military funeral honors with an escort, a battery cannon salute, a 21-gun salute and t...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 27, 2020
The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is encouraging local residents to have their homes tested for radon. Union County, like most of Central Ohio, falls within the radon belt. This means local so...
Swingers Unlimited wins show choir invitational
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 27, 2020
The Marysville Swingers Unlimited Show Choir brought home the Grand Champion trophy from the Bishop Dwenger Summit Show Choir Invitational in Fort Wayne, Indiana, over the weekend. The Swingers compet...
Council set to ink contract with MPD union
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By Mac Cordell 
January 25, 2020
Marysville City Council will hold a public hearing and second reading of a proposed contract with members of the police department. Earlier this week, unions representing Marysville division of police...
Winter royalty
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 25, 2020
Bella Rowland and Sam Rengert of Fairbanks pose for a photo after being crowned the 2020 Fairbanks Winter Homecoming queen and king prior to the start of a boy’s varsity basketball against Cedarville....
Area woman killed in crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 25, 2020
Union County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Route 736 on Friday. At approximately 4:47 p.m., the sheriff’s office rec...
Memorial honors Handler for service on board of trustees
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By Chad Williamson 
January 25, 2020
Above, Neal Handler, left, is presented with a token of appreciation for his 12 years of service on the Memorial Board of Trustees by Memorial CEO Chip Hubbs. Handler took part in his final meeting Th...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 24, 2020
Marysville officials are looking at a smaller list of streets to be included in the repair program than in recent years past. The city is proposing to resurface portions or all of Millstone Drive, Mil...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2020
Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton announced the 2019 employees of the year at the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Detective Adam Haycox, dispatcher Tiffany Cook and Christy Heckel have been named have ...
Marysville handles incident of bullet found in school
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2020
Marysville School officials said an incident involving a bullet did not pose a threat to student or staff safety. Marysville High School Principal Thomas R. Cochran said that as students were in the h...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 23, 2020
Following years of work and months of debate, the Marysville City Council voted Wednesday to reject a proposed zoning code. By a unanimous vote, council voted down the legislation, deciding instead to...