Three educators will bring their passion for serving students to Marion City Schools following school board action this month. The Marion City Schools Board of Education approved contracts that start next school year for Nichole Jiran, Benjamin Porter and Leah Filliater. The district hired Jiran, currently a superintendent at Hopewell-Loudon Schools in Bascam, to serve […]
Marion Salvation Army offering produce giveaway
May 19, 2015 by
The Marion Salvation Army will host a produce giveaway on Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Mid-Ohio Food Bank will be bringing a truck with produce to be distributed to households in Marion County. You must bring IDs and a piece of mail to prove identity and also be determined to be income […]
Portion of Park Street closed through Friday
May 19, 2015 by
The City of Marion Engineer’s Office reports that Park Street, between East Fairground Street and Patten Street, will be closed from 7:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 19, through 5:00 P.M. Friday, May 22, 2015. The City Sewer Maintenance Department will be doing a sanitary sewer repair at this location.
Wildlife watchers asked to report wild turkey and ruffed grouse sightings
May 19, 2015 by
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is asking the public to participate in the surveying of wild turkeys and ruffed grouse by reporting sightings of these two iconic Ohio game birds. Every year, the ODNR Division of Wildlife conducts a turkey and grouse brood survey to estimate population growth. The brood survey relies on […]
Health officials urge Ohio “Baby Boomers” to get tested as part of National Hepatitis Testing Day
May 18, 2015 by
In observance of national Hepatitis Awareness Month in May and Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) urges all Ohio “baby boomers” (born between 1946 and 1964) to get tested for hepatitis C. In addition, some individuals are recommended to be tested for hepatitis B, including anyone born in Asia […]
State Representatives to speak at Republican Club meeting
May 18, 2015 by
The Marion Republic Club will hold their regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 17, 2015, at 7:00 PM at the Marion GOP Headquarters, 114 South Main Street in Marion. This month their guest speakers will be State Representatives Dorothy Pelanda and Christina Hagan. They will be discussing the Ohio Budget process and key legislative plans […]
4 students award prestigious Wopat Scholarships as Foundation doles out $340,000 in funds
May 15, 2015 by
As many seniors make plans to celebrate graduation, the Marion Community Foundation adds to the excitement by announcing the recipients of its 2015 Scholarship Program. Marion Community Foundation has awarded $339,450 from 77 funds to 134 local students. Awards were made to local students from 10 area high schools and 23 colleges. “We at Marion […]
Harding, GEAR UP hosts first Prexie Signing Day honoring 116 students
May 15, 2015 by
GEAR UP at Marion Harding High School hosted its first college signing day as the high school recognized students for committing to their future plans. Prexie Signing Day recognized 116 seniors enrolled in either higher education or the military. Organizers invited seniors on May 7 to celebrate their milestones by taking center stage on the […]
Diabetes expert to speak at Marion Family YMCA
May 15, 2015 by
The Marion Family YMCA has announced another Health Chat Speaker Series with OhioHealth/Marion General Hospital’s Dawn Sperling – Certified Nurse Practitioner – on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 11:30PM. Sperling will speak about diabetes. Sperling has been a Certified Nurse Practitioner since May of 2008. She works in internal medicine at Marion Area Physicians (Former […]
State Auditor proposes constitutional ban on initiatives creating economic monopolies
May 15, 2015 by
Worried about efforts to allow a small number of growers to sell legalized marijuana in Ohio, state Auditor Dave Yost is pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban ballot initiatives that create economic monopolies. Speaking Thursday before some members of the Constitutional Modernization Commission, Yost offered draft language for an amendment he said would stop […]
