As Super Bowl Sunday approaches and football fans across the country prepare for the game, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), along with the National Football League (NFL) and Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) Coalition, have joined forces with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Traffic Safety […]
Marion Palace Theatre Showing “Gravity”
January 30, 2014 by
On January 31, February 1 and 2, 2014, the Marion Palace Theatre will show the Award winning film “Gravity” starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. The film recently won a Golden Globe for Best Director and is nominated for 10 Academy nominations including Best Motion Picture of the Yearand Best Cinematography Warner Bros. provides the […]
Five Arrested for Alleged Chicago-to-Marion Drug Trafficking
January 30, 2014 by
Detectives from the MARMET / METRICH Drug Task, along with the Marion Special Response Team, Marion Police Department, and Marion County Sheriff’s Office, completed an investigation Wednesday into the trafficking of heroin and crack cocaine by a group from Chicago. The investigation concluded on January 29, 2014 when officers served a search warrant in the […]
Sheriff’s Office Makes 10 Arrests During Warrant Roundup
January 30, 2014 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports that they took advantage of the freezing temperatures on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 and utilized the Counter Assault Team’s training day to serve warrants. Officials say they were anticipating that some of the individuals wanted would be home due to the freezing temperatures. Deputies of the Counter Assault Team […]
MARMET Arrests Two for Drug Trafficking
January 30, 2014 by
Detectives from the MARMET / METRICH Drug Task, along with the Marion Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, searched two apartments on Libby Lane in Marion. The search on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, resulted in two arrests and a large amount of drugs seized. The first search was on an apartment in the […]
Last Chance to Purchase Dog Tags Without Penalty
January 30, 2014 by
The Marion County Auditor’s Office is reminding residents that Friday, January 31, 2014 is the last day to purchase dog tags without a $16 per tag penalty. You can purchase dog tags at the auditor’s office and at the Marion County Dog Pound, but you can also purchase them online. When buying tags online, there […]
Marion Unemployment Rate Dips in December
January 29, 2014 by
The unemployment rate for Marion County dropped in December 2013 to 7.1 percent, down from 7.7 percent in November, according to information provided by Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate equals the rate from a year ago, 7.1 percent in December 2012. The dip comes as the available workforce decreased by 100 […]
Lambert Appointed as New Chief Financial Officer at Fahey Bank
January 29, 2014 by
The Fahey Banking Company of Marion recently announced the appointment of Doris M. Lambert as Chief Financial Officer. She joins the bank with more than 29 years of experience in financial services, most recently serving as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Farmers Citizens Bank, Bucyrus, OH. Lambert had been with Farmers Citizens […]
Lawmaker Proposes More Prison Factories in Ohio
January 29, 2014 by
A prominent Republican legislator proposes for Ohio to build and operate prison factories that would employ inmates to make and publicly sell goods that American manufacturers don’t offer. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Butler introduced legislation last week to set up a pilot program. The size and location of the program would depend on the […]
Ohioans Encouraged to Check on Older Loved Ones, Neighbors
January 28, 2014 by
The winter of 2014 has brought to Ohio colder temperatures and wind chills than we’ve seen in many years. The Ohio Department of Aging reminds all Ohioans that our bodies react differently to extreme conditions as we age. Among other factors, older adults are at higher risk from extreme cold because they tend to lose […]
