The City of Marion Recreation Department is having a school supply giveaway on Friday, August 13, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm or until gone. The giveaway will take place at the Recreation Center in downtown Marion, 240 West Church Street.
Complaint – FirstEnergy Imparing Home Wind Turbines
August 12, 2010 by
FirstEnergy customers wishing to produce their own electric power from wind turbines face unlawful and burdensome obstacles created by the company, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) charged today in a complaint filed against the utility.
Ground Broken on First of Ohio’s New Casinos
August 12, 2010 by
Developers are breaking ground on what will be the first of four casinos in Ohio.
They gathered with a few public officials in Toledo for a ceremony to mark the start of construction on a casino that will be built along Interstate 75 near downtown.
Work is expected to start within the next two weeks and to be completed sometime in early 2012.
Ohio Receives More Funds for Foreclosure Help
August 12, 2010 by
The Obama Administration has announced that the Ohio Housing Finance Agency will receive an additional $148 million through the U.S. Treasury’s Hardest-Hit Fund to help Ohio homeowners prevent foreclosure.
Ohio Wildlife Joins Facebook and Twitter
August 12, 2010 by
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife has launched its social media campaign by creating profiles on Facebook and Twitter. The public is invited to discuss hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing in Ohio on the division’s social media sites.
Man Scheduled to Die for Bucyrus Murders Maintains Innocence
August 12, 2010 by
Quentin Reeves was just 4 years old when he survived a 1994 shooting that killed three people and wounded two, including his sister.
A story from the AP says, despite his youth at the time, Reeves said he has no doubt today that Kevin Keith, scheduled to die next month for the triple slaying, was the man who opened fire.
Former Sheriff Named to Children Services Board
August 11, 2010 by
The Marion County Commissioners Tuesday approved the appointment of former Marion County Sheriff John Butterworth to the Marion County Children Services Board. Butterworth is replacing Russ Rigney, who resigned because of work commitments.
Cooking Contest Featured at Popcorn Festival
August 11, 2010 by
The Marion Popcorn Festival’s Recipe Contest will pop to the forefront once again. Judging will take place on Thursday, September 9, at the Marion Popcorn Festival.
Mary Longo of the OSU Extension office who coordinates the event indicates it is a traditional cooking contest where the finished product must be edible and must contain popcorn.
Supect Killed, Officer Injured in Marysville Gunfire
August 11, 2010 by
Authorities in Ohio say a police chase ended with gunfire that left a man dead and at least one officer wounded.
The Union County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Ricky Diamond Jr. was killed Tuesday evening in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officers in Marysville.
Ohio Man Executed for Killing Three
August 11, 2010 by
Roderick Davie had a friendly chat with his co-worker, William John Everett, at a coffee shop in 1991. A week later, Davie murdered two other employees at a pet supply company, shot Everett in the head and tried to run him over with a truck.
