Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced a lawsuit against Home Remedy Center of Newport Beach, California, for failure to deliver and failure to provide refunds for its home loan modification service. Attorney General DeWine seeks consumer restitution, injunctive relief, and civil penalties. “Consumers paid thousands of dollars thinking they would get help adjusting their […]
Anway Accepts Superintendent Position at Old Fort Schools
February 24, 2014 by
Marion City Schools Assistant Superintendent Steve Anway announced Friday that he has accepted a position with Old Fort Local Schools. The Old Fort Board of Education voted Thursday, February 20, 2014 to hire Anway, who will start in the new position by March 17. He will also serve as superintendent of Bettsville Local Schools, which […]
New Laws Eliminate Voting “Golden Week” and Restrict Unsolicited Absentee Applications
February 24, 2014 by
Gov. John Kasich signed into law Friday changes to Ohio’s election rules on early voting and handling of absentee ballot applications. The administration announced the bill signings with little comment. The bills would take effect in time for the November election. Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols noted that the changes to absentee voting rules will make […]
PUCO Launches Website to Assist Ohio’s Energy Consumers
February 24, 2014 by
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Friday officially launched the new Energy Choice Ohio website, www.energychoice.ohio.gov, dedicated to consumer education regarding electric and natural gas choice in Ohio. The new website was developed specifically to be “the premier resource” for Ohio’s energy consumers seeking information and offer comparisons regarding electric and natural gas supplier […]
ATHENA Recipient to be Named at March WBC Luncheon
February 21, 2014 by
This will be the 17th year in a row the Marion Women’s Business Council has chosen a woman of distinction to receive its annual ATHENA sculpture. The prestigious sculpture will be presented on Monday, March 10, 2014 to one of six nominees from the Marion area whom have been noted to excel in leadership and […]
City Seeks Group to Run Summer Ball Program
February 21, 2014 by
After Baseball for Youth recently announced they were ceasing operations, the City of Marion is on the hunt for a new organization to run the longtime program. The City’s Board of Park Commissioners and City Administration has issued a Request for Proposals for a qualified entity to operate a youth softball/baseball program at the Marion […]
Mount Remembered for Championing OSU Regional Campuses
February 21, 2014 by
A long-time champion of Ohio State University’s regional campuses has died. John T. Mount passed away at his home in Columbus this morning. He was 95. Reared on a farm near the Mahoning County village of Middleton, Ohio, Mount was connected to Ohio State early-on when he raised his first dollars as a boy through […]
Sweetheart Scam Complaints on the Rise
February 21, 2014 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that more consumers are reporting “sweetheart” or “romance” scams — costly ploys where con artists develop relationships with their victims, usually online, to convince them to send money. In 2013, the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section received more than 50 complaints involving sweetheart scams, double the number recorded […]
Police Arrest Final Local Suspect in Federal Indictments
February 20, 2014 by
The Marion Police Department says they have arrested the final suspect wanted locally in the federal indictments handed down Wednesday. Officials reported that after a short foot pursuit on the south side of Marion late Wednesday night, Darrell Todd Jacobs was arrested and taken to the Multi-County Correctional Center. Jacobs will be transferred to Toledo, […]
19 Indicted on Federal Charges for Interstate Drug Trafficking
February 20, 2014 by
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced Wednesday the unsealing of a 72-count indictment against 19 individuals for operating an interstate drug trafficking ring selling narcotics in the Marion area. The lengthy indictment details alleged two-year conspiracy in which heroin, crack cocaine, Percocet, Ritalin, Xanax, and Vicodin were brought from Detroit and […]
