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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 29, 2018
The United Way of Union County has given a $5,000 grant to Wings Support and Recovery for basic computer training for consumers striving to enter the workforce. Wings is a non-profit peer support cent...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 26, 2018
A local man, who admitted to raping six women as a juvenile, will spend less than three years behind bars. A packed juvenile courtroom listened as visiting judge James Rapp sentenced Tevin Schall, 18,...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 26, 2018
Marysville’s branch of the U.S. Post Office is getting a bit of a face lift. The building, at 202 N Main St., is getting a new entryway. Above, John Roberts, of All Purpose Glass in Grand Rapids, Ohio...
Memorial Health receives community champion award
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 26, 2018
The Union County Drug Free Coalition recognized Memorial Health as the 2018 Community Champion Award winner during its January board meeting. The award has been given by the Union County Drug Free Coa...
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By Will Channell 
January 26, 2018
SAHLEH –––– The Union County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a man allegedly seen breaking into unfinished homes in Jerome Village last night into this morning. At about 11:52 p.m. Thursday deputies...
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By Jacob Runnels 
January 25, 2018
First responders were called to two separate accidents which occurred a few hundred feet apart within 15 minutes of each other on U.S. 36 Wednesday. According to Marysville Police Department reports, ...
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By Will Channell 
January 25, 2018
School district will see more money Marysville schools could soon be getting a bigger cut from Coleman’s Crossing tax revenue. Earlier this week, Marysville City Council held the first reading of an o...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 25, 2018
Pictured above and below are the homecoming courts for Marysville High School and the Marysville Early College High School. A king and queen from each school will be crowned Friday when the boys and g...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 24, 2018
With the 2017 numbers in, Union County saw a nearly $2-million spike in revenue. Interim County Administrator Tim Hansley said Union County’s financial picture is “getting much brighter.” “We took in ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2018
Editor’s note: The following announcement about the Marysville Library’s Author Series is submitted by board member Florence Allen. ––– The Friends of the Marysville Public Library will kick off its A...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 24, 2018
A pair of Union County students has been nominated for appointment to U.S. Military Service Academies. Emily Parrish and Samuel Shroyer have been nominated for slot available at the service academies ...
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By Tim Miller 
January 24, 2018
The Fairbanks High School winter Homecoming court will be recognized Friday evening between the junior varsity and varsity boys basketball games against West Jefferson. Members of the court are from l...
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By Will Channell 
January 23, 2018
Votes against rezoning on third reading Marysville City Council soundly struck down the rezoning of land behind Kroger Marketplace right before the legislation was set to cross the finish line. Counci...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 23, 2018
Plain City Police Department is adding a Canine Unit. The village had a canine unit for many years, but it was eventually disbanded. Recently, the village received a donation from the Union County Pro...
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By Jacob Runnels 
January 23, 2018
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 10:11 a.m. Monday morning, a black 2017 Ford Edge, driven by Jason Windfield, of Kenton, hit a broken down 2010 International Harvester truck on Route 31...
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By Chad Williamson 
January 22, 2018
The architectural firm responsible for the Marysville High School’s stadium parking lot project will not be continuing with involvement in an upcoming facility renovation. The Marysville Board of Educ...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 22, 2018
From left, investigators Jim Fish and Lance Emberling, along with Union County Coroner Dr. Dave Applegate, pose with the certificate of accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 22, 2018
GOLDEN –––– Detective Shawn Golden has been named 2017 Deputy of the Year at the Union County Sheriff’s Office. “Shawn is an important member of the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO),” Sheriff Jaim...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 22, 2018
A man who allegedly attacked an ex-girlfriend after a party could be facing more than a decade in prison. A Union County Grand Jury has indicted William D. Griffith, 37, of Springfield, charging him w...
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By Jacob Runnels 
January 22, 2018
In the age of the Internet and the increased social media use, local businesses like the Marysville Journal-Tribune are making good use of it. The Journal-Tribune has increased its engagement with peo...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 19, 2018
Above, deputy Kevin Weller handcuffs John Hixon so he can be taken to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitations and Correction’s Reception Center in Orient. Defense attorney Cliff Valentine, sitting, spe...
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By Will Channell 
January 19, 2018
Marysville officials presented the city’s finance committee Thursday night with the results of a State of Ohio report of the city’s finances in 2016. There are 17 areas that are rated to be positive, ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
January 18, 2018
Pictured above, Shawn Dyer, a deputy with the Union County Sheriff’s Office, pictured right, is welcoming a student to North Union schools. As the district’s school resource officer, he’s in charge of...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 18, 2018
The City of Marysville and a local council of governments have agreed to participate in a pilotless program. At Wednesday’s Northwest 33 Innovation Corridor Council of Governments meeting, the group u...
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By Jacob Runnels 
January 18, 2018
Pictured above is the new logo for the Union County Health Department (UCHD). The changes include putting more emphasis on the “Health Department” words and changing the color scheme. The logos were u...
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By Will Channell 
January 17, 2018
The map above shows roads the city hopes to pave this year which was presented at Tuesday’s Marysville Public Service Committee meeting. Officials said the list of roads could change slightly dependin...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 17, 2018
EVANS –––– In November, Chad Joseph Evans was arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats. The 42-year-old Marysville man allegedly threatened to take a gun to the local Agape service on Chestnu...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
January 16, 2018
SANCHEZ –––– Union County Sheriff’s deputies used a stun gun on a man reportedly breaking out car windows Monday. At about 2:25 p.m. deputies received reports of a man, Joseph M. Sanchez, 21, on Corpo...
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By Will Channell 
January 16, 2018
It looks like the road connecting Routes 31 and 4 on Cook’s Point has found new life. The City of Marysville passed an ordinance last week sticking with the original TIF agreement established three ye...
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By Mac Cordell 
January 16, 2018
The Honda Accord, made in Marysville, was named 2018 North American Car of the Year at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Above, Henio Arcangeli, Senior Vice President of the ...