Local News, News
August 6, 2026
Employees of Decker Construction are shown performing sidewalk, curb and roadway repairs at the corner of Seventh and Buckeye streets Wednesday. (Jour...
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Former city manager agrees to temporary advisor role.
August 6, 2026
Terry Emery is returning to the City of Marysville. Officials announced the former city manager will be returning to the city temporarily to serve in ...
Court News, Local News, News
August 6, 2026
A woman from Mount Victory has been charged with allegedly stealing oxycodone from patients at Walnut Crossing while employed as a director at the ass...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
August 6, 2026
Marysville officials are reconsidering their traffic management system as they work to optimize traffic patterns across the city. At the monthly work ...
Local News, News
The map identifies the locations of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras throughout the Marysville area. Red points mark the locations of each camera. The cameras capture images of passing license plates to assist law enforcement investigations. (Graphic submitted)
August 5, 2026
Communities around the country are once again talking about Flock cameras and not exactly favorably. Concerns over privacy have appeared in news headl...
Sports
Luke Poling hitting the golf ball at a tournament. (Journal-Tribune by Bob Putman)
August 5, 2026
In its first match of the season, the North Union boys golf team finished third on Monday in the Fairbanks Invitational at Darby Creek. The Wildcats f...
Local News, News
August 6, 2026
Employees of Decker Construction are shown performing sidewalk, curb and roadway repairs at the corner of Seventh and Buckeye streets Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
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Former city manager agrees to temporary advisor role.
August 6, 2026
Terry Emery is returning to the City of Marysville. Officials announced the former city manager will be returning to the city temporarily to serve in an advisory capacity as the administration works t...
Court News, Local News, News
August 6, 2026
A woman from Mount Victory has been charged with allegedly stealing oxycodone from patients at Walnut Crossing while employed as a director at the assisted living center. The Union County Grand Jury h...
Local News, News
August 5, 2026
One Union County official said that with almost universal opposition to data centers across the country, the tables might be turning on who has the power. But community leaders have to be aware of wha...
Local News, News
August 5, 2026
Marysville’s new city manager has spent her first month learning budgets, studying development proposals and meeting community leaders, but Kimberly Sharp says one message has already become clear. Ma...
Education, Local News, News
Architect of Marysville’s JROTC is former teacher, Ohio National Guard Colonel
August 5, 2026
Building a successful Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program requires more than military experience. It also takes someone who understands education, can connect with students and kno...
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Chip Hubbs stands outside at the Memorial Health campus. An unlikely career path led Hubbs from an introductory healthcare administration class in college to a leadership role that helped transform Memorial into one of Ohio’s leading community hospitals. (Photo submitted)
Chip Hubbs reflects on the chance encounter that led him into healthcare and the philosophy that transformed Memorial Health
August 5, 2026
Nobody grows up dreaming of becoming a hospital administrator. Chip Hubbs certainly didn’t. But, after more than two decades leading Memorial Health, Hubbs has officially stepped down as chief executi...
Local News, News
August 4, 2026
A tractor roars down the track during Friday night’s National Tractor Pullers Association regional national event at the Union County Fairgrounds. The annual Union County Fair pull featured competitor...
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Grand jury indictments
August 4, 2026
A man from Dayton is being charged after causing a car crash that sent a Nevada man to the hospital and allegedly making a false statement to crash investigators. The Union County Grand Jury has indic...
Local News, News
August 4, 2026
Cooper Phelps sold the grand champion steer for $11,000 to the New Albany Company, Bar S Livestock and Land LLC, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Marysville DQ, Arthur J Gallager/JH Ward Agency, Union Propane, H...
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Senator Jon Husted
August 3, 2026
Sheriff Mike Justice Supreme Court candidate - Colleen Odonnell Attorney General candidate - Keith Faber
Local News, News
August 3, 2026
Bull riding action heated up the Union County Fair rodeo Thursday night. Above, an unidentified cowboy hangs on during a ride. The annual rodeo remains one of the fair’s signature grandstand events, d...
Local News, News
August 3, 2026
Joseph Metzner, right, and an unidentified youth compete in a watermelon eating contest at the Union County Fair earlier this week. Numerous competitors in various age groups took part in the challeng...
News
Resident asks why unused funds aren't returned to taxpayers
August 1, 2026
Why do the Union County Commissioners meet in the morning when most people are at work? Why does the interest income earned from county investments sit seemingly unused? Those were just a couple of th...
News
July 31, 2026
A number of personal items were seized from an undisclosed address on Buerger Street Friday morning in relation to online crimes involving children. According to the Marysville Division of Police, off...
Local News, News
July 31, 2026
Young riders take to the track during Wednesday night's motocross competition at the Union County Fair. The annual event featured classes for riders of nearly every age and skill level, including STAC...
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
July 31, 2026
A proposed amendment to the City of Marysville’s charter will be heading in front of voters this fall. Marysville City Council voted Monday night to send the amendment to the Union County Board of Ele...
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Area first responders battled a house fire at 20255 Shirk Road on Wednesday and saved some pets in the process. Above, local firefighters and a sheriff’s deputy care for a pet dog that was rescued from the fire. Officials said several other pets are unaccounted for and one cat was found dead as a result of the fire. (Journal-Tribune photos by Kyle Meddles)
July 30, 2026
First responders battled a house fire on Shirk Road that led to a total loss and claimed the life of a pet cat. At 10:39 a.m., Wednesday, a resident of 20255 Shirk Road called in a residential fire at...
Local News, News
July 30, 2026
A slushie-eating contest was held at the Union County Fair Tuesday evening to see who could down the frozen beverage the fastest, resulting in some temporary headaches and sore teeth. Above, two girls...
Local News, News
July 29, 2026
Staff members of the Marysville Exempted Village School District learned Wednesday morning school board president Bill Keck had died. Keck stepped down from the board of education after revealing he w...
Sports
August 6, 2026
Today Fairbanks boys golf home vs. West Jefferson, 4:30 p.m. North Union girls golf home vs. Ridgemont, 10 a.m. Triad boys golf home vs. Mechanicsburg, West Liberty-Salem and Northeastern, 10 a.m. Jon...
Sports
A file photo of the 2025 Jonathan Alder volleyball team. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
August 4, 2026
Members of the 2026 Jonathan Alder high school and middle school volleyball teams received an added bonus of instruction during a recent workout. Lady Pioneer spikers in grades 7-12 participated in a ...
Sports
Kailin McElroy tries to bypass opponent during a game from earlier in the 2025-2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
August 2, 2026
The fall high school sports season is deep into its training and preparation so athletes in each sport can do their best. Some of them will just participate in a fall sport or maybe a second one later...
Sports
Max Winner carrying the ball during the 2025 season. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
August 1, 2026
There will be a change in the quarterback position for the Fairbanks High School football team. Last year’s starting signal-caller, Bryson Griffith, graduated, leaving the spot up for grabs. Head coac...
Sports
From the 2026 season, Brett Glass coaching with Brock Hughes in the background. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 31, 2026
Jonathan Alder head football coach Brett Glass will soon begin the second year of his second stint as the Pioneers’ head coach. A 2003 graduate of Jonathan Alder, Glass played football at Otterbein Un...
Sports
Lyla Channell of Marysville competing during the 2026 campaign. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 30, 2026
To many people, the idea of distance running isn’t on their bucket list. For cross-country runners, it just becomes second nature. High school cross-country is labeled a fall sport, but a good deal of...
Sports
Trey Bentley of JA dodges opponent. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 29, 2026
Members of the Jonathan Alder High School football team are taking this week off before preseason activities begin in earnest on Monday, Aug. 3. “We’re giving the guys this week to be kids again befor...
Sports
Mark Goode running at the State Championship held at Ohio State. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 29, 2026
It was in early June that Jonathan Alder senior Mark Goode helped make the Pioneers’ boys 4x800 meter relay team take a spot at the top of the state awards podium. Goode teamed with younger brother Ja...
Sports
(Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 28, 2026
Kim Staten simply smiled when it was suggested she had spent most of her summer in the Triad High School gymnasium. Staten made a big splash a year ago when she took over as head coach of the Lady Car...
Sports
Logan Donaldson prepares to catch a fly-ball during the 2026 campaign. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
July 28, 2026
Jonathan Alder High School has had a solid softball tradition for a number of years. The Lady Pioneers have made several trips to the state Final Four over the past decade and won the 2019 state champ...
Sports
Jensen Stover of North Union prepares to hit the ball off the tee during a Heart of Ohio Golf Association tournament.
July 28, 2026
Waldo - Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association celebrated a significant person for its 40 years since inception in 1987. Dr. Jerome A. (Jerry) Wensinger and Family as Guest Honorees. Dr. Wensinger was ...
Sports
Members of the Fairbanks High School volleyball team that competed during the recent Friendship Club tournament in Mason are pictured from left, front row, Stephenie Headings, Sydney Nicol, Lexie Grant and Rylynn Rausch; back row, Lailynn Burns, Mal Rankin, Autumn Wiedmann, Liviann Maine, Laynie Burgel and Sophie Bostwick. (Photo submitted)
July 26, 2026
A local high school volleyball squad was among the 14 teams that recently competed during a long-standing summer tournament. The Lady Panthers of Fairbanks were among the teams which played in the Fri...
Sports
Image of youth ballers practicing passing the ball to each other (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
July 25, 2026
The annual Fairbanks youth volleyball camp had a new feature when it opened Monday evening. “We are excited to have several boys attending the camp for the first time,” said Lady Panther head coach Al...
Sports
Marysville eight-grader Laya Van Cura (left) squares off against an opponent during the USA National Tournament. (Photo submitted)
July 24, 2026
Marysville High School’s girls wrestling program continued to make its mark on the national stage as five local athletes were a part of Team Ohio at the 2026 USA Wrestling Junior & 16U National Champi...
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Macie Pruitt prepares to fire the ball to the plate during a game from the 2026 season. Pruitt will continue her academic and softball careers at Grace Christian University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
July 23, 2026
A senior who helped Jonathan Alder’s softball squad finish as the 2026 Division III regional runner-up will continue her diamond career on the collegiate level. Pitcher Macy Pruitt will play for Grace...
Sports
Incoming Marysville High School sophomore Kaitlyn Bickerstaff prepares to release a pitch during a recent Lady Monarch practice. MHS head coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell (left) is guiding Bickerstaff in her quest to become a pitcher. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
July 22, 2026
Marysville High School sophomore Kaitlyn Bickerstaff has been playing softball since the age of 6. Throughout the many levels of the sport, she has shown her versatility by playing any number of posit...
Sports
Cam Martin follows through with his swing and was on the All-Ohio honorable mention list. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
July 22, 2026
The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association recently named its all-state teams for the 2026 season. The honorees in Division IV include four players from Jonathan Alder. Senior outfielder Cashto...
Sports
North Union volleyball players Kate Zimmerman (left) and Emmy Eastman (right) work on a drill at the net during a summer camp session that was conducted by coaches from Bowling Green State University. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sarah Vollrath)
July 21, 2026
For a couple of days North Union head varsity volleyball Alexis Maenz is not in control of the Lady Cats’ practice process. That is entirely fine with Maenz. The reason for not leading her team is bec...
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Logan Donaldson rips a base hit during a 2026 tournament game. Donaldson was recently named to the Division III All-Ohio second team as a freshman during the 2026 campaign. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
July 20, 2026
It’s the dream of most high school athletes to earn recognition on the state level. Some have to wait a while before that type of honor is bestowed upon them. For an exceptional few, All-Ohio accolade...
Sports
Maci Lee prepares to fire the ball toward the plate during a Lady Monarch varsity softball game during the 2026 season. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
Lady Monarch athlete rebounding from “scary” illness; eyes return to softball diamond, wrestling mat
July 18, 2026
Marysville High School athlete Maci Lee had a very productive sophomore athletic year. The long-time softball player earned more than 20 victories in the pitching circle for MHS’ junior varsity squad....
