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Unionville holds Fall Fest
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By Mike Williamson 
October 21, 2024
Visitors stand in line for food Saturday at the annual Unionville Center Fall Fest and chili cook-off. Residents and neighbors alike stopped by the Veterans Shelter at the Green for an afternoon of fo...
Undecided, ‘no’ voters  targeted in school levy campaign
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Officials feel accurate information can convince them to vote ‘yes’
By Chad Williamson 
October 18, 2024
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates that Union County voters will see on the Nov. 5 ballot. ––– New faces might be the secret ...
Pathways produce pilots, phlebotomists
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MHS, ECHS have variety of career launchpads
By Chad Williamson 
October 18, 2024
When Marysville’s Early College High School (ECHS) opened in 2014 it had a trio of educational pathways for students to choose from - health sciences, information technology and engineering. In the de...
Five bids submitted for county logjam cleanup project
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By Mike Williamson 
October 18, 2024
Bids for the Mill Creek logjam project came in, giving Union County officials a range of amounts to consider. County commissioners held a special bid opening on Friday, which marked the end of the 30-...
Area girls to be mile champions at marathon
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By Mac Cordell 
October 18, 2024
Thousands of long distance runners, including some of America’s best, will make their way through the streets of Columbus on Sunday at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon. But two of ...
Pair of local residents battle for state rep seat
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By Mac Cordell 
October 18, 2024
Editor’s note: The following is the fourth installment in a week-long series of stories detailing issues and candidates appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot. ––– A pair of Marysville residents will face off...
UCSO releases details of fatal crash from Oct. 11
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 18, 2024
The Union County Sheriff’s Office has released details about a fatal crash that claimed the life of a Marion area resident last Friday. Casey L. Hayes, 34, of Marion, was killed in a rollover crash on...
Some county residents will vote on COTA measure
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By Mac Cordell 
October 17, 2024
Editor’s note: Today’s election stories are the latest installments in a week-long series of articles on issues and candidates that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. –– More than 3,300 Union County vo...
Ballot loaded with Plain City issues
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By Mike Williamson 
October 17, 2024
Editor’s note: Today’s election stories are the latest installments in a week-long series of articles on issues and candidates that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. ––– Plain City will have multiple ...
Council member dispels rumor about Haitian immigrants
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Marysville City Council member J.R. Rausch took time during Monday night’s city council meeting to dispel a rumor that apartments currently under construction on the former Kroger plaza on West Fifth Street, pictured above, were being built by the city to house Haitian immigrants from Springfield. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell)
By Mac Cordell 
October 17, 2024
A Marysville council member wants a rumor to go away. At Monday night’s meeting, council member J.R. Rausch said there is a rumor that apartments under construction on West Fifth Street are being buil...
UCBDD levy crucial to Harold Lewis Center future
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Editor's note: This is the second in a week-long series of stories detailing local issues and candidates appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot.
By Mike Williamson 
October 15, 2024
The Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be on the ballot next month and its director, Kara Brown, said this levy is crucial for operations of the Harold Lewis Center. “The levy is so...
Medical waste facility proposed
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A medical waste hauler is asking permission to develop a sterilization facility inside the building at 14711 Industrial Parkway, highlighted in blue. The company, Sterile Waste Solutions (SWS), received state funding to move out of Westerville and relocate in a rural county to create jobs. The company currently runs its office in the building, but hauls waste to a sterilization facility in Cincinnati, but wants to be able to sterilize the waste locally. (Graphic submitted)
By Mac Cordell 
October 15, 2024
A proposed medical waste sterilization facility reminds at least one member of council of a similar but different facility proposed for the city more than three decades ago. At Monday night’s meeting,...
Library seeks levy to fund operations
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Editor's note: This is the first in a week-long series of stories detailing local issues and candidates appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot.
By Kyle Meddles 
October 14, 2024
The Marysville Public Library is seeking a levy replacement on the upcoming ballot. This November, voters will decide if the library’s five-year, 1.5-mill replacement property tax levy passes at the p...
Palmer will be Voice from the Stone
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 14, 2024
The Veterans Remembrance Committee has announced its honoree for Voice from the Stone this year. The 2024 veteran honoree will be Private First Class Roland E. Palmer, United States Marine Corps, who ...
Tornado damage repaired
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 14, 2024
After the tornado that ravaged Broadway earlier this year, restoration efforts are in full swing. Lowe’s employees came out to help beautify the area around the baseball fields Friday morning, which i...
Alder Homecoming royalty named
News, Plain City
By Tim Miller 
October 14, 2024
Jonathan Alder High School held its 2024 football Homecoming ceremony prior to the game against Kenton Ridge on Friday. Christian Dellapina, left, was crowned the king, while Josie Miller was named th...
Honda recalls 1.7 million vehicles
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By Mac Cordell 
October 11, 2024
Honda is recalling nearly 1.7 million vehicles in the U.S. According to information from Honda, the company will “voluntarily recall approximately 1.7 million 2022-2025 Acura and Honda vehicles.” “Ame...
Old Town Marketplace puts focus on community
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Kari Bishop, a barista at West 5th Kitchen, a new cafe in Uptown Marysville,makes a pumpkin latte for a customer Friday during the business’ soft opening. The new cafe is one of two eateries inside the Old Town Marketplace on West Fifth Street. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
By Mike Williamson 
October 11, 2024
A new business is opening in Marysville from the team that brought the Coffee Hall and Creamery to the Uptown. The Old Town Marketplace. which three businesses, now occupies the building at 113 West F...
Alder set for Homecoming
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 11, 2024
Members of the Jonathan Alder High School football team toss candy to eager parade-goers Wednesday evening at the annual Homecoming Parade in Plain City. Residents and families gathered along Main Str...
Members of multi-county car theft ring charged
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By Mac Cordell 
October 10, 2024
A gang of accused car thieves has been indicted locally. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted nine individuals, alleging they are all part of an organized crime ring, stealing cars and other items...
Church organizes Helene relief
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 10, 2024
Fulton Creek Friends Church is putting together an aid fund for hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina. Ed Kapraly, Outreach Elder at Fulton Creek Friends Church, said that the fund is being done t...
JA Homecoming court members named
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 10, 2024
Jonathan Alder High School announced its fall Homecoming court. Pictured in the back row from left: freshman John Parker, senior Christian Dellapina, senior Mason Hermiller, senior Carter Detweiler, j...
Patton opts to retire before end of term
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Will step aside at end of October
By Mike Williamson 
October 9, 2024
Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton has decided to end his term as the county’s chief law enforcement official a little early. He told the county commissioners Wednesday that he will be officially retir...
Hangar pitch will go to commissioners
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 9, 2024
The Union County Airport Authority is prepping to propose their hangar project to the Union County Commissioners. At their regular monthly meeting, Airport Authority President Steve Koenig said they w...
City prioritizes maintenance, growth in plan
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By Mac Cordell 
October 8, 2024
Marysville City Council got a first look at the strategic plan goals and objectives that were developed during a pair of council retreats earlier this year. In August, Westerville-based Management Adv...
Drivers escape injuries in crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 8, 2024
Spencer Silvers, 27, of Kenton was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead after a property damage crash Saturday. At about 2:36 p.m. Saturday Silvers was driving a BMW 550 on U....
Local woman missing
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Officials are looking for Vendula "Wendy” Rose, 41, of Marysville, who was last seen Sept. 24. Rose posted a “selfie” of her hiking, above. Officials believe the picture was taken and sent to friends the day before she went missing. Rose’s car, a Silver Honda Accord Ohio with the Ohio license plate “CHKS FLY,” was last seen Sept. 24, on a traffic camera in Oxford, Alabama. The car was found last week near the Cheaha State Park in Alabama. (Photo submitted)
Did not return after planned hike in Alabama
By Mac Cordell 
October 7, 2024
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a local woman, last seen in September. The Marysville Police Division is asking for help finding Vendula "Wendy" Rose, 41, of Marysville. Capt. Nate Sac...
View from above: Reporter reflects on ride in war plane
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An aerial view of the city of Marysville from the cockpit of a T-6 Texan trainer aircraft, named ‘Checkers’, during the Union County Airport’s Oktoberfest fly-in Saturday. The T-6 Texan was the backbone for advanced pilot training for World War II and beyond. In Korea, ‘Mosquito Squadrons’ flew the aircraft into combat, marking targets for the much faster jets of the era. ‘Checkers’ comes from Kestrel Warbird Experience out of Middletown, Ohio. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
By Kyle Meddles 
October 7, 2024
On Saturday, I attended the Oktoberfest fly-in at the Union County Airport. The event featured a wide array of different aircraft as well as a German food truck. Around an hour into the event I figure...
Airport hosts fly-in
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 7, 2024
The B-25 bomber ‘Champaign Gal,’ named after its home at the Champaign Aviation Museum in Champaign County made an appearance at the Union County Airport’s Oktoberfest fly-in Saturday. The iconic bomb...
UCHD plans shot, tire events
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By From JT Staff Reports 
October 7, 2024
The Union County Health Department will be holding a couple events at the end of this week. On Friday, the department is running its annual drive-thru flu vaccination clinic at the Union County Fairgr...