With the goal of attracting a diverse audience to campus, Ohio State Marion student organizers of Springfest, a community music and arts festival taking place on Saturday, April 13, 2013, drew from a wide variety of musical genres to choose their line-up of performers. From the metal sound of national touring act Bobaflex and Columbus […]
Donation Check Presented to 2013 ATHENA Award Recipient
April 10, 2013 by
Lori Seckel (left), financial representative of Modern Woodmen of Marion, recently presented Angie Carbetta, the 2013 Women’s Business Council ATHENA recipient, with a check for $3,200. The money was raised from the silent auction items at the 2013 ATHENA luncheon and was matched by Modern Woodmen. As the 2013 ATHENA recipient, Carbetta was able to […]
United Church Homes Communities Ranked Among ‘Best Nursing Homes’ In U.S.
April 10, 2013 by
Two United Church Homes-affiliated communities in Ohio have received the highest ratings in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Nursing Homes” survey. United Church Homes’ Trinity Community in Beavercreek and BrookHaven Retirement Community in Brookville, which is owned by Brookville Enterprises and managed by United Church Homes, received five-star ratings that are assessed in three […]
“An Evening With Friends” Features Favorite Hometown Artists
April 10, 2013 by
The Palace Cultural Arts Association is pleased to announce favorite hometown artists Sara Wenig-Grote and Kristi Wink will present An Evening With Friends at the Marion Palace Theatre May Pavilion in downtown Marion on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8 pm. Audience members will experience an evening of musical entertainment featuring the beautiful voices of […]
Spring Session Starting Soon at Marion YMCA
April 10, 2013 by
The Marion Family YMCA will begin Spring Classes on April 15, 2013. The public is invited to sign up for youth and preschool programs, swim lessons and adult classes. The Spring Session runs April 15 through May 26. You can register online at www.marionymca.com or stop by the YMCA at 645 Barks Road East. Financial […]
Ohio House Republican Strip Medicaid, Sales Tax Expansions from Budget
April 10, 2013 by
Republican House lawmakers on Tuesday took a jackhammer to Gov. John Kasich’s “Job’s Budget 2.0,” gutting the governor’s plan for sweeping tax reform in favor of a permanent 7 percent income tax cut. Kasich’s sales-tax expansion, small-business tax break, severance tax overhaul, and 20 percent, phased-in income tax cut have been scrapped in a substitute […]
Ohio AG Announces Recommendations to Help Improve Ohio Foster Care
April 9, 2013 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Monday released the recommendations of his Foster Care Advisory Group. Convened in December, the group’s mission was to recommend solutions to the issues raised at the Attorney General’s Child Safety Summits held in eight Ohio cities. Findings released today encourage positive changes to improve the child welfare system with a […]
Officials: MARMET Drug Busts Breaking Records
April 9, 2013 by
Major Bill Collins of the Marion Police Department says the MARMET Drug Task Force has been breaking records in their enforcement since more officers were added to the group in early February. “Not often I get to come here to talk about good things,” Major Collins told members of Marion City Council at their meeting […]
Children Services Urges You to Wear Blue Wednesday
April 9, 2013 by
Marion County Children Services is urging the public to participate in Wear Blue Day on Wednesday, April, 10, 2013. They say by wearing blue, you can help “be a voice for a child” and speak out against abuse and neglect. “With the cases of child maltreatment on the rise, we need to take a stand […]
Boys & Girls Club of Marion County Receives Grant from Darden Restaurants
April 9, 2013 by
Boys & Girls Club of Marion County has announced it has been selected by the local Red Lobster restaurant to receive a $1,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc. The grants program, now in its second year, empowers each restaurant in […]
