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Kevin J. Behrens, publisher of the Marysville Journal-Tribune, pleaded guilty to stealing $40,000 from the All-Ohio Balloon Festival.

The theft occurred over a five-year period between 2019 and 2024.

Behrens will repay the stolen funds and is banned from holding public office or charity positions.

One of the organizers of the All-Ohio Balloon Festival, who also serves as publisher of the Marysville Journal-Tribune, has admitted to stealing money from the event over more than five years.

Kevin J. Behrens, 51, pleaded guilty on Aug. 14 to grand theft in Union County Common Pleas Court, according to court records.

Between January 2019 and May 2024, Behrens took about $40,000 from the All-Ohio Balloon Festival and used it for personal expenses, court records state.

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