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Jennifer Moodie was chosen Miss Teeny Pop 2010 Saturday during competition at River Valley High School. The 11-year also won her age group in all three categories of competition: Modeling, Talent and Commercial.
Moodie is the daughter of Kristie and Larry Moodie, and is in the 6th grade at Grant Middle School.
Ohio State University is using a written survey to match up freshman roommates in the final year before the process is computerized.
The school will move to an online system that will determine whether students are likely to get along based on factors including neatness, sleeping habits and whether they smoke. A Facebook page also is being developed where students can look for the right roomie on their own.
An investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of two additional burglary suspects. They join four others arrested previously. The two crimes allegedly took place on the same day with one in the City of Marion and the other in the county.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has noticed an alarming trend – identity theft cases are on the rise. The Patrol has observed a 55 percent increase so far this year in identity theft cases resulting from traffic stops and contact made at Ohio driver license exam stations.
Ohio Department of Commerce Director Kimberly A. Zurz and Acting Superintendent of Liquor Control Ernie Davis say that spirituous liquor dollar sales by the state’s 453 contract liquor agencies reached a record high of $742.7 million in Fiscal Year 2010. In addition to overall sales, the profit margin for the state also increased.
The Marion County Adult Probation Department is asking for the public's help in locating 43-year-old Joy Lewis. She is 5' 3 1/2" tall and weighs 158 lbs with Brown eyes and Brown hair.
Fourteen contestants will vie for the title of 2010 Miss Teen Popcorn on Saturday, August 14, 7:00 pm, in festivities at River Valley High School. The 2010 Miss Teen Popcorn will receive scholarship money and prizes, be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage, take part in the Orville Redenbacher Parade, and represent the Marion Popcorn Festival at local and statewide events throughout the coming year.
ArtWalk is in downtown Marion tonight (Friday, August 13). The monthly event features art displays and demonstrations. There is always plenty of art for sale as well. In addition, there will be live music in a variety of styles at three restaurants in the downton area.
Invokause, a non-profit organization that specializes in developing creative programs for charitable initiatives, has created a unique program – Buckeyes For A Cure – to support the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
A crash in Boone County, Kentucky on Wednesday resulted in the death of two Ohio women. One of those women was Lynne Whatley, the Executive Director of the Union County Red Cross.
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