Richland Road Church of Christ Skyball League began accepting registrations on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. You can register online or pick up a form at the church office. The cost is $10 which includes a T-Shirt. SkyBall is similar to whiffleball, but instead of using a whiffleball, you use a skyball that can travel 250 […]
Marion-Williamsport Road to close over US 23 for three months
July 2, 2015 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation said that starting at 7:00am on Monday, July 6, 2015, Marion-Williamsport Road will close in both directions over US 23 for three months for bridge replacement. They said that all ramps at US 23 will remain open. The posted detours will be: westbound traffic is US 23 north to SR […]
OSHP and ODOT to display total traffic deaths on digital message boards
July 2, 2015 by
As of the last week of June, Ohio has recorded 496 traffic deaths, 77 more deaths in 2015 than at the same time a year ago. This increase of over 18 percent has inspired the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to join forces with a new initiative utilizing […]
State selects AIR to replace ousted PARCC tests
July 2, 2015 by
The state has moved quickly to replace PARCC as its Common Core test provider and will have the American Institutes of Research (AIR) give Ohio’s math and English tests next year, along with the science and social studies tests AIR already gave this past year. Gov. John Kasich signed legislation Monday night banning use of […]
City of Marion set to begin mosquito fogging
July 1, 2015 by
The City of Marion Parks Department said they will begin their mosquito fogging operations later this week. These operations will occur on Thursday or Friday mornings, typically between 4:00am and 7:00am and last throughout the summer as needed and as weather permits. The areas that will be sprayed will rotate based on the mosquito populations. […]
State to sell privately run Marion prison
July 1, 2015 by
State lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to allow the sale and privatization of a second Ohio prison. House Bill 238, which cleared a final House vote, would put the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion on the auction block. Gov. John Kasich intends to sign the legislation, according to gubernatorial spokesman Rob Nichols. The money […]
Ohio dumps PARCC for statewide testing
July 1, 2015 by
Ohio became the latest state to pull out of the PARCC Common Core testing consortium after months of angry complaints about the new online tests having too many technology glitches and of eating up far too much learning time for students. In signing the state’s two-year budget bill Tuesday night, Gov. John Kasich agreed with […]
Governor signs new state budget, uses 44 line item vetoes
July 1, 2015 by
Gov. John Kasich signed a $130.3 billion budget bill Tuesday that will govern Ohio’s spending the next two years, but not before using his line-item veto to eliminate 44 provisions. Among the items Kasich eliminated from the spending document were provisions that would have required the Ohio Lottery Commission to add electronic keno and bingo […]
Marion Board of Elections offer class on campaign finance rules
June 30, 2015 by
The Marion County Board of Elections (BOE) is announcing a two hour training class on Campaign Finance Reporting Basics. The session will be led by Jason Miller, Assistant Campaign Finance Administrator for the Ohio Secretary of State. The training includes the basics every candidate, potential candidate, and campaign treasurer needs to know in order to […]
Marion Community Foundation hires Stevenson as Communications Manager
June 30, 2015 by
Lori S. Stevenson has been selected to fill the new position of Communications Manager at Marion Community Foundation, announced Dr. Charles Garvin, Board of Directors chairman. “We are pleased to welcome Lori, although she is by no means new to Marion Community Foundation,” said president and CEO Dean L. Jacob. “She has served as our […]
