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City leasing recently acquired properties

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The former Eufinger Law Offices house at 214 S. Court St., pictured above, is one of two properties the City of Marysville is looking to lease. Officials plan to lease that house and a section of the former Eda’s Italian Ice property on Delaware Avenue while crews continue to work on the sites for future city projects. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

City leasing recently acquired properties

Will generate money until municipality begins work on sites

Michael Williamson

March 10, 2026

Marysville residents might notice some activity over the next couple of months on a couple of land parcels owned by the city. Officials are planning t...

Sports

Ty Schroeder of Fairbanks (20) takes the ball to the hoop against Fredericktown earlier this week. The sixth-seeded Panthers handed the No. 4 Freddies their only loss of the 2025-2026 season. They will travel to Mount Vernon Nazarene University today for a 7:15 p.m. tip-off against No. 2 Columbus Africentric for a Division V district championship. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Panthers to play for district title

From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

Sports

Jonathan Alder senior Lily Schneider is pictured competing during a meet at the Union County YMCA earlier in the 2025-2026 season. Schneider placed in two events during the recent Division II state meet in Canton. She was the runner-up in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of 1:02.96 and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle with a clocking of 1:57.38. (Journal-Tribune file photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Swimmer places at state

From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

MHS girls wrestlers enter district tourney

Sports

Kirra Streng (right) of Marysville hooks up with an opponent in this file photo. Streng is one of the MHS girls wrestlers who will compete today and Sunday in the district tournament at Big Walnut High School. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

MHS girls wrestlers enter district tourney

Tim Miller

March 9, 2026

The next step toward the state wrestling tournament will begin today for the Marysville High School girls team. The district tournament will begin tod...

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Jerome opens new facility for road crews

Jack Christian

March 9, 2026

Jerome Township unveiled its new road department building to the public Thursday. The building is located next to the township hall off Industrial Par...

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Above are a sampling of Journal-Tribune newspaper clippings from the days surrounding the 1976 worker uprising at Goodyear. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

A bad night for Goodyear

Former worker recalls tensions behind riot ahead of 50th anniversary

Chad Williamson

March 7, 2026

What has long been remembered locally as the “Goodyear riot” of 1976 may have been less an organized uprising and more the boiling over of years of fr...

Local News, News

City leasing recently acquired properties

Will generate money until municipality begins work on sites

By Michael Williamson

March 10, 2026

Marysville residents might notice some activity over the next couple of months on a couple of land parcels owned by the city. Officials are planning to lease the properties at 214 S. Court St., the fo...

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DAR announces contest winners

By From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

The Plain City chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, sponsored local high school seniors Camdyn Bartow of Fairbanks and Ella Luker of Jonathan Alder in the Good Citizens scholarship contest. ...

Local News, Marysville City Council, News

Departing engineer saw explosive growth

By Jack Christian

March 7, 2026

Marysville City Engineer Kyle Hoyng has stepped away from his role with the city to become Hilliard’s city director, the community where he currently resides. Hoyng’s path to Marysville began in Coldw...

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Pictured above is footage from city cameras of the truck that McPherson shot out of on Sept. 14, 2024. (File photo)

Drive-by shooter pleads guilty

By Kyle Meddles

March 7, 2026

A man involved in the 2024 drive-by shooting of Marysville’s Uptown has entered a plea of guilty just a few days before his scheduled jury trial. In a plea hearing at the Union County Court of Common ...

Court News, Local News, News

Prosecutor targets alleged deadbeat dads

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

March 6, 2026

The Union County Grand Jury has separately indicted five fathers locally for not providing child support to their children. In a recent batch of indictments, the court has charged five men with multip...

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Hoop scuffle quelled

By Tim Miller

March 5, 2026

Jonathan Alder and Marion-Franklin school officials and law enforcement work to separate the two boys basketball teams during a scuffle late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Division IV tournament g...

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District has plenty of calamity days

By Chad Williamson

March 5, 2026

Marysville school officials said the district remains well above the state’s required instructional hours despite several recent weather-related closures. The district remains on solid footing due to ...

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Ranco annexation into Plain City turned down

By Michael Williamson

March 5, 2026

The Ranco property annexation in Plain City hit another snag but village officials said the project is still on track to go forward. At the Wednesday meeting of the Union County Commissioners, board m...

Jerome residents want data center decision

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Jerome Township resident and business owner Carl Seiley urges his fellow citizens to ask questions and stay informed on data centers at the Tuesday night trustee meeting. The township held a hearing on data centers as the board weighs a zoning amendment dealing with land uses. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Jerome residents want data center decision

Moratorium end is fast approaching

By Michael Williamson

March 5, 2026

Jerome Township residents said the clock is ticking for officials to make a decision on data center land use. The board of trustees held a public hearing for a zoning resolution amendment Tuesday nigh...

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Wings worker reportedly faked doctorate

Is charged for being paid for a job obtained through bogus credentials

By Kyle Meddles

March 4, 2026

A former coordinator at a local non-profit has been indicted after allegedly receiving over $250,000 in salary over the course of three years while employed with falsified educational qualifications. ...

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P.C. man charged for waterboarding his wife

By Kyle Meddles

March 4, 2026

A Plain City man faces a laundry list of felony charges after allegedly waterboarding his wife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Lee Hole, 48, of 9643 Brock Road in Plain City, and char...

State of the City focuses on area’s potential

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Ed Mickelson, pictured at right, explains Marysville’s 2026 Vision Plan during the annual State of the City event Monday night. Mickelson and Carmine Russo, center, consulted the city through its planning process last year before officials adopted it during a meeting last month. Also pictured at left is Donald Boerger, city council vice president. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

State of the City focuses on area’s potential

By Michael Williamson

March 4, 2026

While this year’s State of the City featured the usual project highlights and accomplishments from the previous year, it also focused on a community in transition and all the work being done to shape ...

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Paul Cunningham, pictured at left, watches a video monitor as Marysville City Manager Terry Emery, right, records a segment for the 2026 State of the City address in the Journal-Tribune building. Cunningham’s company, Cool World, has been producing videos for the city, including the one presented at Monday night’s annual event, since 2018. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Cool World a product of owner’s vision

Company a part of state of the city

By Michael Williamson

March 3, 2026

Marysville held its State of the City Monday and those attending the event got to see a video showcasing the city’s projects in 2025. The company behind that video and many of the city’s video offerin...

Local News, Marysville City Council, News

Traffic flow a priority for U.S. 33 bridge repairs

By Michael Williamson

March 3, 2026

The major repair project for bridges on U.S. 33 is starting soon and this time, crews will maintain two lanes of traffic in both directions during construction. Officials with the Ohio Department of T...

News

T-hangar ribbon cutting at airport

By Kyle Meddles

March 2, 2026

The Union County Airport marked the opening of its long-awaited 15-unit T-hangars with a ribbon cutting Friday morning. All 15 hangars have already been leased and are anticipated to make $65,000 annu...

News, Plain City, Plain City News

Plain City probes gas and electric aggregation

By Jack Christian

March 2, 2026

The Plain City Village Council convened Monday evening and held discussions on their electric and gas aggregation program. During the November election, residents voted to authorize the village to pur...

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The photo shown above circulated social media last week showing Jonathan Alder staff members in front of the entrance door at the high school. Frustrated parents said the photo showed district officials blocking the doors so students couldn’t participate in the Feb. 20 walk-out. District officials said it simply depicts staff members at the door, but not blocking them. (Photo submitted)

JA parents say students “intimidated”

Walkout not handled like 2018; Officials say students weren't stopped from leaving

By Michael Williamson

February 28, 2026

After Jonathan Alder High School students didn’t do a walk-out last week, some parents and community members had questions about what exactly happened and why. Rumors circulated that school staff bloc...

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Above is a photo from the interior reception area of the imaging suite of the Memorial Jerome Medical Center taken this week. (Photo submitted)

Memorial Jerome nears opening

By Chad Williamson

February 28, 2026

With any medical procedure, there is a hope that the outcome will have been worth navigating the obstacles. Officials are hoping the opening of the Memorial Jerome Medical Center is no different. Memo...

Madison County solar project makes payment

News

A satellite view shows the expanse of the nearly 4,000-acre Fox Squirrel Solar project in southeastern Madison County. Officials associated with the project said it made its first $5 million PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes, earlier this month to various local entities. (Graphic submitted)

Madison County solar project makes payment

By Michael Williamson

February 28, 2026

While officials in Union County are still wondering exactly how solar farm revenue will play out, those in Madison County have their first payments. Earlier this month, the Fox Squirrel Solar project ...

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Driver in fatal crash identified

By From JT Staff Reports

February 27, 2026

New details have emerged in the U.S. 33 crash that left one woman dead on Thursday. According to crash reports from the Marysville Police Department, Lea Denise Smith, 55, of Columbus, died from injur...

Sports

Panthers to play for district title

By From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

Sports

Swimmer places at state

By From JT Staff Reports

March 9, 2026

Lady Monarchs fall to New Albany in D-I regional semifinal contest

Sports

Marysville’s Kelsey Strahm (left) applies defensive pressure to a New Albany ball handler. The Lady Monarchs’ season came to an end with a loss in the Division I regional semifinals. The game was played at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on Wednesday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

Lady Monarchs fall to New Albany in D-I regional semifinal contest

By Bob Putman

March 6, 2026

It may not have been thought when the tournament started that the Marysville girls basketball team was going to make a tournament run to a Division I regional semifinal. But that is exactly what the L...

FHS hoopsters’ tourney triumph hands Freddies lone loss of season

Sports

Alek Orders of Fairbanks goes up for a shot at Fredericktown Wednesday evening. The Panthers handed the Freddies their only loss of the 2025-2026 season during the Division V tournament game. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

FHS hoopsters’ tourney triumph hands Freddies lone loss of season

By Tim Miller

March 6, 2026

Fredericktown’s boys basketball team stepped onto its home court Wednesday evening feeling pretty good about itself. The fourth-seeded Freddies had met opponents on 23 different occasions this season ...

Sports

Marysville cagers fall in tournament to P. Central

By Jack Christian

March 5, 2026

Marysville’s boys basketball season came to an end Tuesday night with a 59-40 loss to the Pickerington Central Tigers in the opening round of Division I tournament play. It was a physical game from th...

Marysville boys wrestlers will compete in D-I district tournament at H. Darby

Sports

Brian Waller, left, is in his stance in order to defend a shot during a 113-pound match at the Division I sectional tournament. Waller will compete in the Division I district tournament Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

Marysville boys wrestlers will compete in D-I district tournament at H. Darby

By Tim Miller

March 5, 2026

The Marysville High School boys wrestling team will send 11 athletes into the Division I district tournament that will be held Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Darby High School. Monarch grapplers sche...

Jonathan Alder boys cagers beat Marion-Franklin; advance to Division IV district title game

Sports

Danny Bentley (left) of Jonathon Alder draws a foul on a layup during Tuesday's game against Marion-Franklin. Bentley poured in 35 points during JA's tournament victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jonathan Alder boys cagers beat Marion-Franklin; advance to Division IV district title game

By Tim Miller

March 5, 2026

For the first three quarters of Tuesday’s Division IV boys tournament basketball game, the Red Devils of Columbus Marion-Franklin played on a competitive level with Jonathan Alder. The top-seeded Pion...

MHS boys bowlers will compete in state tourney

Sports

Marysville’s boys bowling team has qualified for the Division I state tournament for the second straight year. Members of the team are from left, Hayden Cotterell, Grayson Young, Lucas Hoffman, Kyle Teters, Carson Blevins and Corbin Levings. (Photo submitted)

MHS boys bowlers will compete in state tourney

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2026

The Marysville high school boys bowling team is headed to the Division I state tournament for the second consecutive year after a comeback performance at the Central District tournament. The Monarchs...

Sports

Marysville’s Sherwood to participate in second state bowling event

By Jack Christian

March 4, 2026

Marysville’s girls bowling team saw its season come to an end at the Division I district tournament. The Lady Monarchs placed eighth as a team and fell 315 pins shy of the top three teams that have qu...

Hoopsters earn 2025-26 Central District honors

Sports

These local high school basketball players earned Central District first-team honors for the 2025-2026 season. They are from left, Dainon Lindsey, North Union; Evan Wiedmann, Fairbanks; and Danny Bentley, Jonathan Alder. (Journal-Tribune file photos by Bob Putman, Tim Miller and Aleksei Pavloff)

Hoopsters earn 2025-26 Central District honors

By Bob Putman

March 4, 2026

A trio of area basketball players received first-team recognition as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced its boys and girls Central District teams. Danny Bentley of Jonathan Alder was nam...

Sports

Marysville High School’s state swimmers are from left, Patrick Filbert, Carter Pancallo, Rylan Brown, coach Michael Waun and Brady Cordonnier. (Photo submitted)

MHS swimmers place at state

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2026

Marysville High School swimmers placed in the finals of two boys Division I state relays on Saturday. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Carter Pancallo, Patrick Filbert, Brady Cordonnier and Rylan ...

Marysville girls capture sectional wrestling title

Sports

Marysville’s Cara Leng, right, is tied up with an opponent during Sunday’s sectional tournament on the MHS mats. Marysville claimed a sectional title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)

Marysville girls capture sectional wrestling title

By Bob Putman

March 4, 2026

Backed by six individual champions, the Marysville girls wrestling team dominated the sectional tournament on Sunday at Marysville. The top four in each weight class qualified for this weekend’s distr...

MHS trio win sectional titles; Monarchs place second to Dublin Coffman in team standings

Sports

Monarch Griffen Beery applies a single-leg takedown against Dublin Coffman’s Xander Maas. Beery captured the sectional semifinals match by a 9-2 score. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)

MHS trio win sectional titles; Monarchs place second to Dublin Coffman in team standings

By Bob Putman

March 4, 2026

All of the area wrestling teams took part on Saturday in sectional tournament action at Marysville, Jonathan Alder, Mechanicsburg, Ridgedale and Versailles. The top four in each weight class qualified...

Lady Monarch hoopsters run past Gahanna-Lincoln; claim D-I district championship

Sports

Ainsley Rogan of Marysville (15) prepares to release one of her eight three-pointers Saturday morning against Gahanna-Lincoln. Rogan tallied 26 points as the Lady Monarchs beat the Lions for the Division I district championship. The game was played at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarch hoopsters run past Gahanna-Lincoln; claim D-I district championship

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2026

It’s a good thing the minutes leading up to game time weren’t a bad omen for Marysville’s girls basketball squad. “I air-balled a couple of shots during pre-game warm-up,” said Marysville’s Ainsley Ro...

NU cagers conclude season with tourney loss to Bishop Ready

Sports

North Union’s Jaxon Jolliff positions himself between two Bishop Ready players during Saturday’s sectional final at Bishop Ready. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman)

NU cagers conclude season with tourney loss to Bishop Ready

By Bob Putman

March 4, 2026

The game plan set up by North Union went pretty much as scripted in the first half of its Central District Division V sectional final at Bishop Ready on Saturday. That plan was to keep the game at a s...

Panther cagers club Mt. Gilead during tournament opener

Sports

Ty Schroeder of Fairbanks goes in for a layup Saturday afternoon against Mt. Gilead. Schroeder scored 14 points during the Panthers’ 78-44 tournament victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Panther cagers club Mt. Gilead during tournament opener

By Tim Miller

March 4, 2026

For the first quarter and a part of the second, the Mt. Gilead boys basketball team was able to keep pace with Fairbanks during a game on the Panthers’ home court Saturday afternoon. From about the mi...

New turf softball field progressing at Fairbanks High School; expected to be ready in April

Sports

The turf is being installed at the new Fairbanks High School softball diamond. The facility is expected to be ready for use by the middle of April for the remainder of the 2026 season. (Photo Submitted)

New turf softball field progressing at Fairbanks High School; expected to be ready in April

By by Sarah Vollrath

March 2, 2026

By Sarah Vollrath With the high school softball season approaching, questions have arisen regarding the progression of the Fairbanks Lady Panthers turf field. Set to be finalized around mid-April, the...

Monarch boys grapplers will host Division I sectional tournament

Sports

In the photo to the left, Marysville’s 215-pounder Logan Adelsberger has a headlock on an Indian Lake opponent. In the photo at the right, Brennan Hoffer, MHS’ 120-pounder, is applying a cross-face to his opponent. The Monarchs will host a Division I sectional tournament today. (Journal-Tribune photos by Kevin Behrens)

Monarch boys grapplers will host Division I sectional tournament

By Tim Miller

March 2, 2026

Marysville’s High School gym will be alive with post-season boys wrestling when the Monarchs host the Division I sectional tournament today. Competition is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and carry on...

MHS girls will host sectional wrestling tourney

Sports

Marysville’s Cami Leng battles an opponent during the recent state duals wrestling tournament that was held at MHS. Marysville will host a sectional tournament on Sunday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

MHS girls will host sectional wrestling tourney

By Tim Miller

March 2, 2026

Marysville High School’s girls wrestling team will host a number of schools for a sectional tournament on Sunday. Action will begin at 10 a.m. with MHS hosting the following teams: Amanda-Clearcreek, ...

Top-seeded JA Pioneer cagers roll past Cristo Rey during opening contest of Division IV tournament

Sports

Despite the presence of Cristo Rey defenders, Jonathan Alder’s Byron Byerly (32) goes up for a basket on Thursday. The 6-8 sophomore tallied 12 points during the Pioneers’ Division IV tournament victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Top-seeded JA Pioneer cagers roll past Cristo Rey during opening contest of Division IV tournament

By Tim Miller

March 2, 2026

When one basketball team is markedly better than an opponent, the coach of the higher-ranked group always worries. Coaches wonder how their team will respond against an obviously inferior squad, espec...