Marion County announced that it is among fifteen cities, two townships and one county being honored by the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) Bureau of Health Promotion with a Healthy Ohio Healthy Community Award for promoting good health for their residents. Increasing access to healthy foods, improving opportunities for physical activity and promoting tobacco- free […]
Ohioans urged to watch for deer on roadways, check insurance coverage
November 4, 2015 by
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor is urging Ohio motorists to watch for deer while traveling the state’s roadways during Autumn, the peak time for deer activity. Ohioans should also conduct an auto insurance review with an agent to ensure they have adequate financial protection if they are in an accident with a deer, which can […]
Women’s Business Council holding annual Holiday Shopping Gala
November 4, 2015 by
You are invited to start your holiday shopping and network with vendors and fellow shoppers at the Women’s Business Council’s Annual Holiday Shopping Gala. The shopping event will be Monday, November 9, 2015 from 11:00am to 1:30 pm on the second floor of META Solutions (formerly TRECA) at 100 Executive Dr. A box lunch, to […]
Election results for the 2015 General Election
November 3, 2015 by
With all precincts counted, the unofficial results of the 2015 General Election show positive results for levy renewals, but continued defeats for requests for new money. City of Marion voters also re-elected many of the incumbents. Those city residents said yes to another term for Scott Schertzer as mayor along with the incumbent auditor and […]
Marion Police K-9 killed in accident
November 3, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department said Monday that one of it’s K9’s has died after being struck by a car. “It is with a heavy heart that we report, our newest member of the Marion Police K9 Unit has died from injuries sustained after being struck by a vehicle,” said Chief Bill Collins in a media […]
Another major grant to further extend Marion’s Tallgrass Trail
November 3, 2015 by
The Marion County Park District announced on Tuesday the awarding of a $500,000 Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant for construction of several additional miles of the Tallgrass Trail. This grant will be paired with $167,000 in local matching funds and used for trail construction in 2016. The matching funds were all provided by supporters, with […]
MARMET arrests makes arrest in “major crack cocaine bust”
November 3, 2015 by
Officials with the MARMET Drug Task Force said officers executed a search warrant last week that resulted in one arrest and the seizure of drugs and cash. Those officials described the culmination of their investigations as a “major crack cocaine bust.” On October 30, 2015 at 7:18 p.m., detectives with the Marion Metropolitan Drug Task […]
Campus student musical, A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine, opens Thursday
November 2, 2015 by
The Ohio State University at Marion will present the musical production, A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine, on Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium as part of their Five Nights on Campus cultural arts series. According to Director Scott Persinger, this student-based musical production […]
League of Women Voters offers information on local elections
November 2, 2015 by
The Marion League of Women Voters (LWV) is offering the following information to get you ready for Tuesday’s 2015 General Election. The ballot includes races and issues for every voter in Marion County. The recent October 22, 2015 LWV Candidates Night, open to the public and broadcast live by WMRN from the Marion Senior Center, […]
OhioHealth holding open house with $7 million renovation completion at Marion Medical Campus
October 30, 2015 by
As part of it calls its ongoing commitment to investing in the Marion community, OhioHealth has completed $7 million in renovations and improvements to the Marion Medical Campus. OhioHealth says that the more than 1,100 patients who visit the campus daily will experience renovations to the lobby, gift shop, ambulatory surgery unit, surgery waiting area, […]
