Church Basement Ladies Bringing Musical Comedy to Marion

The popular Church Basement Ladies series has been well received in venues coast to coast for nearly a decade. The Church Basement Ladies made their first appearance at the Marion Palace Theatre with the first installment in 2008. In 2010, the theatre sold out the Christmas Musical sequel, Away In The Basement. Now, after a […]

OhioHealth Opens New Home Medical Equipment Warehouse, Patient Service Office

OhioHealth Home Care has opened a new warehouse and full service branch office for OhioHealth Home Medical Equipment (HME) in Marion, Ohio that will serve patients in Marion, Morrow, Hardin, Crawford, Wyandot, and Knox counties. The HME branch office, located at 1125 Ellen Kay Drive, Suite A, in Marion, opened Monday, March 3, 2014. The […]

Ohio’s Offender Recidivism Rate Continues to Decline

Ohio’s already record-low recidivism rate has dropped again, according to Gary C. Mohr, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.  The new rate of 27.1 percent betters the previous rate of 28.7 percent, and continues to be well below the national average of 40-44 percent. “When measured against the national recidivism rates for […]

ODH: Fewer Ohio Kids Abusing Rx Painkillers, Many Texting & Driving

Prescription painkiller abuse by teens dropped nearly in half during the past two years, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s 2013 Ohio Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). In 2011, 21.3 percent of students reported using prescription pain relievers or painkillers without a doctor’s prescription one or more times during their life; in 2013 that […]

Update: Police Investigating Double Shooting at Marion Bar

The Marion Police Department is investigating the shooting of two males early Tuesday morning outside of a local bar. They are searching for a suspect that they call “armed and dangerous.” At about 1:29am on Tuesday, March 5, 2014, officers responded to the parking lot of the Timeout Bar on Davids Street for the report […]

Prettyman Named Program Manager at Marion Community Foundation

Julie Prettyman has been selected to fill the new position of Program Manager at Marion Community Foundation, announced Susie Brown, Chair of the Board of Trustees chairperson. “We are pleased to welcome Julie,” said President/CEO Dean L. Jacob. “She has extensive experience in project management in both for-profit and non-profit organizations, as well as previous […]

Financial Peace Class Starting at Richland Road Church of Christ

Richland Road Church of Christ will be offering Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Class beginning Monday, March 10, 2014 at 6:00 PM. Organizers say we all need a plan for our money and Financial Peace University (FPU) is that plan. Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small group activities, FPU presents biblical, practical steps to […]

Marion-area Blood Drives Announced for March

The American Red Cross will conduct open blood drives at the following Marion County locations this month: Noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, March 2, Dayspring Wesleyan Church (Summer Fellowship Hall,) 2431 Marion –Mt. Gilead Road Noon to 6 p.m., Monday, March 3, Marion Public Library (Bus), 445 East Church Street 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., […]

Teacher Launches Write-in Challenge to Incumbant Congressman

Oberlin teacher Janet Garrett was appalled when Ohio’s latest congressional redistricting plan shifted her progressive community into the district represented by Ohio’s most conservative member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Jim Jordan of Champaign County, instead of the Democratic district held by Toledo’s Marcy Kaptur. Garrett, 61, was also appalled when she learned […]

Fine Art Society Holding High School Juried Art Show

The Mid-Ohio Fine Art Society will host Discover, a juried art competition featuring high school artists, on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Barlow Art Center. The show will be held from 6:00pm to 9:00pm with an artists’ reception at 6:00pm. MOFAS invited all Marion County high schools to participate. Students from Marion Harding, Elgin, […]