The Ohio Department of Commerce is warning Ohioans about a company that is mailing postcards to Ohioans asking them to call and search their name for unclaimed funds. The postcards have appeared in various colors including green, blue, yellow and orange. Regardless of the color, they are not being sent out by the Ohio Department […]
New Website Provides Employment Assistance to Ohioans with Disabilities
October 23, 2014 by
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Ohioans with disabilities now have a free, easy way to search for jobs and access information about a variety of work-related resources. Working in tandem with OhioMeansJobs.com, OhioMeansAccessibility.com will help job seekers with disabilities post resumes, search for jobs and more. “The Ohio Department of Job and […]
Marion Tallgrass Trail Awarded Another Major Grant, Set to Unveil Newly Paved Section
October 22, 2014 by
This week the Ohio Department of Natural Resources conditionally awarded the Marion County Park District a $500,000 Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant. The grant will be used to extend the paved surface of the Marion Tallgrass Trail by an additional three miles in 2015, adding to what is being paved in 2014. The grant is […]
Marion County Unemployment Hits 7-Year Low
October 22, 2014 by
The unemployment rate for Marion County was 5.2 percent in September 2014, down from 5.4 percent in August. The rate is the lowest since October 2007, but comes with far fewer people in the available workforce and reporting as employed. In September 2014, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported an available workforce […]
Two Weeks, Including Two Saturdays and a Sunday, to Cast Early Votes
October 22, 2014 by
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has announced that with two weeks to go before the 2014 General Election, nearly 810,000 Ohioans have already cast and/or requested an absentee ballot for the November 4, 2014 General Election. Based on an informal survey of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections, as of Friday, October 17, 2014: […]
October is Energy Awareness Month
October 22, 2014 by
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and Ohio Development Services Agency are partnering to increase awareness of energy efficiency during Energy Awareness month. Throughout October, the agencies will provide tips on reducing energy costs as well as information on energy assistance programs. “It is important that consumers are aware of ways that they can […]
University Professors to Conduct Issues Seminar at Marion Church
October 21, 2014 by
A panel of Cedarville University professors will engage current issues and events from a biblical worldview at a special “Bereans @ The Gate” seminar at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Central Baptist Church in Marion. The 90-minute seminar is free and open to the public. The professors, who developed the “Bereans @ […]
Governor Kasich to Appear at Saturday Rally in Marion
October 21, 2014 by
A Marion County “Get Out the Vote Rally” is set for Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Tri-Rivers Career Center, 2222 Marion-Mount Gilead Road. Governor John Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary Taylor will be speaking to the assembled group beginning at 3:30 p.m. Other state elected officials are expected to attend also. Doors will open at […]
Troopers Investigating Injury Crash
October 21, 2014 by
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a three vehicle injury crash that occurred on Monday, October 20,2014 at approximately 3:40 pm on US 23 at the intersection of Linn Hipsher Road in Marion County. The crash involved a silver 2005 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Thomas L. Taylor, age […]
Palace’s May Pavilion to Host Rockin’ Halloween Bash
October 21, 2014 by
The Marion Palace Theatre’s May Pavilion will host a “rockin’ Halloween Bash” on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The night will feature music by the Cincinnati based band Hearsay playing the best of Classic Rock. Performing in the Cincinnati club scene since the mid 90s, the group has been tapped to open for […]
