Golfers compete in matches
Sports
Bob Putman 
September 15, 2026
North Union finished tied for fourth on Saturday in the Shawnee David Christoff Memorial Invitational at Reid Park Golf Course, The Wildcats had a tea...
Benjamin Logan crushes Bellefontaine; Greenon downs Triad Cardinals
Sports
Triad’s Ty Botkins (6) picks up yardage on this play against Greenon. The Cardinals lost the game, 41-7. (Submitted photo)
Area grid report
Tim Miller 
September 15, 2026
Benjamin Logan’s varsity football team evened its record at 2-2 by blasting Bellefontaine (1-3) 45-0 on Friday. The Raiders took a 6-0 margin in the f...
FHS boys win soccer match over D. Christian
Sports
Fairbanks’ Ty Schroeder (30) controls possession of the ball in this file photo. Schroeder scored both Panther goals during a 2-0 win over Dayton Christian. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
Tim Miller 
September 15, 2026
The Panthers of Fairbanks upped their boys soccer record to 7-1-0 with Saturday’s 2-0 verdict over Dayton Christian. Ty Schroeder put both of FHS’ goa...
Open Doors offers look at county history
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 15, 2026
Union County residents will have several opportunities to get a look behind the scenes at local historic sites this week as part of the statewide Ohio Open Doors program. Union County is participating...
Foam schooling
Local News, News
By Kevin Behrens 
September 15, 2026
Kim  Richardson, left, takes a picture of her granddaughter during Trinity Lutheran School’s recent back-to-school kickoff event, which included filling the playground with foam. (Journal-Tribune by K...
FHS teachers try on news shoes
Education, News
A big part of the newspaper shoes project was for students to present their creations to their teachers and ask them to try them on. Above, Fairbanks High School teacher Kaitlin Hawkey has a laugh as third-year engineering student Kalen Archer presents the newspaper shoes he made for her during class. Hawkey did successfully wear the shoes and even walked around in them for a short time as she began her lecture. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)
Engineering students turn J-T newspapers into wearable shoes
By Kyle Meddles 
September 15, 2026
For most people, yesterday's newspapers are thrown out in the recycling bin. For engineering students at Fairbanks, old copies of the Journal-Tribune were turned into shoes for their teachers’ feet. M...
State funds workforce housing around Ohio
News
Franklin County project gets $1M
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 14, 2026
A Franklin County project will receive $1 million from the state to convert an existing office building into a mixed-use development as part of a statewide effort to create more workforce housing near...
Athens man charged after 13-mile pursuit
Court News, Local News, News
Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
September 14, 2026
A man from Athens has been charged after allegedly swallowing narcotics and leading police on a 13-mile chase. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Matthew David Diamond, 41, of Athens, and charge...
Leftover funds from logjam discussed
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
September 12, 2026
There is nearly $1 million left over from the Mill Creek logjam project and local officials are trying to figure out what to do with it. Totals for the project indicate it came in quite a bit under bu...
Former fire chief recalls events and impact of 9-11-01
Local News, News
Marysville firefighters prepare to climb the three-story training tower at Decker Fire Station, taking 2,200 steps or the equivalent of the 110 stories of the Twin Towers. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
By Michael Williamson 
September 12, 2026
It’s been 25 years since the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the City of Marysville has proudly been marking the occasion for 23 of those years. That’s due in large part to the work of former fire chief,...
Riding in the rain
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Michael Williamson 
September 12, 2026
A downpour didn’t stop penny farthing enthusiasts from participating in Plain City’s high wheel race Thursday evening. Despite the weather, onlookers and riders alike joined the old-time bicycle race ...
Corn Carnival royalty crowned
News, Plain City, Plain City News
By Michael Williamson 
September 11, 2026
Candidates for Plain City’s Corn Carnival court await the announcement of who will be crowned king and queen Wednesday during the festival’s opening ceremony. Levi Moran, pictured at left, was named k...
“It really was a bomb”
Local News, News, Plain City News
FBI agents, firefighters, rescue workers and engineers work at the Pentagon crash site on Sept. 14, 2001, three days after a hijacked American Airlines flight slammed into the building on Sept. 11. (Photo submitted)
Area man recalls scene at Pentagon on 9/11
By Michael Williamson 
September 10, 2026
On Sept. 11, 2001, Union County, like much of the world, watched the events in New York City, Washington, D.C. and rural Pennsylvania unfold over national news broadcasts on television. Carl Ey, a res...
Fifth Street to reopen for weekend events
Local News, Marysville City Council, News
By Michael Williamson 
September 10, 2026
Work has officially started on East Fifth Street in Marysville but a number of notable events are set to happen this weekend. Will the road work impact those events? City officials said no because the...
Dog swim held at city pool
Local News, News
By Chad Williamson 
September 10, 2026
Dogs take to the water during the annual Marysville Dog Swim at the Marysville Municipal Pool on Sept. 8. The annual end-of-summer event gave local dogs a chance to swim and play in the pool before it...
Duck race
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 9, 2026
Hundreds of rubber ducks were released into Spain Creek Monday morning during the North Lewisburg Bicentennial celebration. Local Scout Troop 87 sold ducks for an entry fee, with the first three ducks...
Pioneer story takes the stage
Education, News, Plain City News
Residents will have two opportunities to see Path of the Pioneer, the one-man show about Jonathan Alder, this week on Sept. 11 and 12. Shown above is actor Verne Hendrick, left, who plays Alder, Daniel Rodriguez Hijo, center, the playwright/director and stage manager Ally Yeom during rehearsals for the show this summer. (Photo submitted)
JAHS grad brings Jonathan Alder's story to life
By Michael Williamson 
September 9, 2026
For many current and former Pioneers, the figure of Jonathan Alder may be a mysterious face on a school poster or the mascot for the district in an old photograph. To others he might simply be a names...
Marysville remembers 25 years after 9/11
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 9, 2026
The City of Marysville will honor the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 this week and Marysville Fire Chief Nate Burns said with each passing year, remembering that day gets more and more important. ...
Drive-thru flu clinic planned
Local News, News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 8, 2026
The Union County Health Department is offering drive-thru flu vaccinations on Friday, Oct. 2 at Jerome Township Fire Station 211. This year’s clinic runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and is done by appointm...
What’s a bicentennial without fireworks
News
By From JT Staff Reports 
September 8, 2026
Members of the North Lewisburg Police Department watch over the crowd as fireworks are set off over the village Sunday night as part of the bicentennial celebration. The village had two weekends packe...
Transportation planning important to 161 corridor success east of Plain City
News, Plain City, Plain City News
Several projects are planned for the Route 161 corridor east of Plain City. One of them is Dublin’s West Innovation District, shown above, a 2,000-acre project with frontage that stretches nearly two miles along the corridor from Kileville east to U.S. 33. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
September 5, 2026
Transportation is major focus for the Route 161 corridor group, especially as plans for projects along the roadway stack up. Officials met recently to continue discussions on how to handle an influx o...
General election sample ballots available next week
Local News, News
By Michael Williamson 
September 5, 2026
Sample ballots should be available for Union County residents to view soon as election candidates, issues and dates come into focus. Brandon Clay with the county’s board of elections told the county c...
Rich beyond measure
News, Sports
former Marysville High School head football coach Rich Weiskircher stands in front of the new sign naming the school football field in his honor during a surprise ceremony Friday evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
Marysville field named in honor of former football coach Rich Weiskircher
By Tim Miller 
September 4, 2026
Retired Marysville High School head football coach Rich Weiskircher is a member of three different halls of fame. His name has now been added to a permanent MHS sports facility. Weiskircher was surpri...
Lady Panther spikers top NU
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 15, 2026
Fairbanks’ volleyball squad swept North Union in three sets on Saturday. FHS won by scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-19. Liviann Maine led the Lady Panthers with 14 kills, while Sydney Nicol added eight. Le...
Jon Alder spikers remain unbeaten
Sports
Audrey Lange (20) of Jonathan Alder prepares to blast the ball over the net against Marysville earlier this season. Also pictured for the Lady Pioneers are Kylie Trout (16), Charlotte Kuhns (12) and Tiffanie Abrahams (21). The Lady Pioneers remained unbeaten after topping Urbana. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
September 14, 2026
Another varsity volleyball team fell victim to the unbeaten Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder. JA improved to 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference with a three-set sweep over Urbana. A...
FHS athletes race in Michigan
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 14, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Spartan Invitational in Michigan over the weekend. The Lady Panthers placed fourth as a team. Individual results were as follows: -Seventh...
B. Logan runners compete in meet
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 14, 2026
The Benjamin Logan boys cross country team competed during the recent Logan County meet. Leading the Raiders in the two-mile race was Greyson Butler, who finished seventh overall in 11:40. Other Raide...
Benjamin Logan grid teams split
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 14, 2026
The eighth-grade gridiron squad from Benjamin Logan improved to 3-0 with a 16-8 win over the Urbana Hillclimbers. The Raiders’ offense was led by Carter Crumm. He carried the ball 17 yards and picked ...
Panther boys top West Jeff in soccer action
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 14, 2026
A 3-0 verdict over West Jefferson pushed Fairbanks’ boys soccer record to 6-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference. Kaden Procuniar, Carson Price and Maurizio Castillo Zamora each talli...
MHS netters fall to T. Worthington
Sports
Mae Archy of Marysville returns the ball over the net. The Lady Monarchs dropped a 3-2 verdict to Thomas Worthington. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
September 14, 2026
The Marysville High School girls tennis squad slipped to 2-9 on the season with a 3-2 setback at the hands of Thomas Worthington. The Lady Monarchs captured both doubles matches. Grace Burhanna and Ca...
NU boys, Alder girls finish at top of CBC
Sports
North Union’s boys golf team finished the 2026 season with a 10-0 record in the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division. Members of the team are from left, front row, Owen Spencer, Will Jones, Rawley Risner and Wyatt Stacklin; second row, Alex Jolliff, Keegan Donohoe and Joseph Brentlinger; back row, assistant coach Garret Andrews, Ethan Monroe, Jenson Stover and head coach Aric Brown. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)
By Bob Putman 
September 14, 2026
The North Union boys golf team clinched first place in the Mad River Division of the Central Buckeye Conference with a 180-192 victory over Shawnee at Reid Park golf course. The Wildcats are 12-0 in d...
Big-play Bradley topples Marysville
Sports
Marysville’s Mamour Saidy (3) tries to bat down a pass during Friday’s 41-7 loss at Hilliard Bradley. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
By Chad Williamson 
September 12, 2026
Hilliard Bradley didn’t need many plays to put Marysville in a deep hole Friday night. The Jaguars scored a 75-yard touchdown on their first offensive play and only a penalty saved a long TD on their ...
Greeneview keeps Panthers at bay with late TD
Sports
Fairbanks quarterback Aidan Hafner (left) attempts to pick up yardage against Greeneview. (Journal-Tribune photo by Eva Paspalis Case)
By Eva Paspalis Case 
September 12, 2026
The camouflage-clad Fairbanks Panthers varsity football team chased its first win of the season when the Greeneview Rams came to town on Friday. In the end, a last-minute Rams touchdown broke a nearly...
JA tops NU in battle of unbeaten football squads
Sports
Jonathan Alder receiver Trey Bentley clutches the football at the North Union one-yard-line during Friday’s game. Pictured at the left for the Wildcats is Nickolas Hajjar (11). The Pioneers beat NU, 26-14. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
September 12, 2026
Something had to give Friday evening when a pair of local football teams were looking to stay undefeated. North Union took its 3-0 record into the game at Jonathan Alder, which was also unbeaten after...
MHS netters fall to Dublin Scioto
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
Marysville’s girls tennis team dropped a 3-2 verdict to Dublin Scioto. Singles -Deol (DS) defeated Sami Haigh (M) 6-1, 6-2; -Siva (DS) topped Mae Archy (M) 6-0, 6-0; -Aluma (DS) beat Ady Bradford (M) ...
Triad, Benjamin Logan spikers win matches
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
Triad’s varsity volleyball team swept Mechanicsburg by scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-10. Avery Eaton and Reagyn Welty both finished with 14 kills for the Lady Cardinals. Madison Melidor finished with sev...
Jonathan Alder ladies club Kenton Ridge during soccer match
Sports
Jonathan Alder’s Kennedy McGrath (left) controls the ball during a 2025 match. McGrath tallied four goals during the Lady Panthers’ victory over Kenton Ridge. (Journal-Tribune file photo)
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
The Lady Pioneers of Jonathan Alder rolled past Kenton Ridge, 10-0, during a soccer match. The triumph improved JA to 5-2-1 overall and 4-0-0 in the Kenton Trail Division of the Central Buckeye Confer...
Fairbanks girls win OHC golf tournament
Sports
Savannah Blust, above, was the top individual golfer. (Photo submitted)
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
Fairbanks’ girls golf team captured the championship of the 2026 Ohio Heritage Conference tournament. The Lady Panthers shot a 373, followed by Mechanicsburg-423, West Liberty-451, Greenon-453, West J...
Triad gridders ready for full game against Greenon
Sports
Triad’s Dawson Hess (9) picks up yardage in the first half against Springfield Catholic Central. Also pictured for the Cardinals are Blayk Thomas (5), De’Von Minor (4), Logan Simms (72) and Duncan Funderburgh (45). (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
It will feel more like a full Friday evening this week for Triad High School’s football team. The Cardinals will take their 2-1 record on the road to face Greenon, which sports the same record. Triad ...
Panthers looking for first win when they host Greeneview
Sports
Fairbanks’ Carson Shope (2) and Vinnie Morton (5) stop an Indian Lake ball carrier earlier in the season. The Panthers will host Greeneview this evening. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
The word turnover isn’t a favorite among any football coach, unless his team benefits from the exchange in possession. It certainly wasn’t a favorite for Fairbanks head coach David Carroll after last ...
Journal-Tribune names local football players of week
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
Colin Wimmers, Marysville’s senior running back, has been named the Monarchs’ player of the week. Wimmers rushed for 160 yards and scored a touchdown during MHS’ (2-1) 15-10 win over Lancaster. Fairba...
Fairbanks, Alder spikers triumph
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
A three-set sweep over Northeastern pushed Fairbanks’ volleyball record to 5-2 overall and 5-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference. The Lady Panthers won by scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-18. Liviann Maine fi...
North Union remains undefeated in golf competition
Sports
By Tim Miller 
September 11, 2026
North Union’s boys golfers remained unbeaten (11-0) after a 160-174 victory over Indian Lake. Alex Jolliff led NU with a 35, followed by Ethan Monroe-38, Rawley Risner-43, Jenson Stover-44, Hudysyn Wi...