2024 - Marysville Journal Tribune

News

By Aleksei Pavloff

November 11, 2024

Despite being diagnosed with cancer, Marysville alumnus Grayson Niemi was able to return as a member of The Best Damn Band In The Land (TBDBITL). Learning he had testicular cancer, Niemi was still abl...

Lady Cardinal hoop coach not surprised by low number of players in program

Sports

Triad’s Abbey Overfield drives along the base line during a game from the 2023-24 season. Overfield is one of only 11 players in the Lady Cardinals’ program for the upcoming campaign. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Cardinal hoop coach not surprised by low number of players in program

By Tim Miller

November 11, 2024

It was just a fews months ago when Triad High School girls basketball coach Erica Trainer sounded the alarm. The Lady Cardinal bench boss said only 11 girls in the high school had attended any type of...

News

Air Force finance work paved way for Johnson to be a business owner

By Kyle Meddles

November 11, 2024

Growing up in Marysville, Rich Johnson enjoyed riding on the wild side; not taking school too seriously and having fun doing it. That eventually led to some cases of “mischievous trouble.” The Union C...

News

Bonnell has seen it all in his long military career

By Kyle Meddles

November 11, 2024

The first time that Ken Bonnell was wounded was in 1969, southeast of Saigon in Vietnam, while assisting a rescue operation of a downed helicopter that crashed into a small river. He boarded a navy fa...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 11/9/24

By From JT Staff Reports

November 11, 2024

From Marysville Police Division reports: Keanu A. Williams and Amber Lynn Adelsberger, both 28, both of 2105 Preakness Place, were arrested, at 11:58 p.m., Thursday, at their home, charged with theft ...

Fairbanks Panthers were bright spot in otherwise difficult grid season for area high schools

Sports

Fairbanks’ John Doll (17) breaks up a pass during a 2024 victory over Springfield Catholic Central. The Panthers finished the season with a 7-4 record, which included seven consecutive victories. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Fairbanks Panthers were bright spot in otherwise difficult grid season for area high schools

By Tim Miller

November 9, 2024

It’s no secret that the 2024 high school football season wasn’t that great for Union County-area teams. A rather weak 18-35 record was compiled among the five teams in the Journal-Tribune’s coverage a...

News

U.C. interest earnings likely to pass $5M, set record

By Michael Williamson

November 8, 2024

Union County’s interest income could hit another record at the end of the year despite a likely dip in quarterly earnings starting in the fourth quarter. Treasurer Andrew Smarra told the commissioners...

News

Shelly Detwiler, center left, and her husband, Paul, center right, sit with four generations of the Koike family in Japan, eating a feast featuring edamame. The Jerome Township couple, won a trip to appear on Japanese TV this summer and flew to Japan for a week where they learned about the cultivation and use of the Japanese soybean variety. (Photo submitted)

Locals take part in Japanese TV show

By Michael Williamson

November 8, 2024

Agriculture in Union County might bring to mind corn, soybeans, hay and other traditional crops synonymous with midwestern farming. What might not come to mind is Japanese edamame, but that is precise...

Education

In The Halls…Marysville High School

November 8, 2024

Featured seniors Aurelia Inskeep By Wesley Paul Aurelia Lynea Inskeep is the daughter of Dora and Michael Inskeep. While in high school, Aurelia has been a leader in the music program. She is a sectio...

Columns/Editorials

The Way It Was – A button problem

By Bill Boyd

November 8, 2024

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...

Columns/Editorials

an editorial – Roy Heflin’s death creates a void

By From JT Staff Reports

November 8, 2024

The sudden death of Roy Heflin, 66, this past Saturday evening leaves a void for many in Marysville and Union County, and frankly throughout central Ohio. He was the owner of Heflin Caterers, a food p...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 11/8/24

By From JT Staff Reports

November 8, 2024

From Marysville Division of Police reports Police responded to the 300 block of Gallery Drive at 11:37 a.m., Tuesday, on a report of a theft at a residence. The investigation is pending. At 7:26 p.m.,...

Obituaries

JOHN FREDERICK ARTH, JR.

By From JT Staff Reports

November 8, 2024

John Frederick Arth, Jr., age 88, of Marysville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in the emergency room at Memorial Hospital. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army and a lif...

News

City buys three historic properties

Marysville Steel, Hometown Auto, Eufinger building under new ownership

By Mac Cordell

November 7, 2024

The City of Marysville has purchased a trio of properties around town. In October, the city purchased the building at 120 S. Plum St., the former Hometown Auto Center, and the Marysville Steel site, a...

Police Beat

Police Beat – 11/7/24

By From JT Staff Reports

November 7, 2024

From Marysville Police Division: Police responded to a multi-family house in the 100 block of Greenwood Boulevard, at 4:01 p.m., Tuesday, on a report of a domestic dispute. The case was marked as clos...

News

Early voting total tops Election Day numbers

By Mac Cordell

November 7, 2024

Early voting was strong in Union County. Officials said the strong early turnout made for a smooth Election Day. Election officials said this is the first time they can remember early voting topping t...

Sports

Behrens, Cordell, Pavloff in three-way tie at top of Pigskin Pickers competition

By Tim Miller

November 7, 2024

The Pigskin Pickers race has tightened into a three-way tie for first place. Publisher Kevin Behrens posted a 6-1 record last week, while reporter Mac Cordell and sports reporter Aleksei Pavloff respe...

Despite playoff berth, Alder hopes for better football seasons ahead

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s AJ DeLong (72) prepares to make a tackle during a 2024 game. Brooks Pierce (55) and Holden Glick (6) prepare to help on the play. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Despite playoff berth, Alder hopes for better football seasons ahead

By Tim Miller

November 7, 2024

The 2024 high school football season didn’t go as well as Jonathan Alder head coach Nate Snedeker had hoped. Sure, the Pioneers earned a Division IV state playoff berth, but the 5-6 record didn’t suit...

News

Richardson easily tops Verbus in Ohio House race

By Mac Cordell

November 7, 2024

Marysville’s Tracy Richardson has been reelected to a fourth term in the Ohio House of Representatives. Richardson, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Lesley Verbus in Tuesday’s election to ...

News

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,...

News

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...

News

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...

News

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...

News

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

Sports

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...

Area gridders named among best in Central Buckeye Conference

Sports

Jonathan Alder’s Grant Horne (12) speeds away from a potential tackler. Horne has been named to the Kenton Trail Division first team in the Central Buckeye Conference. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Area gridders named among best in Central Buckeye Conference

By Bob Putman

November 6, 2024

The Central Buckeye Conference recently announced its all-league football team. North Union had a pair of players earn first-team honors in the Mad River Division. Senior running back/linebacker Tyler...

Sports

The final players of the game for the 2024 football season are from left, Grant Horne, Jonathan Alder; Braydon Wiedmann, Fairbanks; and JJ Henry, Marysville. (Journal-Tribune file photos)

Gridiron players of week named

By Tim Miller

November 6, 2024

The 2024 high school football season has come to an end for Union County-area schools. Jonathan Alder, Fairbanks and Marysville all dropped games during the first week of the state playoffs. As such, ...

News

Pumpkin drops held

By From JT Staff Reports

November 6, 2024

Marysville held a pair of Pumpkin Drops, one Sunday afternoon and one Monday afternoon, at Decker Fire Station. Residents could bring their own pumpkins to be dropped from the city’s ladder truck Sund...

Obituaries

ROY BURT HEFLIN

By From JT Staff Reports

November 6, 2024

Roy Burt Heflin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday night, doing what he loved: catering. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jennings Bryant (Jay) and Patricia (Pat) Heflin, his sister Theda He...

Obituaries

WENDELL R. WILSON

By From JT Staff Reports

November 6, 2024

Wendell R. Wilson, 74, of Marysville, passed away early Saturday morning, November 2, 2024, at his home following months of failing health. One of eight children, Wendell was born April 8, 1950, in Ri...