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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 22, 2018
The Marysville Elks recently recognized the graduating seniors in the Antlers program. The Antlers is a service organization sponsored by the Elks which is open to middle and high school students. Alt...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 22, 2018
Fairbanks Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members recently competed in the Ohio Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) events in Columbus. Nine students qualified to co...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
May 22, 2018
The North Union Elementary School (NUES) was the site for the monthly school board meeting Monday evening. Darlene Allison, principal at NUES, welcomed the board and all the guests present. Third grad...
Fairbanks adjusts policy regarding college credit courses
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By Jacob Runnels 
May 22, 2018
The Fairbanks Board of Education has a new policy on College Credit Plus (CCP) programs for the school district. At Monday night’s meeting, the board approved of a policy change regarding how students...
Landowner responds to donation request
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By Mac Cordell 
May 22, 2018
County officials are asking a Jerome Township landowner for help making infrastructure improvements in the area at Monday night’s township trustee meeting. While the request was made in private, John ...
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By Will Channell 
May 22, 2018
At Monday’s Marysville City Council meeting, the city honored city Fire and EMS workers, declaring it “EMS Week” in Marysville. Mayor J.R. Rausch referred to EMS as a, “vital public service.” Pictured...
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By Will Channell 
May 21, 2018
HOFFMAN Starting in August, North Union Educator Vickie Hoffman will take over leading Triad Local Schools. The Triad School Board unanimously voted at a special meeting Saturday to hire Hoffman as th...
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By Will Channell 
May 21, 2018
At right, participants walk down Main Street onto East Fifth Street as part of the sixth-annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes march Friday afternoon. The march is meant to raise awareness of sexual assault...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 21, 2018
Law enforcement officials seized guns, body armor, drugs, cash and other items, pictured above, related to an alleged drug manufacturing operation following a raid Friday in Marysville. A pair of men ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
May 18, 2018
Fairbanks High School’s (FHS) alumni association will host its annual dinner at the FHS gymnasium at 6 p.m. May 25. At the dinner, a watercolor painting of the former Union Local High School, painted ...
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By Will Channell 
May 18, 2018
Marysville Police Officer Eric Collier talks to a motorist at Thursday’s Click It or Ticket check at Main and Sixth streets. The event had local law enforcement officers checking at the intersection’s...
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By Will Channell 
May 18, 2018
Marysville Mitts, a local travel baseball club, could soon see one of its most beloved coaches immortalized on the field they most often use. The Marysville Parks and Recreation Commission voted 3-0 T...
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By Jacob Runnels 
May 18, 2018
Former Mill Valley Elementary School students, decked out in graduation robes, were cheered through the halls of the school by its current students Thursday morning. The student body was comprised of ...
Thefts at local nursing home reported
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 17, 2018
Local authorities are looking into thefts at a local assisted living facility. Police were called to Monarch Skilled Nursing and Rehab at 730 Milcrest Drive to investigate three separate reports of th...
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By Jacob Runnels 
May 17, 2018
The Union County Health Department’s (UCHD) board of health approved a resolution to renew one of its levies with an increase at Wednesday morning’s meeting. The UCHD had three options for its 0.75-mi...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 17, 2018
Editor’s note: The Journal-Tribune wants to celebrate the success of local high school students from the community and tell their story. As the students graduate from high school, there are always a f...
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By Jacob Runnels 
May 17, 2018
Fairbanks High School (FHS) is the 46th best high school in Ohio and the 1,294th best in America for 2018, according to U.S. News. U.S. News analyzed 822 high schools in Ohio and 20,500 high schools, ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 16, 2018
Ohio Representative Dorothy Pelanda visited the Habitat for Humanity work site of a new home for the local D’Agati family in Marysville May 10. She joined the other workers in a prayer session held ar...
Details released for Plain City pursuit
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 16, 2018
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers took part in a pursuit that ended in a crash in Plain City Monday at 9:36 a.m. A trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for a registration violation on U.S. 33 near mil...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
May 16, 2018
Parker Kuzma, pictured above in the office of Marysville High School, is a soon-to-be graduate of the school. He has achieved great success in his school career, complete with a pair of 36 scores on A...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 16, 2018
A stolen gun has led to indictments against a man and local woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Brittney Nicole Lemaster and Gregory A Clark. Lemaster, 27, of 723 S. Walnut St., is charged...
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By Will Channell 
May 16, 2018
Executive Vice President of Honda of America Tom Shoupe speaks to assembled associates at Tuesday’s ceremony at the East Liberty Auto Plant celebrating the first 2019 Acura RDX to roll off the line. T...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
May 15, 2018
Richwood Village Council members approved a deal to obtain a newer bucket truck for the village. The current village bucket truck, a 1989 Ford, is in need of numerous repairs, which is not considered ...
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By Melanie Behrens 
May 15, 2018
The colors of spring are in full bloom, as this picture in the Timberview housing development shows. Rain forecast for this week should help area lawns, flowers and trees reach their full potential. (...
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By Jacob Runnels 
May 15, 2018
The Village of Milford Center has a plan for how to collect on delinquent water bills. As an update to village council at Monday night’s meeting, village administrator Chris Kise said the problem of c...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 15, 2018
Residents and village officials are expressing frustration over a fundraising campaign to rebuild Bicentennial Park in Plain City. The park, which as built in 1976, is surrounded by Main, South Chilli...
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By Will Channell 
May 15, 2018
Marysville Mayor J.R. Rausch reads a proclamation at Monday night’s city council meeting declaring with week Police Week. Standing next to him, from left, are Marysville Police Chief Floyd Golden, Sgt...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 14, 2018
The Union County Emergency Management Agency is moving from its current storage facility at 445 North Maple St. to a pair of buildings at 20900 Northwest Parkway, the former Segner Construction and ad...
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By Mac Cordell 
May 14, 2018
What started as a routine traffic stop, stopped more than three pounds of marijuana from coming into Marysville and ended in an indictment for a Columbus man. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted ...