Tri-Rivers holding 40th Anniversary Open House on Thursday

Tri-Rivers invites you to their 40th Anniversary Open House, Thursday, December 10, 2015, 5:30-7:30pm. The event is open to the public. “All of our career tech labs and academic classrooms will be open during the evening with demonstrations and contests in full swing. I hope people take this opportunity to tour through the building and […]

Marion Salvation Army steps in to help residents of mobile home park

The Salvation Army in Marion announced that it will provide the funding to secure housing for tenants at the Buckeye Mobile Home Park through year-end. The tenants had faced forced eviction due to the lapse in water utility payments by the mobile home park landlord. The Salvation Army said they worked with representatives from Aqua […]

Tips offered for purchasing firewood

As winter quickly approaches and more Ohioans look to firewood to help heat their homes, Ohio Agriculture Director David T. Daniels is offering some basic tips to help Ohioans when purchasing wood. “Many Ohioans rely on firewood to heat their homes during the cold winter months.  That’s why it’s important to know the laws about […]

Public’s help sought in search for missing adult

The Marion Police Department is looking for the community’s assistance in locating Kathy Redden. Kathy left the hospital on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at about 1:00pm, and has not been seen since. Kathy is considered an endangered missing person, but is not thought to have been the victim of any crime. Kathy Redden is 53 […]

New Associate Director to join Crawford-Marion ADAMH

The Crawford-Marion ADAMH Board announced that Brad DeCamp will be joining their staff on January 4, 2016 in the position of Associate Director. DeCamp has over 19 years of state and county behavioral health administration experience.  Since 2013, he has served as the Chief of Behavioral Health Policy and Program Implementation with the Ohio Department […]

Marion County Park District holding several events in December

Naturalist James Anderson of the Marion County Park District will host a number of free programs for the public during December 2015. Saturday, December 5: Naturalist Anderson will be at the River Valley craft show from 9am to 3pm. Monday, December 7: The Tallgrass Trail Nature Center will be open from noon to 5 pm, […]

Extra holiday cash could be waiting at the State’s Division of Unclaimed Funds

Looking for some extra holiday cash? The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds may have money you didn’t know you had. By checking www.com.ohio.gov/unfd or calling our toll free phone number (1-877-644-6823), you can search for forgotten money that may be owed to you. Unclaimed funds are money or the rights to money […]

Historical Society holding annual meeting, potluck, and book signing

The annual meeting of the Marion County Historical Society will be held on December 5, 2015 at 10:00 A.M in the auditorium of Heritage Hall located at 169 East Church Street, Marion, Ohio. Elections of officers, year-end reports, and recognition of volunteers will be the highlights of the meeting. The meeting will be followed by […]

OhioHealth Marion kicking off community Toy Drive on Saturday

What started as an idea in OhioHealth Marion General Hospital’s Physical and Occupational Therapy department has spread into a community-wide effort to organize a Toy Drive for the Salvation Army on December 5, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the south entrance of the OhioHealth Marion Medical Campus (MMC). After months of planning […]

Ohio’s deer-gun season opens with over 22,000 deer harvested

Hunters checked 22,256 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov. 30, the opening day of Ohio’s 2015 deer-gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Ohio’s deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, Dec. 6. New this year, an additional two days (Monday, Dec. 28, and Tuesday, Dec. 29) have been added to increase […]