Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced that eligible consumers in Ohio and across the U.S. will begin receiving their share of Apple Inc.’s $400 million consumer compensation payout this week, the result of a multistate e-books price-fixing case. An additional $21 million, left over from related settlements with book publishers, also will be distributed […]
Clinton, Trump tied in latest Ohio poll
June 21, 2016 by
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s race for Ohio remains a toss-up, with a new poll finding the two presumptive nominees are tied in the perennial battleground state. The Quinnipiac University poll, released Tuesday, found Clinton and Trump tied at 40 percent. That compares to a May 10 poll that showed Trump leading Clinton in Ohio […]
Marion woman charged in death of six month old child
June 20, 2016 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says that a six month old died on Sunday after allegedly being assaulted by his mother on Friday. On June 17, 2016 at 2:34pm, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call requesting a medical squad at 1571 Southland Parkway in Marion. The caller reported that the subject was […]
Membership challenge issued to support the Marion Palace Theatre
June 20, 2016 by
The Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA), better known to the community as the Marion Palace Theatre, has announced a fundraising challenge has been issued for the 2016-17 PCAA membership drive. The Ray and Charlotte Baldauf Charitable Trust, through Trustee Ron Cramer, will match all new PCAA memberships or increases by current PCAA members to a […]
Governor vetoes election bill over bond requirement
June 20, 2016 by
Gov. John Kasich on Friday vetoed a bill that critics said would have imposed a poll tax on voters seeking to keep polling places open due to emergencies. The bill would have required voters seeking an extension for voting hours in county courts to post bond equal to the estimated cost of keeping polling places […]
Sheriff’s office seeks suspects following second Marion bank robbery – UPDATE
June 17, 2016 by
UPDATE: The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports that Ronald Myles was taken into custody Friday evening in Dayton, Ohio. This investigation was a collaborative effort between detectives from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Marion Police Department, MARMET, the FBI, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Dayton Police Department. Both bank robberies will continued to […]
Let’s Eat, Let’s Read program kicking off with summer meal program
June 17, 2016 by
United Way and Let’s Read 20 are partnering with the Marion City Schools Summer Meal Program to help prevent learning loss during the summer. On average, students who don’t engage in summer learning lose the equivalent of two months’ worth of grade-level math and reading skills, according to the National Center for Summer Learning at […]
Deadline nears for second half, 2015 real estate taxes
June 17, 2016 by
Second half 2015 real estate tax bills are due by Monday, June 20, 2016 to avoid penalty according to Marion County Treasurer, Jan Draper. Taxpayers who have not received their tax bills by May 27th are urged to call the Treasurer’s Office at 740-223-4030, Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Taxpayers who have moved recently […]
During National Safety Month, Ohioans urged to protect yourself and loved ones from falls
June 17, 2016 by
June is National Safety Month and STEADY U Ohio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Aging, urges families to take this time to learn more about the leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths among Ohioans age 65 and older: falls. An older adult falls every minute in Ohio, and two […]
Annual book sale this weekend to support Marion library
June 16, 2016 by
The Friends Annual Used Book Sale will kick off Thursday, June 16, 2016 with a Members Only sale from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The sale will continue for the general public on Saturday, June 18, from 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday, June 19, from 1 to 4 pm. Sunday is Box day and all […]
