It won’t be Gov. John Kasich’s problem. But his successor and a future Ohio legislature may have to cut state spending or raise another tax in 2020, since Congress banned taxing businesses for Internet services. The provision, part of an unrelated bill expected to be signed by President Barack Obama, permanently bans states from taxing […]
Congressional action will mean end to Ohio’s tax on internet access for businesses
February 16, 2016 by
8 community and business leaders nominated for 2016 ATHENA Award
February 12, 2016 by
The Women’s Business Council (WBC) of Marion has announced that eight leaders have been nominated for this year’s ATHENA Leadership Award®. ATHENA nominations are solicited from community members. The WBC honors all nominees with a luncheon and awards the beautiful ATHENA sculpture to the final recipient. The ATHENA sculpture is to honor an individual in […]
MARMET busts drug operations in Marion
February 12, 2016 by
The METRICH/MARMET Drug Task Force executed three search warrants this week that resulted in several arrests and the elimination of a meth lab operating out of a local home. On February 9, 2016, two warrants were served inside the City of Marion as part of a month long investigation into the sale of illegal drugs. […]
Marion trooper promoted to Sergeant at the Bucyrus Post
February 12, 2016 by
Trooper Sean E. Carpenter was promoted to the rank of sergeant today by Colonel Paul A. Pride, Ohio State Highway Patrol superintendent, during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Academy. Sergeant Carpenter will transfer to the Bucyrus Post to serve as an assistant post commander. Sergeant Carpenter began his Patrol career in September 2002 as a […]
Bill would ban Ohioans from switching party affiliations during primary elections
February 12, 2016 by
Ohio voters would no longer be able to switch political parties within 30 days of a primary election under a legislator’s proposal meant to thwart “shenanigans.” Under current law, Ohioans don’t formally register with a political party and the majority of voters consider themselves as independents. But when they choose a primary ballot, they are […]
Marion City Schools seeks renewal levy on March Primary Ballot
February 11, 2016 by
Marion City Schools is asking for voters’ support as it seeks a renewal of a levy first passed in 1989. The district will place the 5.41-mill, five-year emergency levy on the March 15 primary election ballot. The levy raises $2,001,000 a year. It means no additional taxes to voters because it is a renewal of […]
Local government schedules altered for 2016 Presidents’ Day
February 11, 2016 by
Mayor Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday, offices in City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016. The following departments will operate as noted below: Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, February 15. Residents who normally have refuse collected on Monday are requested to have […]
Ohio lawmakers approve bill to defund Planned Parenthood
February 11, 2016 by
A bill that seeks to defund Planned Parenthood cleared the Ohio House on Wednesday and now heads to Gov. John Kasich to be signed into law. House Bill 294 passed mostly along party lines in a 62-32 vote, with Republican Reps. Nathan Manning of North Ridgeville and Jeffery Rezabek of Clayton breaking with their party […]
Internationally renowned theatrical directors to visit Marion
February 10, 2016 by
The community is invited to attend a free brown bag lunch and learn lecture, “All the World’s a Stage,” Monday, February 15, 2016 12:30 p.m., featuring British stage director and international professor and lecturer Richard Digby Day, and founder and co-artistic director of Theatre Masters in New York, Julia Hansen, in Maynard Hall’s Guthery Community […]
Ohio reports first Zika Virus case in returning traveler
February 10, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Health is reporting Ohio’s first case of Zika virus in a returning traveler from Haiti, a 30-year-old Cuyahoga County woman, city of Cleveland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was reporting 35 cases of Zika virus in 12 states and the District of Columbia prior to Ohio’s case. Zika […]
