Street closings for portions of East George and Latourette

The City of Marion Engineer’s Office said that Latourette Street, between Brown Avenue and Jackson Avenue, is closed through 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Columbia Gas is lowering services in the area in preparation for an upcoming sewer replacement project. Also, East George Street, between North Greenwood Street and Jefferson Street, will be closed […]

Women’s Club Home hosting Great Gatsby Valentine’s Day Dance

The Women’s Club Home will host their “Great Gatsby Valentine’s Day Dance” on Saturday, February 14, 2015 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The semi-formal Valentine’s Dance will obviously feature a Great Gatsby theme. Tickets are $25 per couple and $15 per single. Semi-formal attire requested, but the best dressed couple will win a prize. Music will […]

Board of Elections holding special meeting, clearing old data cards

The Marion County Board of Elections (BOE) has announced they will hold a special meeting, and clear data from a previous election, on Thursday, February 5, 2015. At 10:00 a.m., the BOE will clear the voting equipment memory cards from the General Election held on November 4, 2014. The notice for this task is required […]

Ohio hunters checked more than 175,000 deer in 2014-2015

Ohio’s white-tailed deer archery season closed Sunday, Feb. 1, marking the end of Ohio’s 2014-2015 deer hunting season. Across the state, hunters checked a total of 175,745 deer during all 2014-2015 hunting seasons, according to numbers released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. ODNR officials said that in the last few years, through increased […]

Bipartisan Ohio Bill would legalize very specific type of medical marijuana

Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation legalizing medication derived from a specific strain of marijuana that is used to treat seizures. House Bill 33 would allow Ohio physicians to prescribe an oil infused with a marijuana strain rich in cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive ingredient in cannabis; and low in tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the compound […]

Biology added to list of 4-year degrees completely available at Ohio State Marion

Students enrolled at Ohio State Marion in autumn 2015 can start the path toward an Ohio State Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with all the needed courses offered in Marion. University administrators anticipate hiring new biology faculty and adding the necessary coursework over the next few years to allow students […]

Governor proposes changes to public, charter school funding

Gov. John Kasich released the basics of his state budget proposal for the next two years, raising the amount of state help for school districts and charter schools in Ohio by $700 million. But it will have some changes that can shift what each district receives. Kasich and staff announced his plan during a press […]

Proposed state budget would include small business tax cut, hike in sales tax

Gov. John Kasich unveiled a budget proposal Monday that would cut state taxes overall by $500 million over two years and target help at small businesses, but would also seek to shift tax burdens from income to consumption of goods, smoking and oil and gas profits. The budget totals nearly $140 billion over two years. […]

Marion Senior Center to host evening dance lessons

Instructor Don Ewell will be teaching dance lessons at the Marion Senior Center beginning Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 6:00pm. Ewell has been teaching dance lessons for 20 years and is currently a dance instructor for the performing arts at Ohio Wesleyan. He formerly taught dance at The Ohio State University Marion, Delaware Arts Castle […]

Close To You to perform Carpenters’ classics on Valentine’s Day at Palace Theatre

This Valentine’s Day, the smooth sounds of the Carpenters will fill the Marion Palace Theatre auditorium. The Carpenters were notably the biggest selling group of the 70s with more than a dozen number one hits. Now singer Lisa Rock and her 6-piece band are bringing the music of The Carpenters back to the stage with […]