The Marion Popcorn Festival says The Village People will take the main stage on Friday, September 6, 2013 for the 33rd annual festival in downtown Marion. All performances begin at 8:30 p.m. and are free to Festival attendees. The Village People are a well-known six-man group formed in 1977 during the height of the disco […]
Marion General Hospital Honors 2013 Physician of the Year
April 8, 2013 by
Marion General Hospital is pleased to recognize Dr. John W. McDonough, III, surgeon, who was chosen by Marion General associates as the hospital’s 2013 Physician of the Year. A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, Dr. McDonough completed his internship and residency at Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, Michigan. He […]
Marion Man Among Recent Highway Patrol Graduates
April 8, 2013 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 154th Academy Class graduated Friday after 22 weeks of intense paramilitary training. Among the graduates was Michael A. Woods of Marion who has been assigned to the Bucyrus Post. The keynote address was provided by Senator Keith Faber, Ohio Senate President. Additional remarks were provided by Director Thomas P. Charles, […]
Police Make Arrest in Drive Thru Robbery Following Drug Overdose
April 8, 2013 by
The Marion Police Department says they arrested a drive thru robbery suspect after investigating a drug overdose that took place within hours of the robbery Sunday night. On April 7, 2013 at about 9:00pm, the Marion Police Department received a call from General Sales Drive Thru, 450 Jefferson Street, reporting that they had just been […]
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man Found Slumped in His Vehicle
April 8, 2013 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested a man on drug charges after a passerby witnessed the man slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle in the Village of Kirkpatrick. On Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1:57pm, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man slumped over the steering wheel […]
Lawmakers to Introduce Revamped State Budget
April 8, 2013 by
Ohio lawmakers have spent weeks poring over hundreds of proposed amendments to Gov. John Kasich’s “Jobs Budget 2.0” as they prepare to introduce on Tuesday what could be a vastly different proposal. Get ready for Ohio’s Jobs Budget 3.0. Rep. Ron Amstutz, Chairman of the House Finance and Appropriations Committee, said members introduced about 800 […]
Teens Report Being Robbed at Gunpoint
April 6, 2013 by
Two teens told the Marion Police Department they were robbed at gunpoint on Friday, April 5, 2013 in the 490 block of East Center Street. Officers responded to the scene at about 10:40pm. The two teenagers said they were robbed by three black males. One of the black males allegedly brandished a silver semi-auto handgun, […]
Pair Arrested With Large Amount of Heroin
April 5, 2013 by
The MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force has arrested a man following a physical struggle and seized a large amount of heroin, crack cocaine, and some cash. A woman was also arrested in the incident on Friday, April 5, 2013. On Friday at around 11:35am, members of the MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force with the assistance of the […]
Police: Man Arrested While Bring Heroin into Marion
April 5, 2013 by
The MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force says they arrested a Marion man on Thursday, April 4, 2013 after finding that he was transporting heroin from Detroit into the City of Marion to sell. On Thursday at about 3:45pm, members of the MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force with the assistance of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the […]
Town Hall Meeting to Confront Opiate Abuse and Addiction in Marion
April 5, 2013 by
Members of the Marion County Opiate Task Force, the Crawford-Marion ADAMH Board and the Marion-Crawford Prevention Program have marshaled their resources to confront the opiate drug abuse, a problem they say is becoming an epidemic in Ohio, with a town hall meeting set for Tuesday, April 9, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at Harding High […]
