United Way is teaming up with the National Association of Letter Carriers and local food pantries for this year’s Stamp Out Hunger event on Saturday, May 14th, 2016. This marks the 24th anniversary of one of America’s days of giving. Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face to face with a […]
City’s community clean-up day is Saturday
May 12, 2016 by
Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that the City of Marion will sponsor a Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Any City of Marion resident, currently on City Sanitation Service, wishing to dispose of unwanted items may do so by taking those items directly to the Marion County Solid Waste Transfer Station located at […]
Kellie Pickler, Skid Row to headline 2016 Popcorn Festival
May 12, 2016 by
Country star Kellie Pickler and heavy metal/rock band Skid Row have been named as the headliners for the 36th Marion Popcorn Festival. Pickler will take the main stage on Friday, September 9, and Skid Row is set for Saturday, September 10. Both performances begin at 8:30 p.m. and are free to Festival attendees. The main […]
Ohio House passes medical marijuana bill
May 12, 2016 by
Ohio took a big step forward Tuesday to becoming the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana. The Ohio House on Tuesday approved a bill legalizing marijuana use for people with qualifying medical conditions with a doctor’s recommendation. House Bill 523 passed in a 71-26 vote and now heads to the Senate. Rep. Stephen Huffman, the […]
State school board hires new superintendent
May 12, 2016 by
The state school board has unanimously named education consultant and former state budget director Paolo DeMaria as Ohio’s new state superintendent. DeMaria has extensive finance experience as an advisor for the state Senate, for former governors George Voinovich and Bob Taft and for the Ohio Department of Education. He has also served as executive vice […]
Over 200 area middle schoolers compete at annual math challenge
May 10, 2016 by
$7,750 was awarded to the top three scorers in grades 6 through 8 at the Fifth Annual Marion Campus Middle School Mathematics Challenge on Friday, May 6, 2016 in the Alber Student Center. The math challenge, which is jointly sponsored by Ohio State Marion and Marion Technical College, welcomed approximately 200 area middle school students […]
Burns recognized for connection to Marion’s First Families
May 10, 2016 by
The Marion Area Genealogy Society recently held their annual First Families of Marion County luncheon for 2016. Paula Burns was recognized for adding additional ancestors who qualified. Burns was able to trace back and prove her relationship to certain ancestors and their residence in Marion County all the way back to 1825. To learn more […]
Poll shows Trump narrowly leading Clinton in Ohio
May 10, 2016 by
In a race marked by wide gender, age and racial gaps, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are running neck and neck in the key presidential Swing States of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont runs stronger against the likely Republican nominee, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing […]
General Guinness Band to bring touch of Ireland to Marion
May 9, 2016 by
Ohio State Marion’s Five Nights on Campus performing arts series welcomes The General Guinness Band to Tri Rivers Career Center in the Giauque Auditorium, (2222 Marion Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion, OH 43302) Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. The final performance of the 2015-16 season will be held at Tri-Rivers Career Center due to […]
Marion YMCA hosting lifeguard training
May 9, 2016 by
Do you want a job where you get to help people? The Marion Family YMCA is offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Class. This class will teach you the necessary skills to gain employment as a lifeguard. To become certified, you must attend all course sessions, participate fully, and pass all physical tests and […]
