The 2016 Marion Popcorn Festival Wine Garden will host three (3) OSU football players from past national championship teams. The players will be in the wine garden on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 2p – 4p. This will be a free Meet & Greet, which will include autographs and pictures with the players. Bring your […]
Medical marijuana legal in Ohio, but legal purchase is a ways off
September 9, 2016 by
Medical marijuana is now legal in Ohio, but patients won’t be able to legally buy it here for at least a year, maybe two. Until then, Ohio’s new medical marijuana law gives patients an “affirmative defense” against a drug charge, if they have a doctor’s note and meet other criteria. But patients haven’t had much […]
Trump now leads Clinton in Ohio Poll
September 9, 2016 by
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has a 4-point lead in Ohio over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a poll released Thursday. The Quinnipiac University survey marks the first time Trump has led an Ohio presidential poll since May. The survey found that Trump leads Clinton 41 percent to 37 percent among likely Ohio voters. […]
Popcorn Festival honors longtime volunteers as Grand Marshals
September 8, 2016 by
When the 2016 Marion Popcorn Festival Parade steps off at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 35-year Festival volunteer Garrison “Muggs” McGinnis will be at the forefront as the 2016 Grand Marshal. Long time parade chairman, Mary Lore Dutton, will be honored in memoriam as the Honorary Grand Marshal. McGinnis was originally recruited in 1982 […]
Popcorn Festival Crafts/Community/Commercial area to feature “Snuggle Time” book signing
September 8, 2016 by
The 2016 Marion Popcorn Festival Crafts/Community/Commercial area, sponsored by Logan Tire, will be open from 11 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. all three days of the festival, September 8, 9, & 10, 2016. It is located on Oak Street, next to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Community vendors you will see are Cub Scout Pack 26, […]
Marion Palace Theatre to participate in Ohio Open Doors
September 7, 2016 by
The historic Marion Palace Theatre will participate in Ohio Open Doors on Monday, September 12, 2016. The theatre will be open to the public that day from 10am to 3pm. Guided tours, which include a live organ concert on the theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, will begin at 10am and 2pm. This event is free. Brought […]
Patrol reports 2016 Labor Day Weekend fatalities down
September 7, 2016 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was out in full force this Labor Day weekend to prevent the greater volume of traffic crashes that often accompanies holiday traffic. Initial reports indicate a decrease in traffic crash fatalities. Eleven fatal crashes resulted in 11 deaths during the reporting period of Friday, September 2 at 12 a.m. through […]
Marion Republican Party selling food, including breakfast, during Popcorn Festival
September 7, 2016 by
Foods will be served inside the Marion County Republican headquarters, 114 S Main St. during the Marion Popcorn Festival Thursday through Saturday. From 10 a.m. to lunchtime, breakfast of sausage biscuits and gravy with coffee will be available. Lunch/dinner will be available beginning at 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. with shredded chicken, sloppy joe, pulled […]
Marion YMCA offering Free Saturdays in September, waiving joiner fee
September 6, 2016 by
The Marion Family YMCA is hoping you will Try the Y during free Saturdays in September 2016 and take advantage of no joiner fee. Any Saturday in September, the public is invited to try the Y for free. At the Marion Family YMCA, they say you’ll find everything from fitness classes, youth sports, swimming and […]
Downtown streets close Tuesday evening for 2016 Popcorn Festival
September 6, 2016 by
Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 6, detours will begin being posted on the following streets in the downtown Marion area to accommodate activities for the 2016 Marion Popcorn Festival, which will be held September 8-10. Center St. between State St. and Campbell St. Church St. between Main St. […]
