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City opts for deduct meters over credits
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By Mac Cordell 
November 20, 2019
Above is an installed secondary water meter, called a deduct meter. The primary meter measures the total amount of water a home uses. The deduct meter measures how much of the water is used outside an...
New Marysville officer sworn in
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 20, 2019
Officer Long Huynh, second from left, was sworn in as the newest member of the Marysville Division of Police Tuesday at the department. He comes to the local agency from the Granville Police Departmen...
Pet crematory moves forward in Jerome Township
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 20, 2019
While moving forward with a proposed pet crematory, Jerome Township officials voted Tuesday against a zoning code change that would create a new permitted use. During the zoning application process, F...
Flexible fella
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 20, 2019
Jonathan Alder Drum Major Isaiah Heyman touches his plume to the turf at the Teays Valley stadium prior to the start of the Pioneers’ playoff football game against Jackson Friday. JA won the game 38-1...
Girls on the Run!
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 20, 2019
The Plain City Elementary School Girls on the Run team participated in a celebratory 5K run Saturday at Columbus Commons. Over the course of the 10-week program, girls in grades 3-8 develop essential ...
Fairbanks opens Life Skills Lab
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 19, 2019
Above, Fairbanks Board President Mark Lippencott accepts a gift of baked goods from one of the students who uses the district’s new Life Skills Lab. The district held a ribbon cutting for the facility...
NU board asked to donate land for facility
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
November 19, 2019
Presentations on various topics were the main events during the Monday night North Union Board of Education meeting. Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew approached the board to help support a project called a ...
Memorial acquires Damascus Family Medicine
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By Mac Cordell 
November 18, 2019
Memorial Medical Group has acquired Damascus Family Medicine. In a letter sent to Damascus Family Medicine patients, the practice announced that, “as of Dec. 2, 2019, our practice will become a part o...
Marysville Choral Boosters announce Cabaret Night
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 18, 2019
Pictured above are the senior members of the Swingers Unlimited. They are, from left to right, seated, Matthew Cooper and Peyton Ice, standing in the front row, Liv Jordan, Donovan Muller, Emma Armstr...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 18, 2019
Editor’s note: The following information was written by UCCCA board member Florence Allen. ––– The Union County Concert Association will present the Little Big Band Classic Performers on Thursday, Nov...
County hikes fees for vehicle registrations fees
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By Mac Cordell 
November 16, 2019
Local residents will soon be paying more for their vehicle registration. The Union County Commissioners on Thursday approved a pair of resolutions to add a group of fees each time a resident registers...
JA advances to the next round
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 16, 2019
Jonathan Keith, left, of Jonathan Alder throws up his arm in celebration after the Pioneers defeated Jackson 38-13 at Teays Valley High School Friday. Teammate Dawson Detweiler is shown at right. The ...
Marysville plays the host
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 16, 2019
Friday night, for the first time, a high school football game was held at Marysville’s stadium that did not begin with the words “this is Monarch country” over the public address system. School crews ...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 15, 2019
MCCONOUGHEY A parole violation will bring no punishment for a former teacher convicted of having sex with a student. At a hearing this week, Judge Mark O’Connor decided to continue community control f...
Marysville to begin process of elementary redistricting
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By Chad Williamson 
November 15, 2019
Marysville elementary school parents learned recently that the district will soon begin the process of redistricting. A letter sent to parents Thursday states that the district will begin the process ...
Plain City trying to save relationship with Steam Thresher show
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 14, 2019
Plain City is working on extending the village’s contract with the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association. During Wednesday’s work session, council discussed updates to the lease agreement between P...
Tiny snowman
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 14, 2019
Although recent snowfall wasn’t particularly deep, there was enough accumulation for residents to create this small snowman along West Sixth Street. The little guy’s days may be numbered, however, as ...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 13, 2019
Marysville City Council is moving forward to approve changes to the city’s zoning code. At Monday’s meeting, council heard a first reading of legislation that would amend the city’s zoning code. Zonin...
North Lewisburg amending commercial vehicle parking ordinances
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By Chad Williamson 
November 13, 2019
North Lewisburg Village Council has taken its first steps to address a problem with a troublesome box truck parking along city streets for extended periods of time. Council heard first reading Tuesday...
Taking the stage
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 13, 2019
The Plain City Public Library hosted a “Family Sing-Along” Tuesday evening. The event welcomed children to sing along, karaoke-style to their favorite family-friendly songs. Pictured is Miles Moran, 5...
Richwood to seek state funds for projects
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
November 13, 2019
Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew told council members at Tuesday’s meeting that after he spoke with Ohio Senator David Burke and State Representative Tracy Richardson, that the village will be submitting re...
Village online billing,  payment system down
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 13, 2019
Plain City residents will need to pay their November utility bills by cash or check. Online bill pay is currently unavailable, as Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said the village encountered techn...
P.C. Druggist celebrates 20 years anniversary
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 13, 2019
The Plain City Druggist will celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend. Pictured in the November 1999 photo above are, from left, Mary Lou Lovejoy, Bud Lovejoy, Betty Craft, Robin Craft, Joe Craft, ...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 12, 2019
Some schools close as area blanketed by layer of snow Union County residents are waking up to a blanket of white, the season’s first snow. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures dippe...
M.C. preparing property upkeep codes
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 12, 2019
Milford Center is working on implementing a new property maintenance code. During Monday’s Village Council meeting, members reviewed an “exterior property maintenance and appearance code.” The code wa...
Autumn snowfall
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By Mac Cordell 
November 12, 2019
The first snowfall of the season hit Union County overnight. Temperatures dipped into the teens with wind gusts as high as 28 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service. The changing wea...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 12, 2019
Doris Leistritz was named the winner of the Journal-Tribune’s Count The Jack-O-Lanterns contest. Readers were asked to count the number of jack-o-lanterns scattered about the newspaper pages in the Oc...
Community honors Decker at ceremony
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 11, 2019
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Bonnell delivers his keynote speech during Sunday’s Voices from the Stone ceremony. The program, sponsored by the Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee honored...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 11, 2019
Eastbound lanes of U.S. 33 are open again after a fatal crash closed the highway Sunday and into Monday morning. Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol continue to investigate a fatal crash that ...