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NU Elementary School student council fund discussed
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By Ally Lanasa 
September 23, 2022
The North Union Board of Education recently discussed allocating money to establish a separate fund for North Union Elementary School’s student council. During the meeting on Monday, Board President B...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 23, 2022
Marysville’s finance committee has noted it will likely see more revenue from property tax next year, though probably not as much as people might think. Finance Director Brad Lutz said that when prope...
Second solar farm seeks PILOT
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By Michael Williamson 
September 22, 2022
Union County officials have received a qualified energy project request from the Cadence Solar Project, the second of the solar companies to request the tax exemption. If it’s approved by the county, ...
Route 31 crash kills Ashland man
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By Mac Cordell 
September 22, 2022
Michael N. Wright, 60, died Tuesday, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Wright was driving this 2008 Toyota Tundra south on Route 31 when the red semi-truck crossed the center line an...
Jerome Chief yields on ladder truck issue
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 22, 2022
After months of advocating for the purchase of an aerial ladder truck from Pierce Manufacturing, the Jerome Township Fire Chief told the trustees he would rather purchase the equipment from Sutphen th...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 22, 2022
A pair of crashes had traffic snarled and a major road closed Wednesday morning. Officials from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Union County Sheriff’s Office said many of the crash details are n...
Standing on their own
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 21, 2022
Trees along West Fifth Street in Marysville have been in the ground for about a year and the city is doing young tree maintenance to keep them healthy. The maintenance involves removing the water bag ...
Honda seeks to reclaim bonus over-payments
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By Mac Cordell 
September 21, 2022
Honda officials are acknowledging they have overpaid some employees and asking for their money back. Last week, some employees at Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant received a memo letting them know that a...
Human trafficking presentation eyed for FMS
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By Michael Williamson 
September 21, 2022
Fairbanks officials are considering presenting a series of informational talks on human trafficking to middle school students. At the regular meeting on Monday night, school board members and parents ...
North Union Board approves contract for work on practice field
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By Ally Lanasa 
September 21, 2022
The North Union Board of Education approved the proposal from LeVan’s Excavating in the amount of $133,644 for early site work for the new football practice field on Monday. The cost was under the arc...
North Union’s homecoming court announced
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 21, 2022
North Union High School has shared its 2022 homecoming court. Pictured above, in the back row from left, are freshman Hunter Green, senior Gavin Bango, senior Lincoln Harrah, senior Trey Bossaller, ju...
JA board member honored
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By Michael Williamson 
September 21, 2022
Jonathan Alder School Board member Christine Blacka, right, was recognized by Kim Miller-Smith, left, of the Ohio School Board Association for 15 years of long-standing service at the September school...
Family fun before farewell
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 20, 2022
Local families of soldiers belonging to the C Battery of the 1st Battalion of the 134th Field Artillery Regiment participated in a day of family fun hosted by the Union County Family Readiness Group. ...
Area passes pre-pandemic tourism levels
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By Michael Williamson 
September 20, 2022
When you think of Union County, you might not immediately think of tourism but recent numbers reflecting travel to the area might beg to differ. Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Ka...
MPD investigates student’s threat of homecoming violence
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 20, 2022
Marysville Police Department officials are urging students to be mindful of the consequences of their words, after a student reportedly threatened to commit violence at the Homecoming Dance. “These ar...
Future of city’s last brick street debated
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By Mac Cordell 
September 20, 2022
Pictured above is a portion of Cottage Street, the last brick street in Marysville, running between Fourth and Sixth streets. The side street could be paved at a cost of $50,000, but it could cost as ...
MAiZE at Little Darby Creek returns for 21st season
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 20, 2022
The MAiZE at Little Darby Creek returns for   its 21st Season with a brand new design. With eight acres of corn planted and their new design now created, the Rausch family is bringing the “MAiZE craze...
Triad royalty crowned
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 19, 2022
Triad High School crowned its 2022 Homecoming king and queen during ceremonies Friday evening. The king is Kyle Walborn and the queen is MaKenzie Trapp. The Cardinals won their second game of the seas...
Police investigate couple burned in home
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By Mac Cordell 
September 17, 2022
A man and woman have been transported to Columbus area hospitals and a search warrant was executed at their home. Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said at about 3:53 a.m. Friday police were called ...
Economic Development Director planning retire/rehire move
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By Michael Williamson 
September 17, 2022
Union County Economic Development Director Eric Phillips is retiring this month but won’t be away from tending to county business for very long. County Commissioners held a public hearing at the regul...
Triad officials laud security decision
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 17, 2022
Triad officials are praising the partnership between their school resource officer and new private security guard. “I’ve loved it,” Superintendent Vickie Hoffman said during the district’s Board of Ed...
District renovation costs questioned
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By Chad Williamson 
September 17, 2022
The Marysville Board of Education approved a partial cost estimate for an upcoming renovation project, but one member of the group was not on board with the move. Board member Jermaine Ferguson had a ...
Leesburg dept. officially joins fire district
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By Ally Lanasa 
September 16, 2022
The Township of Leesburg officially joined the Northwestern Joint Fire District on Thursday. Trustees of the Leesburg, Liberty, Taylor and York townships met for a special meeting in conjunction with ...
Plans for city’s newest park revealed
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By Mac Cordell 
September 16, 2022
City officials are working through plans for the new Scott Family Park, shown above. The 112-acre park was donated to the city. Officials have said the park will be similar to a Metro Park and they wi...
North Lewisburg may send sewage out of village
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By Chad Williamson 
September 16, 2022
A chemical leak at the North Lewisburg wastewater treatment plant in April set off a chain of events that has the village looking to outsource its sewage processing services. North Lewisburg Village C...
First United Methodist to change affiliation
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By Mac Cordell 
September 15, 2022
Members of the First United Methodist Church in Marysville have voted to leave the denomination. The church will become part of the Global Methodist Church. The congregation, which will continue to me...
JA to address sewage capacity problem
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
September 15, 2022
Officials at Jonathan Alder are moving forward with improvements to the wastewater treatment plant at the junior high building after concerns were raised earlier this year about sewage capacity issues...
DRC refutes claims made by ORW union
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 15, 2022
Following a picket by union members at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, prison officials have responded to statements and claims made by employees. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Spok...
Plain City wastewater upgrades needed despite potential regionalization
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 15, 2022
Plain City Council members assured residents of the necessity of the wastewater plant expansion project, even if the village does pursue a regional water and sewer district in the future. “It’s not li...
Plain City students give fitness presentation
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 15, 2022
Jonathan Alder School Board members got to see Plain City Elementary students show off their fitness routines at the regular school board meeting Monday night. Third and fourth grade students can part...