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Runnin’ down a bone
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Runnin’ down a bone
By Aleksei Pavloff 
August 4, 2025
Three-year-old Gracie jaunts across the grass while at the Marysville Bark Park off North Maple Street Monday afternoon. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Questions remain about York Township biodigester
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Questions remain about York Township biodigester
By Michael Williamson 
August 4, 2025
The biodigester project in York Township is moving along but there may be additional questions about what happens to the gas created by the process when the facility is up and running. Originally pitc...
Leesburg saves money on ambulance
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Leesburg Township Fire Department staff, pictured from left, assistant fire chief John Cooke, Sabrina Mizer, Daniel Weirick, Cameron Thrasher and Landon Heckel, pose in front of their newly refurbished ambulance outside of the fire department on Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Leesburg saves money on ambulance
By Kyle Meddles 
August 4, 2025
The Leesburg Township Fire Department, which is part of the Northwestern Joint Fire District, acquired a newly refurbished ambulance truck last week in a move that expedited time constraints and saved...
Slip-and-slide gathering
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Slip-and-slide gathering
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 2, 2025
Ben Haigh, 10, tumbles at the bottom of a long slip-and-slide near the intersection of Court and Seventh streets, amid much warmer temperatures earlier this week. A group of youths were taking part in...
PCPD make headway on police staffing
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PCPD make headway on police staffing
By Jack Christian 
August 2, 2025
Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee is continuing the search to fill multiple open officer positions within his department, but one of those roles has now officially been filled. At a recent board meet...
Gridiron Midnight Madness
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Gridiron Midnight Madness
By Aleksei Pavloff 
August 1, 2025
While residents of Richwood were fast asleep, North Union's football program was wide awake Friday morning just after midnight. The Wildcats began their official padded practices yesterday as teams fr...
County makes cybersecurity improvements
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County makes cybersecurity improvements
By Michael Williamson 
August 1, 2025
Union County is adding another layer of protection to its cybersecurity infrastructure. The county commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday for Arctic Wolf, an advanced cybersecurity program that...
Benefit in the Barn will donate to Hope Center
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Pictured above is an image from the 2024 Benefit in the Barn event. The 2025 version of the event will take place Aug. 16 with proceeds benefiting the Hope Center and Delaware County Hunger Alliance. (Photo submitted)
Benefit in the Barn will donate to Hope Center
By From JT Staff Reports 
August 1, 2025
Organizers for the Benefit in the Barn announced that the affair is returning for its 11th year on Aug. 16 at We Feed U Farms, 5530 Radnor Road, Radnor. All net proceeds will benefit the Delaware Coun...
Local artist’s work part of Ohio State Fair
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Local artist’s work part of Ohio State Fair
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 30, 2025
Artist James Mellick of Milford Center has two dog carvings accepted in the fine arts exhibition of the 2025 Ohio State Fair. "Ghost Dog in Cherry" and "Beagle Boy Blue" are part of the 300-plus accep...
CPD officer with local ties, sentenced in shooting
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CPD officer with local ties, sentenced in shooting
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 30, 2025
A former Ohio police officer and North Union graduate who stood trial in the shooting death of Andre Hill was convicted of murder and sentenced 15 years to life in prison on Monday. Adam Coy, 47, who ...
Former Hometown Auto site demo complete
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Former Hometown Auto site demo complete
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 30, 2025
With demolition of the former Hometown Auto site complete, Marysville officials are working to prepare the site for work on the town run, which flows under the property. No official development plans ...
Growth prompts city to eye ward adjustments
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Recently annexed land into the City of Marysville, shown above in the red and blue striped areas, is pushing council to reconsider boundaries for those parts of town. Added land in Ward 1 would be part of the Marysville North development and added land in Ward 2 would be part of Marysville East. (Graphic submitted)
Growth prompts city to eye ward adjustments
By Michael Williamson 
July 30, 2025
With the growth in the northern and eastern parts of the city, Marysville is going to need to redraw some of its boundaries. At the regular meeting of Marysville City Council Monday, the board heard t...
Manville park ribbon cutting held in Magnetic Springs
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Manville park ribbon cutting held in Magnetic Springs
By Kyle Meddles 
July 29, 2025
Leesburg Township celebrated its recently-installed walking trail and playground at the Lee Manville Memorial Park in Magnetic Springs with a ribbon cutting Monday afternoon as part of a $163,000 proj...
Little league group looks for help from Richwood Council
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Little league group looks for help from Richwood Council
By Kyle Meddles 
July 29, 2025
The North Union Little League is looking for help from village council to fund the repair of the boy’s baseball diamond, which has seen flooding issues that have led to multiple delayed games. At the ...
Marysville East segment delayed
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Marysville East segment delayed
Property owners, developer still have issues to iron out
By Michael Williamson 
July 29, 2025
Progress on one portion of the Marysville East development is getting delayed as developers and property owners have yet to reach a compromise. Marysville City Council voted to table a couple of ordin...
Grand champion steer sold
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Grand champion steer sold
By Chad Williamson 
July 29, 2025
Natalie Williams sold the Grand Champion Steer for $5,600 to Honda Marysville and Leon’s Garage at Saturday’s 2025 Junior Fair Livestock Sale. Pictured from left to right are Stella Williams, Fair Que...
Potbelly Sandwiches to be part of new retail space
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Potbelly Sandwiches to be part of new retail space
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 29, 2025
Potbelly Sandwich Works will anchor a new commercial development that is breaking ground in Marysville. OLIO Development Group, a commercial real estate development firm based in Columbus, recently an...
Dairy Feeder sets record at livestock sale
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Dairy Feeder sets record at livestock sale
By Chad Williamson 
July 29, 2025
Jenna Dee sold the fair’s Grand Champion Purebread Dairy Feeder for record $10,500 to group of bidding businesses including Fancy Pants Renovation, Wingfield Farms, Miller Builders Group, Aaron Boerge...
Auditors talk property tax relief
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Auditors talk property tax relief
By Michael Williamson 
July 28, 2025
There could be solutions to the ever-increasing property taxes in Ohio but a number of county auditors said it has to begin with the legislature listening to the people. A group of Ohio county auditor...
Man charged with stabbing family member
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Man charged with stabbing family member
By Kyle Meddles 
July 28, 2025
A Marysville man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly stabbing his stepfather multiple times following a domestic dispute. The suspect, Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, of Marysville, has been charged...
Domestic dispute turns into a stabbing
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Domestic dispute turns into a stabbing
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 28, 2025
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported that a suspect, Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, has been arrested after a domestic dispute with his stepfather turned into a stabbing on Cotton Slash Road Sunday...
Hyp Hop makes a comeback
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Hyp Hop (left) enjoys an apple snack from Jaden Brake (right) while in his stall at the Union County Fairgrounds this past week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Hyp Hop makes a comeback
Trainer offers second chance for racehorse
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 26, 2025
Second chances come in many forms and one horse is a perfect example of one of them. Jaden Brake, 14, is currently showing an 18-year-old horse dubbed Hyp Hop at this year’s Union County Fair. This is...
Progress made on Mill Creek
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Progress made on Mill Creek
By Michael Williamson 
July 25, 2025
The water levels along Mill Creek are looking “significantly better,” according to Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch. That’s a direct result, he said, of the thousands of logjams being cleared out of ...
Making the rounds
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Making the rounds
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 25, 2025
Meghan Morey of Marysville turns the corner on an obstacle during the A Bar barrel racing at the Union County Fairgrounds grandstands Thursday evening. The fair runs until tomorrow evening. (Journal-T...
Jerome Fire gets state hazard funds
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Jerome Fire gets state hazard funds
By Jack Christian 
July 25, 2025
Jerome Township has been awarded a public grant from the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to support hazardous material training for first responders. The $800,000 grant was distributed among ...
Walmart donates to local nonprofit groups
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As part of its remodel, the Marysville Walmart showcased a new community-focused mural including cultural references to the city, including the Union County Courthouse, Monarch butterflys, hot air balloons and more. The mural was done by artist Elsa Gonzalez De La Cruz and is part of Walmart’s Community Mural Program aimed at celebrating communities around the country. (Photo submitted)
Walmart donates to local nonprofit groups
By From JT Staff Reports 
July 25, 2025
The local Walmart Supercenter, 555 Coleman’s Crossing Blvd., recently unveiled its remodeled interior to the public on Friday, which comes with a commitment to the community in the form of $9,750 in g...
Hydraulic fluid closed East Fifth Street
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Marysville crews pull road closed signs off East Fifth Street Thursday afternoon following a hydraulic fluid spill. The road was closed between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. while crews cleaned the street. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Hydraulic fluid closed East Fifth Street
By Michael Williamson 
July 24, 2025
The reported road hazard that closed East Fifth Street for the better part of Thursday morning was due to hydraulic fluid leaking onto the roadway. Drivers on the east side of Marysville at about 7:30...
Data epicenter
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Data epicenter
Commissioner learns struggles of Virginia county with 200 data centers
By Michael Williamson 
July 24, 2025
Local leaders recently had an opportunity to hear from an elected official in Virginia who has first-hand experience dealing with data centers – a lot of data centers. At the recent National Associati...
Reporter puts in some fair shooting
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Journal-Tribune reporter Kyle Meddles, pictured above, took on the Laser Shot shooting simulator hosted by the Union County Sheriff’s Office at the fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon and shared his experience participating in the simulated scenarios alongside Sheriff Mike Justice. The public is welcome to stop by the old Merchant’s building to participate until the fair ends. Children are welcome daily until 4 p.m. and adults can shoot from 4 to 8 p.m. (Photo submitted)
Reporter puts in some fair shooting
Gives account of UCSO simulator at fairgrounds
By Kyle Meddles 
July 23, 2025
In the early afternoon on Wednesday, I had the opportunity to try out the Laser Shot shooting simulator courtesy of the Union County Sheriff’s Office, even going toe-to-toe in a shooting competition w...
Fair fun in the sun
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Fair fun in the sun
By Aleksei Pavloff 
July 23, 2025
Fairgoers scratch their adrenaline itch with the amusement rides on a bright sunny Tuesday at the Union County Fairgrounds. The fair runs through Saturday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)