Columns/Editorials

May 19, 2023

The Way It Was – Say “Uncle”

By Bill Boyd

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information for his stories.
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In the spring of 1950, our MHS track team was preparing for the st...

Columns/Editorials

A Word To The Wise – Solving the riddle of Raymond

By Chad Williamson

May 10, 2025

After the Marysville school levy failed in November, I was often asked what I thought about the results, or rather, what I thought would change the outcome. My answer was always the same - “they’ve go...

Columns/Editorials

Feed your head – This Mother’s Day – skip the machete

By Kyle Meddles

May 3, 2025

After doing a little bit of mental math, I realized that this is the last column I will have before Mother’s Day on May 11. This holiday is all about celebrating the first woman in life, the person wh...

Columns/Editorials

Column correction

April 26, 2025

Reader and former Union County Administrator John Cunningham reached out recently to let us know that the Word to the Wise column on last week’s editorial page contained a factual error. The column st...

Pioneers earn top seed for Division IV baseball tourney

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s Mason Peterscheim delivers a pitch for Jonathan Alder. The Pioneers are the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Division IV district tournament. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Pioneers earn top seed for Division IV baseball tourney

By Bob Putman

May 13, 2025

Jonathan Alder received top billing for the Central District Division IV baseball tournament following voting on Sunday by the coaches. The Pioneers (19-1 after Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Defiance), who a...

Sports

North Union’s Kennedy Harrah (left) attempts to reel in a throw from first base while Jonathan Alder’s Ava Schellhammer slides into second base during the top of the sixth inning. Schellhammer was safe on the play. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Jonathan Alder softball team tops NU

By Bob Putman

May 13, 2025

It has been a season of learning and growing for the Jonathan Alder softball team. That has pretty much been the story from the moment the Lady Pioneers held their first practice. They got off to a sl...

Sports

Marysville’s Brie Jennings rips a hit in this file photo. The Lady Monarchs split two games at Mount Vernon over the weekend. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarchs split weekend twinbill

By Tim Miller

May 13, 2025

The Lady Monarch softball team split a doubleheader on the road Saturday afternoon. Marysville traveled to Mt. Vernon to play Mansfield Madison and the host Yellow Jackets. MHS scored a 5-2 verdict ov...

News

Paper wait

By From JT Staff Reports

May 13, 2025

Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for Boston’s restaurant in Marysville. As patrons waited for tables Sunday, many, like those pictured above, picked up a Journal-Tribune to read as they pas...

News

CDBG money could be history

Funds for grant program do not appear in 2026 federal budget

By Michael Williamson

May 12, 2025

The villages of Milford Center and Richwood got the green light to apply for infrastructure funding this year but funding may not be available next year. Thomas Perry with Community Development Consul...

News

Car burns up

By From JT Staff Reports

May 12, 2025

Emergency crews responded to a car fire near the VFW on Industrial Parkway around 9 p.m., Friday. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)