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By Tim Miller 
December 18, 2017
Triad’s Jacob Greve keeps the ball from going out-of-bounds Friday evening against Mechanicsburg. The Cardinals won, 51-41. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller) –––– The Triad High School boys basket...
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By Will Channell 
December 15, 2017
A street sweeper cleans some straggling leaves from the fall this morning on Fourth Street. According to the City of Marysville’s website, the Uptown area and the intersecting streets are cleaned ever...
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By Will Channell 
December 14, 2017
Marysville firefighters are shown putting out a dumpster fire in front of Bible Baptist Church on East Ninth Street today at about 7:30 a.m. The fire was largely out by the time responders arrived, bu...
First responders kept busy with slew of crashes Wednesday crashes
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By Will Channell 
December 14, 2017
Union County saw a glut of crashes Wednesday, including one that sent two drivers to Memorial Hospital. According reports from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Nora Be...
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By Mac Cordell 
December 14, 2017
An agreement finalized this week will allow World of Wonders Child Care to relocate out of the Harold Lewis Center and into a portion of the Union County Family YMCA facility, formerly occupied by Mem...
Penn parole denied
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By Mac Cordell 
December 13, 2017
PENN –––– Killer of sheriff Harry Wolfe will remain in prison The man who killed Union County Sheriff Harry Wolfe in 1982 will remain behind bars. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’...
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By Will Channell 
December 13, 2017
Pictured are the new boundaries of the city’s historical preservation district shown at Monday’s Marysville City Council meeting. The new lines cut off East Fifth Street from Vine to Cherry streets, o...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 13, 2017
Readers are reminded that the Journal-Tribune would like to feature examples of the best Christmas decorations around Union County for possible publication. Just snap a photo of the holiday display an...
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By Jacob Runnels 
December 13, 2017
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:26 p.m. Tuesday, deputies and the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Watkins-Calif...
Local woman  killed in    U.S. 33 crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 13, 2017
A fatal car crash occurred on U.S. 33, in Jerome Township, at 9:07 p.m. Tuesday night. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), Gilliam White, 21, of Marysville, was heading eastbound on U.S...
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By Jacob Runnels 
December 12, 2017
A petition to file an administrative appeal in relation to a wood-burning furnace was submitted at Milford Center’s village meeting Monday night. Resident Ron Payne said the petition for an administra...
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By Jacob Runnels 
December 12, 2017
Several thefts from vehicles were reported to have occured Sunday morning. From 5:59 a.m. to 10:10 a.m., there were four vehicle thefts committed Sunday, according to the Marysville Police Department....
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By Mac Cordell 
December 12, 2017
It was a farewell for four members of Plain City’s village council. Monday was the last village council meeting for Nick Kennedy, Jim Moore, Colleen Davis and Leslie Perkins Mayor Darrin Lane took tim...
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By Will Channell 
December 12, 2017
The city may have to hold off on building a road between Routes 31 and 4 after Marysville Schools expressed distaste for an update to the Cook’s Pointe tax increment financing (TIF) district. Marysvil...
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By Mac Cordell 
December 12, 2017
Pictured above, the square in Unionville Center is alive with lights and decorations celebrating the Christmas season. The display features a nativity, candy canes, Santa, lighted trees, toys, present...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 11, 2017
Saturday marked the annual Shop with a Cop event at Walmart and Meijers. The event pairs area boys and girls with local police officers and firefighters to purchase toys for the holiday season. Pictur...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 11, 2017
A light blanket of snow fell onto the area Saturday afternoon. The slight accumulations caused few traffic mishaps and clearing a driveway could have been accomplished with a broom rather than shovel....
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By Mac Cordell 
December 11, 2017
Auctioneer Danny Westlake calls out bids as part of the Care Train of Union County auction at McAuliffe’s Ace Hardware. Auction officials said the annual event raised about $198,000. (Journal-Tribune ...
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By Sam Dillon 
December 9, 2017
Four female Whitetail Deer were shot and left on Honda property sometime around Dec. 4. Wildlife officers are asking the public to help in the case, as there is only minimal information available at t...
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By Will Channell 
December 9, 2017
Trinity Lutheran School student Braden Bates shoots hoops during the school’s recess Friday afternoon. Students at the school stayed inside for recess due to the 20-degree temperature. (Journal-Tribun...
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By Chad Williamson 
December 8, 2017
Santa Claus hands out treats to members of the Union County YMCA Thursday night. Santa was on hand as part of the YMCA’s “Rocking Around the Y” event, with a variety of holiday-themed events including...
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By Will Channell 
December 8, 2017
BORGERDING –––– During the holiday season, someone going the extra mile to brighten another person’s day can make all the difference. One such person is Journal-Tribune carrier Riley Borgerding, 13, o...
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By Mac Cordell 
December 7, 2017
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted a man for allegedly stealing the identity of his deployed Marine brother. Austin Curtis Ball, 21, of 160 Lantern Lane, Plain City, is charged with one count ea...
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By Jacob Runnels 
December 7, 2017
Stephen Ormeroid, a Marysville resident and firearms trainer at the Richwood Gun Club, is shown practicing his aim at the club’s shooting range Wednesday afternoon. After a recent accidental shooting ...
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By Mac Cordell 
December 6, 2017
John P. Hixon, right, along with attorney Cliff Valentine, left, exits the courtroom Tuesday after pleading no contest to reckless homicide in connection to the 2016 death of Ghouse Gulam at a Honda R...
U.S. Senator’s office to hold workshop on grants
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By Mac Cordell 
December 6, 2017
U.S. Senator Rob Portman says he wants to help individuals and organizations fight the heroin crisis in Union County. Portman’s staff will hold a grant-funding workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at...
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By Will Channell 
December 6, 2017
A man found dead at his residence on Village Drive this week has spurred a death investigation by state and local authorities. Marysville Police received a report of a dead male on Village Drive Tuesd...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
December 5, 2017
Readers are reminded that the Journal-Tribune would like to feature examples of the best Christmas decorations around Union County for possible publication. Just snap a photo of the holiday display an...