Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that City Departments will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2015 in observance of Memorial Day. All departments in City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2015. Offices will re-open for normal business on Tuesday, May 26. Sanitation crews will not collect trash, recycling, or yard waste on […]
Troopers urge sober driving, seat belts this Memorial Day
May 22, 2015 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers this Memorial Day to not get behind the wheel impaired. Troopers and local law enforcement will be joining forces in an effort to keep Ohio roads fatality free this holiday. Troopers made 763 OVI arrests during the 2014 Memorial Day holiday. During the extended weekend, 13 people […]
Marion area students participate in YMCA Youth in Government Day
May 21, 2015 by
Twenty-two Marion area high school students participated in the 64th Ohio YMCA Youth in Government State Assembly at the Ohio Statehouse April 16, 17 and 18, 2015. Marion delegates joined 506 middle and high school students (grades 8 – 12) from throughout the state in this leadership and public service program. “From youth sports to […]
Erwin named interim president at Marion Technical College
May 21, 2015 by
The Marion Technical College (MTC) Board of Trustees announces that Dr. John Erwin will serve as interim president starting July 1. Dr. Erwin found out about the opportunity after his recent retirement from Illinois Central College, where he served as president for 14 years. “Dr. Erwin has experience and integrity,” said Rex Parrott, Chairman of […]
Deadline nears to take advantage of Homestead Exemption Program
May 21, 2015 by
Marion County Auditor, Joan Kasotis, is reminding Marion County taxpayers that the deadline for applying for both real estate and manufactured home tax savings through the Homestead Exemption Program is Monday, June 1, 2015. This program provides a tax relief to homeowners who are either 65 years of age and older or permanently disabled. Applicants […]
ODOT urges travelers to plan ahead for construction zones and ‘Click It or Ticket’ this Memorial Day Weekend
May 21, 2015 by
The Memorial Day Weekend has historically had the highest number of serious injuries and the third-highest number of fatalities of all major holidays on Ohio roads between 2009-2013. May 18-31, 2015 is National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilization and the Ohio Department of Transportation is reminding drivers and passengers to “Click It or Ticket.” In Ohio, […]
LWV’s 95th birthday program to look at African-American Women’s Suffrage Reality
May 20, 2015 by
The establishment of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote occurred in 1920. These 2 events brought to a close the 72 year hard-fought, often violent, battle for women’s suffrage during which women were beaten and jailed for any efforts they made to […]
Railroad crossing repairs will mean closures through Saturday
May 20, 2015 by
CSX Railroad will have intermittent road closures at the following railroad crossings from 7:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 20, through 5:00 P.M. Saturday, May 23, 2015. Fairgrounds St. between Lee St. & Kellogg Pkwy Silver St. between Edwards St. & Toledo St. Center St. between Davids St. & Park Blvd. Darius St. between Mound St. & […]
Marion Chamber of Commerce invites you to explore Tuscany
May 20, 2015 by
The Chamber is partnering with Chamber Discoveries to provide a 9 day, all-inclusive, one central hotel tour of Tuscany in the heart of the Italian art cradle for $2,849 per person. Included are tours of Florence, Montecatini, Siena, Pisa and more. An information session for anyone interested will be held at 5:00 pm on Thursday, […]
AG sues out-of-state debt collectors for threatening and harassing Ohioans
May 20, 2015 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced a lawsuit against the operators of a debt collection operation accused of threatening, harassing, and misleading consumers while trying to collect debt. The lawsuit accuses the operation of using the fictitious business names of “LRS Litigations,” “IRS Equity,” and “Worldwide Requisitions” and using obscene language, threats of jail […]
