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Christmas Walk held
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By Michael Williamson 
December 3, 2024
Residents and visitors alike braved the cold weather Monday night to see the City of Marysville light its Christmas tree. Visitors huddled together in Partners Park for a brief ceremony as city offici...
Silos project appears ready to roll
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Marysville City Council approved some zoning amendments Monday that clarify what will be allowed in the planned unit development of the Silos project. Changes include things like car washes and commercial options in the first floor of planned hotels. Above is a rendering that shows what that area west of North Main Street near the old water plant could look like. At left, the rendering shows how the project plans to utilize businesses with "waterfront views" along the creek.
Council, developer clear hurdle over car wash
By Michael Williamson 
December 3, 2024
A list of amendments related to the Silos at Marysville was approved Monday night but not before a complicated discussion occurred over whether or not the city should have car washes in the Uptown. Th...
Santa on Main Street
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By Chad Williamson 
December 2, 2024
Cool temperatures over the weekend held down the crowds for the 2024 Marysville Christmas Parade Sunday afternoon. Above, Santa Claus waves to those who braved the chilly weather along North Main Stre...
Richwood Opera House under new zoning
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By Kyle Meddles 
December 2, 2024
Richwood officials are looking to re-zone the Opera House before listing the building for sale. At a recent meeting, council voted unanimously in a motion to create an ordinance to zone the Opera Hous...
Body in Alabama believed to be missing local hiker
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By Michael Williamson 
December 2, 2024
Authorities in Alabama think they may have found the body of a missing Marysville woman. Officials from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department in Alabama said a body believed to be that of Vendula “...
Students featured in Macy’s parade
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 29, 2024
Three of the eight dancers in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, who performed during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York on Thursday, were students from Marysville. The girls, pictured f...
Logjam work to begin in December
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By Michael Williamson 
November 29, 2024
Residents along Mill Creek should notice crews moving in to clear logjams starting the second week of December. The Union County Commissioners approved the contract with H and H Land Clearing at the W...
Marysville pay-to-play changes again
Education, News
Fear of divisive reaction prompts reduction in fee
By Chad Williamson 
November 29, 2024
Parents of athletes in the Marysville schools will need to start filling out checks to the district in pencil. For the sixth time in the last month, the pay-to-play fee for sports has changed, after t...
Drivers injured in crash
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By Kyle Meddles 
November 27, 2024
Deputies and units from the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to the 12000 block of Watkins Road at 5:23 p.m., Monday, to investigate a two-car injury crash involving a 2020 Subaru Ascent and ...
Triad officials reflect on failed levy
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
November 26, 2024
The Triad Board of Education reflected on the failed levy renewal while the district prioritizes funds toward classroom improvements. Triad’s 0.5%, five-year income tax, which was a renewal of the lev...
SROs leave Marysville schools
Education, News
Officials continue to talk, but officers are gone for now
By Michael Williamson 
November 26, 2024
The Marysville school district is ending its school resource officer program this week but city and school officials said that doesn’t mean a law enforcement presence is leaving altogether. In a joint...
Community Thanksgiving meal set
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By Kyle Meddles 
November 26, 2024
What started as some leftover bingo funds and an idea has since become a holiday staple in the community. “Our goal is to provide a warm and inviting meal to those in need in Union County,” Julie Whip...
Early stumbles set stage for Mike Justice’s rise to sheriff
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Incoming Union County Sheriff Mike Justice is shown recording the Marysville Journal-Tribune Podcast. The podcast will be available on all popular streaming platforms Thursday.
By Kyle Meddles 
November 26, 2024
Newly elected Sheriff Mike Justice said that early failures in his law enforcement career set him down a path that would lead him to seek the top position in the agency. On the next episode of the Mar...
Meth listed as factor in car crash
Court News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
November 25, 2024
A North Lewisburg man could be facing as many as five years in prison after allegedly causing a car crash that resulted in injuries while on methamphetamines. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted ...
BlackSuit claims responsibility for ransomware school attack
Education, News
By Michael Williamson 
November 25, 2024
A “ransomeware gang” is claiming credit for the cyberattack on the Marysville school district late last month. According to Comparitech, a pro-consumer tech website that tracks cybersecurity and priva...
Satanic group appears
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The Satanic Temple, a national and international religious organization based out of Salem, Massachusetts, announced Saturday that it will be offering a release time religious instruction (RTRI) program for Edgewood Elementary School students. Pictured above is the flier that was posted on the group’s social media pages over the weekend. (Photo submitted)
Creates release time religious instruction program for Edgewood
By Mike Williamson 
November 25, 2024
Students at Edgewood Elementary School in Marysville could soon have another option for religious-based education outside the school district. Starting in December, the Satanic Temple (TST) announced ...
Diane Allen to retire
Education, News
By Chad Williamson 
November 22, 2024
Stepping down after a 13-year career leading the Marysville school district, Superintendent Diane Allen said her legacy will be in students, rather than a stadium or STEM school. Allen’s retirement wa...
School board meeting draws a crowd
Education, News
By Chad Williamson 
November 22, 2024
Creekview Intermediate School student Avery Whitehurst, above, was among numerous residents addressing the Marysville Board of Education about concerns after the levy defeat at Thursday's meeting. Ave...
Cadence Pauk attains Rank of Eagle Scout
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 22, 2024
Cadence P. Pauk, 18, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. For her Eagle Scout project, Pauk led a team of scouts to carry out sizable conservation and beautification landscape projects encompass...
Marysville participation fees rise and fall
Education, News
By Chad Williamson 
November 22, 2024
Thursday night into Friday morning was a wild 12 hours if you were trying to pin down pay-to-participate fees in the Marysville school district. Fees went up and down for various activities, before ev...
Fairbanks eyes slate of projects for 2025
Education, News
By Michael Williamson 
November 21, 2024
Facilities updates continue at Fairbanks as the district looks toward projects for 2025. The board of education approved two resolutions this week dealing with construction management items for high s...
The first of the white stuff
News
By Michael Williamson, Kyle Meddles 
November 21, 2024
Union County residents woke up to the first snowfall of the winter season Thursday morning, as the pictures below in Marysville's Eljer Park and Plain City show. Above, an ODOT worker on Route 736 cli...
North Union changing preschool schedule
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
November 20, 2024
The model for preschool instruction at North Union is changing from two full-days to four half-days per week effective for the 2025-2026 school year. At the regular board meeting on Monday, Deana Adam...
20 years of NUES
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
November 20, 2024
During the tour of the North Union Elementary School prior to the Monday board meeting, staff and board members looked at a display of “20 years of kindergarten” as part of the 20th anniversary celebr...
Jerome open to cannabis operations
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
November 20, 2024
Jerome Township is working through a zoning amendment that would allow certain cannabis-related land uses into the township. Zoning Inspector Eric Snowden said the board asked him to look into the mat...
Work of Fairbanks students to appear in Library of Congress
Education, News
Five Fairbanks students presented a project three years in the making during the Ohio School Board Association’s Student Achievement Fair in Columbus earlier this month. The project, part of the district’s Authentic Learning approach to education, had students interview and record their peers to learn about their stories and experiences. Students pictured from left are Elli Shaffer, Ava Lahmers, Kendole Crozier, Pamela Bosworth and Leo Bosworth. (Photo submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
November 19, 2024
A group of Fairbanks students presented work to visitors from all over the state this month – work that will also land in the Library of Congress. On Nov. 11, the group of five students attended the O...
Chick-fil-A files to build in city
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Chick-fil-A has taken the first step to build one of its fast food chicken restaurants in Marysville. The company recently filed an application to have its design evaluated by the city’s Design Review Board. (Photo submitted)
Will locate at former Sunbelt site on Delaware Avenue
By Mac Cordell 
November 19, 2024
City officials have confirmed that Chick-fil-A has filed paperwork to bring a restaurant to Marysville. The fast food chicken chain filed paperwork Tuesday to have the design of the new store reviewed...
Future of junior high considered in JA facility planning
Education, News
The graphic above shows four of the 10 current options Alder's community advisory team is looking at as possible facility configurations. The items in red indicate new buildings or additions. The numbers indicate projected capacity (green) and current capacity (white) for each of the buildings. (Graphic submitted)
By Mike Williamson 
November 18, 2024
As Jonathan Alder works to finish its facility planning, one question the district is facing is whether it should repurpose or demolish the current junior high building. Josh Predovich, with the archi...
Woman arrested after pursuit
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Michelle E. Sawyer, 52, of 20955 Collins Ave., Milford Center, was arrested Saturday evening following a multi-agency pursuit through the southern portion of the county and into the Marysville Uptown. Police were eventually able to get the car stopped in the 100 block of South Main Street and pulled the woman out. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Suspected drunk driver hit two cruisers during pursuit
By Mac Cordell 
November 18, 2024
A Milford Center woman could be facing prison time after a slow-speed pursuit this weekend, during which she hit two separate sheriff’s office cruisers. Michelle E. Sawyer, 52, of 20955 Collins Ave., ...
Marysville man injured in crash
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Lavern L. Schroyer, 70, of Marysville was transported to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton for treatment of serious injuries sustained in a Friday crash. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 18, 2024
Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Bellefontaine Examiner. ––– A Marysville man reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly aft...