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By Will Channell 
November 15, 2017
Marysville Facility Maintenance Manager Scott Ferguson sets up decorations this morning at Partners Park for this month’s Christmas Walk and tree lighting. On Monday, Nov. 27, residents will be able t...
N.L. begins process of banning pot operations
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 15, 2017
North Lewisburg Village Council on Tuesday unanimously passed its first reading of an ordinance that would allow the village to prohibit medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensari...
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
November 15, 2017
The Richwood Village Council met for its regular Monday night meeting and Mayor Scott Jerew swore in Officer Evan Martindale. He was hired as a part-time police officer for Richwood and received his f...
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By Will Channell 
November 14, 2017
Invokes penalty for utility work; seeks help from new company The City of Marysville has some problems with the contractor working on its waterline replacement project, and council made that known at ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 14, 2017
The Leesburg Township Trustees recently celebrated by burning the paid mortgage to the Leesburg Township Fire Department facility 12985 Route 347. Pictured, from left to right, are township trustees J...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 14, 2017
Boy Scouts Nate Eudaily, right, and Jacob Lee, left, led the Pledge of Allegiance at Monday’s meeting of the Plain City Village Council. The Scouts observed the meeting to fulfill a troop requirement....
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 14, 2017
In one of the most contentious meetings of the year, Mayor Virgil Ray Reisinger was the tie-breaking vote that took down an ordinance aimed at enforcing property maintenance codes. Throughout the mont...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 13, 2017
Union County Sheriff’s Deputies and units from the Marysville Fire Department responded to the intersection of Scottslawn Road and Route 736 for an injury crash involving a 2002 Ford Taurus that was s...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 13, 2017
Residents around Union County observed Veterans Day on Saturday. Above, Jerome Township officials and residents observed Veterans Day at 11 a.m., Saturday at the veterans’ monument in New California. ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 13, 2017
Dog owner Jeff Book, of Milford Center, decided that Friday afternoon would be a good day to let his dogs play at Schwarzkopf Park. Bailey, a 6-month-old Australian shepherd, and Maizy, a 1-year-old p...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 13, 2017
ALLEN –––– A Columbus man and woman could each be facing more than a decade in prison for their roles in an organized theft ring. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Daniel N. Allen and Jessica H...
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By Chad Williamson 
November 13, 2017
The Marysville School District is taking steps to eliminate a water problem at the Early College High School. Enviro-Construction of Alexandria submitted the low bid of $88,329 for the work, which wil...
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By Will Channell 
November 9, 2017
Pictured above is the rendering of Home 2 Suites presented at Wednesday night’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting for the new hotel to go in on Colemans Crossing Boulevard. Board members expresse...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 9, 2017
Union County election officials are pleased with Tuesday’s elections. “I don’t think we had any major issues, just normal things,” said Tina LaRoche, director of the Union County Board of Elections. L...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 9, 2017
Authorities responded to a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 42 near Bell Road Wednesday evening. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2007 Toyota Corolla hit a sem...
Mental Health Levy approved by voters
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By Will Channell 
November 8, 2017
It was close, but the results of Tuesday’s election means the Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB) will have some new money to work with. Residents voted 5,662 to 4,837 to pass a tax l...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 8, 2017
It was a night for incumbents in township races around Union County. In Jerome Township, C.J. Lovejoy and Joe Craft defended their trustee seats against challenger Andrew Diamond. In Paris Township, D...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 8, 2017
In January, Plain City Village Council will look very different. According to unofficial results from the Union and Madison County boards of election, Shannon Pine, 332 votes, Darren Lee, 316 votes, J...
Fairbanks elects new board members
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By Jacob Runnels 
November 8, 2017
Two school boards in the county will be changing a few of their council members, according to unofficial election results from the Union County Board of Elections. For the Fairbanks board of education...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 7, 2017
Joan Burns, right, has been a poll worker for more than 60 years. She says she enjoys being in the community and seeing people she knows. This morning about 7 a.m., Burns’ neighbor, Brande Vollrath ca...
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By Will Channell 
November 7, 2017
The above map shows the new proposed boundary of the historical preservation district, outlined in yellow, as well as the new Uptown-specific zones the city proposed at Monday’s planning commission me...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 7, 2017
A rash of car break-ins and the time change from daylight-saving time ending led to a series of public warnings at Monday night’s Jerome Township Trustees meeting. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton wa...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 7, 2017
Authorities searched a Columbus residence last week connected to multiple vehicle thefts that occurred in Marysville and Milford Center last week, but no suspect yet. From Wednesday through Friday mor...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 6, 2017
The Union County Sheriff’s Office is joining Marysville Police investigating of a string of vehicle thefts that occurred alongside similar thefts in Marysville last week. Sheriff’s Office reports have...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2017
Tuesday, voters around the county will go to the polls to select leaders for their villages, townships and school boards. In some areas however, the choice has already been made. A look at ballots in ...
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By Will Channell 
November 6, 2017
Speakers at Sunday’s Voices from the Stone ceremony stand as the color guard retires the colors. In the back, from left, are Father Kevin Kavanagh, Union County Commissioner Steve Stolte, Marysville C...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2017
Residents around Union County woke up to swollen waterways and flooded fields this morning after a Sunday of steady rain. Above, Big Darby Creek spilled over its banks and flooded Plain City’s McKitri...
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By Will Channell 
November 4, 2017
As the City of Marysville begins discussion about next year’s budget, a theme of improvement stands in contrast to last year’s idea of growth. While the city is continuing development on the new Innov...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 4, 2017
Jonathan Alder Football Coach Brett Glass talks to his team following the Pioneers’ 17-7 defeat at Clinton Massie in the opening round of the high school football playoffs Friday night. For a full sto...
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By Will Channell 
November 4, 2017
The Marysville Police Department is on the lookout for the culprits of several car break-ins that have occurred in Marysville this week. According to police reports, four cars were broken into early W...