State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers is reminding Ohioans to make a potentially lifesaving change when they move their clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 3, 2013: Change the batteries in your smoke alarms. In conjunction with Ohio’s fire departments, the Division of State Fire Marshal encourages Ohioans to make a habit of changing the […]
City of Marion Holding November Yard Waste Collection
November 1, 2013 by
The City of Marion will operate yard waste collection at curbside for the month of November during the week of November 4 – 8, 2013. This collection is for City residents. Grass clippings will not be picked up at the curbside. Branches must be bundled and cut in lengths no longer than 5 feet. Residents […]
Candidates Night Video Available Online
November 1, 2013 by
John Mullins, Harding High School’s Telecom Digital Media Instructor/Director, has announced that Marion’s League of Women Voters’ Candidates Night is now available on Time Warner Cable’s Channel 18 and also on YouTube. The program was held at Tri-Rivers on October 29, 2013 and featured candidates for three contested races. The Channel 18 telecasts may be […]
Cuts in Food Assistance Start Today
November 1, 2013 by
Starting Friday, about 1.8 million Ohio food stamp recipients will have to make do with lower monthly benefits because a temporary boost in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has expired. The decrease means Ohio will lose $193 million yearly in extra money that was approved as part of 2009’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The […]
Ohio Valley Christmas Craft Show is Sunday
November 1, 2013 by
The 24th annual Ohio Valley Christmas Craft Show will be held this Sunday, November 3, 2013 on the Marion County Fairgrounds in Marion. Show runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm and will feature over 100 exhibitors in two buildings. Vendors are coming from all over Ohio selling hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind items like; dolls, handmade toys, jewelry, purses, […]
Sheriff’s Office: All Three Shooting Suspects Have Been Arrested
October 31, 2013 by
Less than 24 hours after soliciting the public’s help in locating two shooting suspects, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says all have now been located and arrested. The final suspect was arrested in Florida on Thursday. The arrests were in connection with a shooting that took place on Monday, October 28, 2013 where a bullet […]
Area Trick-or-Treats Postponed Due to Weather
October 31, 2013 by
Some communities around Marion County are choosing to delay Trick-or-Treating due to unsavory weather forecast for tonight. Because changes are being made today, please make sure to refresh this story for the latest updates. If you represent a community which has changed their time and we do not have it correct, please contact us. Those […]
Tri-Rivers Invites the Public to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
October 31, 2013 by
The area’s first Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, sponsored by Tri-Rivers Career Center, is planned for this Saturday, November 2, 2013 starting at 11:00am in the parking lot of the former Marion Catholic School, 1001 Mt. Vernon Avenue in Marion. The event is part of the international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault […]
Marion Palace Theatre Showing “TURBO”
October 31, 2013 by
The Marion Palace Theatre will show the Dreamworks animated film “Turbo” on November 1, 2, 3, 2013. “Turbo” was created by the makers of MADAGASCAR and KUNG FU PANDA. This animated comedy is about a snail who dares to dream big – and fast. After Turbo encountered a freak accident he is bestowed with the […]
Bill Governing Minor Political Parties in Ohio Softened, Stalled
October 31, 2013 by
Efforts to fast-track controversial legislation that would change ballot-access rules for the state’s minor political parties were derailed Wednesday evening thanks to an apparent mistake in the bill’s wording. The Ohio Senate held off on approving Senate Bill 193 after language about petition requirements for parties such as the Libertarians and Greens was somehow omitted […]
