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March 16, 2018

Officials handling ECHS enrollment boom

By Chad Williamson

After four years, Marysville school officials felt they had a pretty good handle on estimating how many outgoing eighth graders would enroll at the Early College High School (ECHS).
Since the building opened in 2014, yearly class enrollment numbers have hovered around 150 students, with the remaining...

Corn Carnival royalty crowned
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Corn Carnival royalty crowned
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”
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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)
“It really was a bomb”
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
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Fifth Street to reopen for weekend events
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...
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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)
Big-play Bradley topples Marysville
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)
Greeneview keeps Panthers at bay with late TD
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)
JA tops NU in battle of unbeaten football squads
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...
Corn Carnival royalty crowned
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Corn Carnival royalty crowned
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...
MHS netters fall to Dublin Scioto
Sports
MHS netters fall to Dublin Scioto
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
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Triad, Benjamin Logan spikers win matches
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...