The number of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes has tripled in a year’s time, and the products are now more popular than conventional cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to data published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey is a self-administered questionnaire given annually […]
Berean Baptist to host “Straight Talk for the Christian Home”
April 16, 2015 by
Berean Baptist Church of Marion invites area families to attend the conference “Straight Talk for the Christian Home” presented by Dr. Larry Fogle. The conference is scheduled for the weekend of April 18-19, 2015. Admission is free. Fogle is the director of the Pastoral Enrichment Program (PEP), a ministry of Baptist Mid-Missions. PEP is a […]
Three days of activities planned as part of Earth Week in Marion County
April 16, 2015 by
Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention has teamed up with businesses and non-profit organizations for a number of activities as part of the 2015 Earth Week. Those activities include a Downtown Marion clean up, festival-type events, a 5k, electronics recycling, and a lot more. Join local businesses, government offices, and community volunteers on Thursday, April […]
Turkey hunting season opens this weekend across Ohio
April 16, 2015 by
For many hunters, spring in Ohio brings the unmistakable sound of gobbling wild turkeys as Ohio’s annual hunt of this popular game bird begins. The 2015 Ohio spring hunting season opens Monday, April 20, with the youth wild turkey season on Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). […]
Bill would increase scrutiny of Ohio charter schools
April 16, 2015 by
The for-profit companies that run many of Ohio’s charter schools would face increased scrutiny under the latest charter school reform proposal from State Sen. Peggy Lehner, as would the organizations that help create the schools and oversee them. Lehner and an advisory panel unveiled their proposed charter school bill Wednesday morning, making it the third […]
Norman Thomas Lecture to focus on “True Cost of Higher Education”
April 15, 2015 by
Ohio State Marion invites the community to attend the 43rd Annual Norman Thomas Memorial Lecture, Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 12 noon, in Maynard Hall, Guthery Community Room on the Marion campus. This year’s lecture features Ohio Student Association Organizer, Rachael Collyer, speaking on, “The True Cost of Higher Education.” Collyer will speak about the […]
Palace Theatre offering workshop providing tips and tricks to auditioning
April 15, 2015 by
Marion Palace Theatre Executive Director Bev Ford has gathered three theatre veterans, Clare Cooke, Dee Ehrman and Kristi Wink, for two Theatre Audition Workshops which will take place at the Palace Theatre located at 276 West Center Street in downtown Marion. Participants will learn the do’s and don’ts of auditioning, choosing the right song, presenting […]
Music club presents Tony Award Broadway Musicals Review
April 15, 2015 by
Marion Lecture Recital Music Club (MLRMC) will present Tony Award Winning Broadway Musicals 1960-2010 at the Prospect Street United Methodist Church, 185 South Prospect Street, Marion on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. The program is open to the public free of charge, with donations gratefully accepted for the club’s college and music camp […]
Ohio House proposes many changes to Kasich budget plan
April 15, 2015 by
A new budget bill introduced Tuesday in the Ohio House of Representatives shrinks income tax cuts Gov. John Kasich recommended in his spending plan and strips out nearly all of the governor’s proposals for raising new tax revenue. The budget also guarantees to school districts that they will not see any reduction the next two […]
Prospect native among new troopers graduating from highway patrol academy
April 14, 2015 by
The Patrol’s 157th Academy Class graduated Friday, April 10, 2015 after 25 weeks of intense paramilitary training.Among those graduates was Katie L. Keller of Prospect, Ohio. Keller was assigned to the Ironton Post in the Jackson District. The keynote address was provided by Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Additional […]
