The Marion County Park District has announced they will hold the following activities during the month of August 2016. The first five events all take place this week. Tuesday: The Tallgrass Trail Nature Center will be open from noon to 6 p.m., with a Coyotes of Ohio program (geared to adults) at 7 p.m. Thursday: […]
Marion Palace Theatre seeks volunteers for technical positions
August 1, 2016 by
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 6 p.m. in the Palace Theatre Rotary Room, Palace Theatre Technical Director Mark Meginness along with Palace Volunteer Advisory Committee Members, will meet with potential Palace volunteers interested in technical positions. The Palace hopes to build a volunteer corps with people ranging from juniors in high school to retirees that […]
State appellate court: Ohio abortion restriction are unconstitutional
August 1, 2016 by
A state appellate court on Friday agreed with a Lucas County judge that regulations governing an abortion clinic, and the way Ohio enacted them, are unconstitutional. The 3-0 ruling in favor of the Capital Care Network means that the last open abortion clinic in Toledo can remain open. A spokesman for the Ohio attorney general’s […]
Heard of Ever Student Succeeds Act? It takes effect in 2017
August 1, 2016 by
Parents and teachers, prepare to start hearing a lot about the new Every Student Succeeds Act. Prepare, as well, to speak up this fall if you want to change the way Ohio handles testing and how it judges schools. The new law passed by Congress last fall replaces the often-villified No Child Left Behind laws […]
Culvert replacements cause closures to two State Routes in Marion County
July 29, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation reports that work to replace two culverts in Marion County will result in the closure of two separate State Routes starting Monday, August 1, 2016. These closures are in addition to the shut down of the State Street overpass announced Thursday. Starting at 7:00 a.m. Monday, State Route 203 will […]
Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scam
July 29, 2016 by
On Thursday, July 28, 2016, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a person claiming to be with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office that was calling residents of Marion County and claiming to be with the warrant division. The person then advises the people he has called that they owe fines and/or costs and, […]
Marion church hosting school supply giveaway, vacation bible school
July 29, 2016 by
Richland Road Church of Christ is having a school supply giveaway this Saturday, July 30, 2016 from 9:00 AM to noon at the church building. Organizers say there will be more supplies per bag than ever before. One bag per child and come early as supplies are limited. If you have any questions, call the […]
Downtown overpass closed for emergency repairs
July 28, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation has closed the State Route 4/State Route 423 bridge, better known as the State Street overpass, in downtown Marion for up to two weeks for emergency repairs. ODOT had already hired a contractor earlier this summer to start repairing the State Street bridge. On Thursday, while those crews were chipping […]
Palace Theatre showing ‘Finding Dory’ this weekend
July 28, 2016 by
Marion Palace Theatre will show the Pixar animated adventure comedy, ‘Finding Dory’ July 29 through July 31, 2016. In this sequel to Pixar’s 2003 smash hit ‘Finding Nemo,’ lovable, forgetful blue tang Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) decides to go off in search of her long-lost parents. This heart-warming tale reunites Dory with old pals […]
Marion unemployment rate up in June
July 28, 2016 by
The unemployment rate for Marion County spiked to 5.1 percent in June 2016, up from 4.6 percent in May. The increase comes with 100 fewer people in the available workforce and an additional 100 people reporting as unemployed. The June 2016 rate matches the rate from the year prior, but is lower that two years […]
