Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey has announced that deputies will be conducting a traffic enforcement blitz to correlate with Click It or Ticket campaign. Extra patrols will be working through the Memorial Day weekend to “ensure the safety of our community during weekend activities.” In an effort to ensure the safety of the motoring public, […]
Most State Road Projects Suspended over Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 2014 by
With 936 work zones around the state this summer, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) reminds motorists to stay alert while driving, especially this Memorial Day holiday. During all of 2013, there were 4,093 crashes in work zones in Ohio, including 1,012 injury crashes and 17 fatalities. “The most effective way we’ve found to reduce […]
Sakamura USA Makes Large Donation to Future OSUM Science & Engineering Building
May 22, 2014 by
Sakamura USA of Marion, Ohio recently made a substantial investment in this region’s higher education infrastructure, presenting the first installment of a $50,000 donation to The Ohio State University at Marion’s future Science & Engineering Building. Ohio State Marion Director of Community Relations & Development, Dave Claborn was informed of the news Wednesday and officially […]
Recount Ordered as Pleasant Fire Levy Decided by Single Vote
May 22, 2014 by
The Marion County Board of Elections has ordered an recount before making the results final for the May 2014 Primary Election. The recount is required by law after initial results have the levy issue for the Pleasant Township Fire Department failing by a single vote, 766 to 765. “This is the second issue in a […]
State Agents Warn Parents, Students Against Alcohol During Graduation Season
May 22, 2014 by
This time of year families throughout Ohio are busy planning graduation celebrations to honor their graduate. Agents with the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Investigative Unit are urging parents and teens to make the wise and mature decision not to participate in illegal and dangerous behavior, such as providing alcohol to minors and consuming […]
Government Closings for Memorial Day Holiday
May 22, 2014 by
Marion Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that City Departments will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2014 in observance of Memorial Day. All departments in City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 26th. Offices will be open for normal business on Tuesday, May 27th. Sanitation crews will not collect trash, recycling, or yard waste […]
Ohio Senate Approves More Income, Small Business Tax Cuts
May 22, 2014 by
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved one-year expansions of state income and small-business tax cuts, as well as raising tax credits and exemptions for poorer Ohioans. The Republican-sponsored measures in House Bill 483, which passed the Senate, 24-8, come as a result of higher revenues and lower state spending than expected. Under the revised budget […]
Bill to Tweak Ohio Education Policy Headed to Conference Committee
May 22, 2014 by
A mechanism to revise Ohio’s Common Core standards and a reprieve for educators implementing them next year were among several education policy tweaks made in legislation passed Wednesday. The House is expected to reject the changes, sending the legislation to a conference committee of lawmakers from both chambers and sides of the aisle to sort […]
Area Middle Schools Test Their “Math Moxie”
May 21, 2014 by
On Friday, May 16, 2014, 228 students from 8 north central Ohio middle schools participated in the 3rd Annual Marion Middle School Math Challenge, hosted by Marion Technical College and The Ohio State University at Marion in Morrill Hall Auditorium on the Marion Campus. The Marion Middle School Mathematics Challenge is a rigorous on-line math […]
Three Marion Police Officers Promoted to Lieutenant
May 21, 2014 by
The Marion Police Department promoted three of their officers to the rank of Lieutenant on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in a ceremony at City Hall. Long-time officers Jim Fitsko, Shane Gosnell, and Eric Marsh are now the department’s newest Lieutenants filling three vacancies. Lt. Fitsko is a 24-year veteran of the Marion Police Department. He […]
