MARY LOUISE COLEMAN

By Jacob Runnels

Mary Louise Coleman, 89, of Marysville, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, 2018, at Memorial Gables after months of failing health.
She retired after 31 years from the Union County Auditor’s Office, where she was deputy auditor. She graduated from Marseilles High School in 1946 and Bliss College in Col...

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More than 78% of Union County voters cast ballots

By Mac Cordell

November 7, 2024

More than three-quarters of all eligible voters in Union County voted in Tuesday’s election and nearly half cast their ballot before Election Day. According to the Union County Board of Elections, 37,...

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School levy gains ground, still fails

Poor support in townships key to Marysville's 351 vote loss

By Chad Williamson

November 7, 2024

The Marysville Schools operating levy widened its appeal, narrowed its margin from a defeat in 2023, but ultimately was still defeated by district voters Tuesday. “We did think it was going to be clos...

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Voters pass UCBDD measure by slim margin

By Michael Williamson

November 6, 2024

The levy for the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities passed Tuesday, ensuring funding for the Harold Lewis Center will continue as normal. Unofficial results from the Union County Board o...

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Library issue receives voters’ blessing

By Kyle Meddles

November 6, 2024

The Marysville Public Library levy replacement passed in Tuesday’s election, which will provide much of the library’s revenue moving forward into 2025. The library is set to receive $1,691,800 annuall...

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Plain City voters generous; pass three levies Tuesday

By Michael Williamson

November 6, 2024

All three levies on the ballot for the Village of Plain City passed Tuesday. Voters in both Union and Madison counties turned out in support of the village’s police, fire and library measures at the N...

JA teams perform well during state meets

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In the photo on the left, Jonathan Alder’s Kalyn Greiner pushes toward the finish line during the OHSAA Division II state race. In the photo on the right, Alder’s Lincoln Wilson makes the last stretch of the Division II OHSAA boys race. Greiner took 22nd as an individual and Wilson 41st. (Journal-Tribune photos by Aleksei Pavloff)

JA teams perform well during state meets

By Aleksei Pavloff

November 6, 2024

Jonathan Alder fans had much to witness during this year’s Ohio High School Athletic Association state cross country meet. Seeing the Scarlet and Black at cross country’s biggest stage has been a regu...