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City roadway improvements continue
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 15, 2022
Portions of East Fourth Street have been closed this week as Marysville employees work to patch it. Pictured above, from left, Josh Conley works to spread the hot tar mix while Bradley Leamann throws ...
JA reworks book policy after parent complaint
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By Michael Williamson 
September 15, 2022
Jonathan Alder School Board members are in the process of updating some policy language for the district’s instructional and library materials. At the regular meeting of the board on Monday, officials...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 15, 2022
Marysville City Council received several updates on economic development projects as part of Monday night’s meeting. Savannah Allen, development project coordinator for Union County Economic Developme...
Workers picket in front of ORW
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 13, 2022
Union members from the Ohio Reformatory for Women and other correctional facilities throughout the state gathered at the prison Monday to picket working conditions stemming from alleged understaffing....
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By Mac Cordell 
September 13, 2022
A Lima man is under indictment after allegedly driving drunk the wrong way on U.S. 33. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Thomas Allan Taylor, Jr., 29, of Lima, charging him with one count each ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 13, 2022
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Union County Community Concert Association Board Member Florence Allen. ––– The Sensational Soul Brothers Show Band and Revue, soul classic per...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 13, 2022
A Cleveland man who has allegedly stolen more than $100,000 worth of jewelry has been indicted. The Union County Grand Jury indicted Maurice R. Matthews, 46, of Cleveland, charging him with one count ...
Area remembers 9/11
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 13, 2022
Marysville residents and first responders gathered at Decker Fire Station on Sunday to remember and honor those that lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 3,000 individuals died when terrorist...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 13, 2022
Members of the Marysville High School football team shake hands with participants in Marysville’s youth grid program on the field prior to Friday’s home football game against Hilliard Bradley. An annu...
Marysville man indicted for raping roommate
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By Michael Williamson 
September 10, 2022
A Marysville man is in Tri-County jail, accused of raping his roommate. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Douglas Anthony Ehrsam, 56, of 925 W. Fifth St. Ehrsam is charged with one count each o...
Suicide/overdose deaths to have new reviews
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By Michael Williamson 
September 9, 2022
With suicides on the rise in Union County, local officials are broadening the scope of how they review deaths from suicide and drug overdoses. County commissioners approved a measure on Wednesday that...
Plain City minus the Steam Threshers Show?
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 9, 2022
Plain City officials are focused on the future of Pastime Park, including how - or if - a reconfiguration could continue to support the annual Steam Threshers event. During a parks and recreation roun...
Dog rescued from Arnold house fire
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 9, 2022
Local fire crews responded to a home in Arnold Thursday morning for a fire believed to be caused by electrical issues. The house was unoccupied by residents at the time but crews rescued a dog from th...
9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 9, 2022
The City of Marysville will host its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at Decker Fire Station, 16300 County Home Road. The ceremony will feature the posting of the colors and Pledge...
Union County home values jump
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By Michael Williamson 
September 8, 2022
Tentative property valuations for Union County are now available to area residents to review online. Auditor Andrea Weaver released the information Tuesday on the auditor’s website which includes thos...
Puppy plunge at the pool
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By Ally Lanasa 
September 8, 2022
-- The City of Marysville hosted the annual dog swim at the municipal pool on Tuesday evening to raise funds for the Union County Humane Society. Photos shown here are of local dogs enjoying a last sp...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 8, 2022
At Tuesday night’s Marysville Council work session, Finance Director Brad Lutz offered the group an early look at the direction of the 2023 budget. Lutz said he wanted to give city council “kind of a ...
Ladder truck issue continues to divide Jerome
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
September 8, 2022
The Jerome Township Trustees are still undecided as to how to move forward after the Division of Fire Chief and a group of residents presented opposing recommendations for the purchase of an aerial la...
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By Ally Lanasa 
September 7, 2022
Zane Copas, who showed a market pen of rabbits at the 2022 Richwood Independent Fair, surprised Auctioneer Johnny Regula, Fair President Cody Johnston and the crowd of buyers at the livestock sale wit...
Area man indicted for grand theft of a motor vehicle
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By Mac Cordell 
September 7, 2022
A new friend from an Independence Day party turned out to be bad news for a local woman. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Mark Allen Borham, 29, of 17123 Route 347, charging him with one count...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 7, 2022
About 40 community members were present at Partners Park Tuesday for ViaQuest’s hospice memorial service dedicated to those who recently died. Above, Jennifer Young releases monarch butterflies in mem...
Regional sewer system comes with $4M price tag
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By Ally Lanasa 
September 7, 2022
A multidistrict wastewater plant between Magnetic Springs and Richwood is in the planning stages. On-site treatment systems (septic tanks) for treatment and disposal of wastewater in Magnetic Springs ...
ODNR confirms “zombie deer” cases in Union County
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By Mac Cordell 
September 7, 2022
Last week, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife confirmed cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in white-tailed deer in Union County and a dozen others around th...
National Preparedness Month observed
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 7, 2022
September is National Preparedness Month in Union County. Emergency Management Agency (EMA) officials are urging residents in the county to be up to date on all safety plans for fire, weather and othe...
Group of local projects still on track
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By Mac Cordell 
September 3, 2022
Construction is nearly complete on the Sunbelt Tool Rental facility on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard. When the facility is complete, Sunbelt is expected to leave its current location on Delaware Avenue...
Former 4-H leader sentenced
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By Mac Cordell 
September 2, 2022
Gary Brill, left, has been sentenced to five years in prison for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Above, defense attorney Jonathan Tyack listens as Brill reads a statement. (Journal-Tribune photo...
Fairbanks officials discuss facility needs
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By Michael Williamson 
September 2, 2022
Fairbanks officials are making strides on building planning as they hammer down details regarding the district’s future facility needs. At their regular work session Wednesday evening, the district’s ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
September 2, 2022
The 130th annual Richwood Independent Fair began on Wednesday and will run through Labor Day. Junior fair exhibitors are pictured above showing goats in the arena on opening day. During the Junior Fai...
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By Mac Cordell 
September 1, 2022
Police believe that a series of car break-ins and a car theft Saturday morning in Marysville is connected to a series of car break-ins and a car theft Saturday morning in Mechanicsburg. This 2013 Chry...