Sports

January 20, 2025

Sadie Lucas of Fairbanks dives into the pool to begin a race. The Lady Panthers tallied 19 points during a meet held Thursday at the Union County Family YMCA. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

MHS swimmers take top honors in meets

By Tim Miller

The Monarch boys swimmers scored a 97-69 verdict over Dublin Scioto on Thursday.

The Lady Monarchs tallied 112 points to capture their meet.

Fairbanks’ two girls finished with 19 points and Scioto earned 16.

Top three results for local swimmers were as follows:

Boys

-200 yard medley relay: Marysville, ...

Sports

Jonathan Alder junior Chase Meutzel (11) picks up yardage during a 2024 game. Meutzel and his Pioneer teammates will have a new head coach in 2025. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Jonathan Alder in process of finding new grid coach

By Tim Miller

January 20, 2025

Interviews were scheduled to begin late this week as Jonathan Alder officials look for a new head football coach. The position became vacant last month when Nathan Snedeker stepped down after four sea...

Monarch boys grapplers top Olentangy in battle between OCC Cardinal contenders

Sports

Marysville’s Cameron Taylor (red) delivers a takedown on Olentangy’s Zach Zunic (black) during the match at 165 pounds. The sophomore Monarch defeated the Brave 21-5 for a technical near fall. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Monarch boys grapplers top Olentangy in battle between OCC Cardinal contenders

By Aleksei Pavloff

January 20, 2025

A win is still a win even when the going gets ugly. That is what Marysville’s boys wrestling squad experienced Thursday night during its 35-30 dual meet win over Olentangy. “Losing a lot in the first ...

News

County may not pave roads this year

By Michael Williamson

January 17, 2025

For the first time in nearly three decades, Union County may not have a paving program going into the spring and summer. Engineer Jeff Stauch told the county commissioners Wednesday that with growing ...

Education, News

Marysville accelerates superintendent search timeline

By Chad Williamson

January 17, 2025

The Marysville Board of Education has accelerated the timeline for its superintendent search. At Thursday’s meeting, President Bill Keck laid out a schedule in which the board hopes to name a replacem...

News, Plain City

Visitors prompt PC pool rate scrutiny

80% of users are non-residents with Marysville leading the way

By Michael Williamson

January 17, 2025

Plain City is looking at potential rate increases for the aquatic center at Pastime Park. Parks and Recreation Director Linda Granger said, as the village looks at both rising costs and a growing cust...

News

End of the season

By Michael Williamson

January 17, 2025

Plain City crews were out Friday morning removing Christmas lights and the star atop the village’s Christmas Tree in Bicentennial Park. While the end of the week saw milder temperatures, forecasts hav...