JA, Triad girls hoopsters fall

By Tim Miller

Jonathan Alder’s girls basketball squad opened the 2024-25 season with a 51-46 setback to Mechanicsburg.

The Indians held a 13-7 lead after the opening period and took a 30-23 margin at halftime.

Mechanicsburg extended its upper hand to 47-37 by the end of the third quarter.

Natalie Hess and Kennedy ...

NU girls fight off River Valley for hoop victory

Sports

North Union’s Kennedy Harrah goes up for a shot against River Valley. Harrah tallied a team-high 19 points during NU’s victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

NU girls fight off River Valley for hoop victory

By Bob Putman

December 2, 2024

It is just two games into the 2024-25 girls basketball season and North Union has already been able to go through the learning process under first-year head coach Mitchell Loomis. The good news is tha...

Lady Monarch cagers roar past Westerville Central Warhawks

Sports

Emma Gilbert (13) of Marysville goes up for a basket against Westerville Central. The Lady Monarchs opened the 2024-25 campaign with a 59-42 victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Monarch cagers roar past Westerville Central Warhawks

By Tim Miller

December 2, 2024

A new era began for Marysville’s girls basketball team earlier this week. The Lady Monarchs, under first-year head coach Justin Price, opened the 2024-25 season by clubbing Westerville Central, 59-42....

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Students featured in Macy’s parade

By From JT Staff Reports

November 29, 2024

Three of the eight dancers in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, who performed during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York on Thursday, were students from Marysville. The girls, pictured f...

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Logjam work to begin in December

By Michael Williamson

November 29, 2024

Residents along Mill Creek should notice crews moving in to clear logjams starting the second week of December. The Union County Commissioners approved the contract with H and H Land Clearing at the W...

Education, News

Marysville pay-to-play changes again

Fear of divisive reaction prompts reduction in fee

By Chad Williamson

November 29, 2024

Parents of athletes in the Marysville schools will need to start filling out checks to the district in pencil. For the sixth time in the last month, the pay-to-play fee for sports has changed, after t...

Sports

Each Picker finishes with .500 record for week

By Tim Miller

November 27, 2024

All of the Pigskin Pickers were just ordinary during last week’s games. Each Picker posted 2-2 records. Publisher Kevin Behrens and sports reporter Aleksei Pavloff share the lead at 78-36. Sports edit...