Big bounce: $40K check leads to charges

By Mac Cordell

A West Liberty man could be facing as many as three years in jail after allegedly passing a bad check for more than $40,000.
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Benjamin L. Harmon, 68, of 210 W. Baird St., West Liberty. Harmon is charged with one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle and passi...

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Editor's note: This is the first in a week-long series of stories detailing local issues and candidates appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Library seeks levy to fund operations

By Kyle Meddles

October 14, 2024

The Marysville Public Library is seeking a levy replacement on the upcoming ballot. This November, voters will decide if the library’s five-year, 1.5-mill replacement property tax levy passes at the p...

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Palmer will be Voice from the Stone

By From JT Staff Reports

October 14, 2024

The Veterans Remembrance Committee has announced its honoree for Voice from the Stone this year. The 2024 veteran honoree will be Private First Class Roland E. Palmer, United States Marine Corps, who ...

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Tornado damage repaired

By Kyle Meddles

October 14, 2024

After the tornado that ravaged Broadway earlier this year, restoration efforts are in full swing. Lowe’s employees came out to help beautify the area around the baseball fields Friday morning, which i...

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Marysville’s Lauren Niekamp (1) leaps for a hit during the second set against the visiting Lady Panthers of Hilliard Darby. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

MHS spikers fall to Hilliard Darby

By Aleksei Pavloff

October 14, 2024

Marysville’s volleyball team fell short of capturing its last home match against Hilliard Darby. The Lady Monarchs started out strong in the first two sets, but struggled to quell the visiting Panther...

Jonathan Alder runners sweep CBC Kenton Trail cross country races

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Jonathan Alder’s Ella Luker is pictured competing in the 2023 state cross country meet. Luker helped lead the Lady Pioneers to the 2024 championship of the Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trail Division. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Jonathan Alder runners sweep CBC Kenton Trail cross country races

By Bob Putman

October 14, 2024

Jonathan Alder made a clean sweep of the Kenton Trail Division of the Central Buckeye Conference cross country championships on Saturday at Graham. In the girls meet, the Lady Pioneers placed their fi...

Jonathan Alder volleyball squad turns back Tecumseh

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Addison Schumacher (13) of Jonathan Alder sets the ball during a match from earlier in the 2024 season. Peyton Hanna (20) goes up for a possible kill. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jonathan Alder volleyball squad turns back Tecumseh

By Tim Miller

October 14, 2024

The regular season came to a close with a victory for Jonathan Alder’s varsity volleyball squad. A 25-8, 25-7, 25-14 triumph over Tecumseh raised the Lady Pioneers’ overall record to 16-6. JA won five...