The Marion County Park District will host a free educational program titled “Monarchs and Milkweeds” at 10 am Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Tallgrass Trail. The population of monarch butterflies has dropped precipitously in the last several decades. Gale Martin, owner of Natives in Harmony Nursery, will explain some of the reasons for this […]
2015 Spring hydrant flushing, Week 3
May 1, 2015 by
Aqua Ohio’s Marion Division will conduct water main flushing in the Marion County service area Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. “Flushing is an important part of our system’s regular maintenance program. It ensures hydrants and valves are working properly and helps prevent sediment buildup,” said Don Scott, […]
Portion of Jefferson Street closed for gas main work
May 1, 2015 by
The City of Marion Engineer’s Office reports that Jefferson Street, from East Center Street to Wilson Avenue, will remain closed from 9:00 A.M., Monday, May 4, through 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 5, 2015. A contractor for Columbia Gas will be working on a gas main relocation project in the area.
Marion-area blood drives announced for May 2015
April 30, 2015 by
The American Red Cross will conduct open blood drives at the following Marion County locations this month: Friday, May 1st – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Elgin High School Gymnasium, 1150 Keener Rd. S. Monday, May 4th – Noon to 6 p.m. – Marion Public Library, 445 E Church Street Tuesday, May 5th – […]
Election Day is Tuesday, deadline to request absentee ballot is Saturday
April 30, 2015 by
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has reminded Ohioans the 2015 May 5th Primary and Special Election is less than one week away. Ohioans may cast their ballot prior to Election Day by requesting an absentee ballot or by voting in person at their county board of elections. The deadline to request an absentee ballot […]
Bill approved to allow “outdoor refreshment areas” in Ohio cities
April 30, 2015 by
State lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to legislation that would allow outdoor alcohol consumption in areas such as Cleveland’s East Fourth Street. House Bill 47, which easily cleared a final Ohio House vote, would allow the more than 60 Ohio cities with a population greater than 35,000 people to create “outdoor refreshment areas” that are […]
Ohio Statehouse honors 150 years since Lincoln lay in state
April 30, 2015 by
One-hundred and fifty years ago, more than 2 percent of the state’s population walked through the Statehouse Rotunda to view their fallen president. From 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 29, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the “savior of the Union,” lay in state in the Rotunda. During the viewing, an estimated 50,000 Ohioans passed through […]
Marion Genealogy Society honors new “First Family” members, learns about the Steamship Sultana
April 29, 2015 by
The Marion Area Genealogy Society held their annual First Families/Civil War Banquet on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Prospect Street Methodist Church. After a brief business meeting, guest speaker Fred Malone, of the Marion County Historical Society, gave a presentation on the Steamship Sultana. In addition, two members were honored for being descended from […]
Marion Public Health service provides wider availability to birth records
April 29, 2015 by
Marion Public Health is participating in a State-wide service for individuals wishing to purchase a certified copy of an Ohio birth record. Local registrar offices throughout the state now have access to issue an Ohio birth record regardless of the county where the birth occurred. “This helps to streamline birth record requests across the state […]
Police say teen injured during home invasion
April 29, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department said that a teen was injured on Tuesday afternoon when two suspects forced their way into his home on Swiss Drive. On 4-28-15 at about 12:30am, officers responded to that home in the 500 block of Swiss Drive for a reported home invasion. Officers said they found the 16-year-old resident and […]
