Director Greg Patterson will hold auditions on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the May Pavilion of the Palace Theatre for the theatre’s winter production of the blockbuster musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Patterson is seeking cast […]
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Ohio
November 5, 2013 by
State Representative Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville) recently applauded the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 36 through the Ohio House. This legislation designates November 2013 as “Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.” Pancreatic cancer has become one of the most deadly cancers in America with an estimated 45,000 people being diagnosed with the disease in 2013. In Ohio, there […]
Grant Approved to Extend Marion Tallgrass Trail
November 4, 2013 by
The Marion County Park District announced today that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has conditionally awarded a $500,000 Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant to the park district for use in extending the paved surface of the Marion Tallgrass Trail. This grant, coupled with $167,000 in local matching funds, will fund the construction of approximately […]
Three Arrested in Marion Drug Raid
November 4, 2013 by
The MARMET Drug Task Force says three men were arrested Friday afternoon following the execution of a search warrant. The warrant was the result of a long drug investigation that was spurred by complaints from the neighborhood. The Marion Police Department Special Response Team (SRT), detectives from the MARMET Drug Task Force, and officers and […]
River Valley Invites Veterans to Special Ceremony
November 4, 2013 by
River Valley High School is inviting all area veterans to a special event when they will honor those “who have selflessly served our country.” The Veteran’s Day ceremony will take place Thursday, November 7, 2013. Organizers ask that all veterans arrive to the school building for registration at 7:30am in the library/media center. For more […]
State to Spend $120 Million to Repair/Replace Bridges
November 4, 2013 by
Gov. John R. Kasich has announced that Ohio will invest $120 million to repair and replace more than 200 county and city-owned bridges over the next three years. The funds are made available by Ohio’s successful efforts to overhaul highway funding by reducing overhead costs and improving efficiency at the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). […]
Don’t Forget to Check Smoke Detectors When Changing Clocks
November 3, 2013 by
State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers is reminding Ohioans to make a potentially lifesaving change when they move their clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 3, 2013: Change the batteries in your smoke alarms. In conjunction with Ohio’s fire departments, the Division of State Fire Marshal encourages Ohioans to make a habit of changing the […]
City of Marion Holding November Yard Waste Collection
November 1, 2013 by
The City of Marion will operate yard waste collection at curbside for the month of November during the week of November 4 – 8, 2013. This collection is for City residents. Grass clippings will not be picked up at the curbside. Branches must be bundled and cut in lengths no longer than 5 feet. Residents […]
Candidates Night Video Available Online
November 1, 2013 by
John Mullins, Harding High School’s Telecom Digital Media Instructor/Director, has announced that Marion’s League of Women Voters’ Candidates Night is now available on Time Warner Cable’s Channel 18 and also on YouTube. The program was held at Tri-Rivers on October 29, 2013 and featured candidates for three contested races. The Channel 18 telecasts may be […]
Cuts in Food Assistance Start Today
November 1, 2013 by
Starting Friday, about 1.8 million Ohio food stamp recipients will have to make do with lower monthly benefits because a temporary boost in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has expired. The decrease means Ohio will lose $193 million yearly in extra money that was approved as part of 2009’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The […]
