Art Show to Feature Birds, Pebbles, and The Human Form

The Mid-Ohio Fine Arts Society, and Federation of Women’s Club Home, is proud to present Birds, Pebbles, and The Human Form (a one day, one person showing) featuring the work of regionally know artist William Obenour. The showing on September 21, 2013 is one of a monthly series of work being shown at the new […]

Palace Theatre Receives Ohio Arts Council Funding

The Marion Palace Theatre Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA) is pleased to announce that it has received a matching grant of $21,331 from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). At a public meeting on June 19, 2013, the OAC board approved the first round of grants for fiscal year 2014 and grant ratifications for fiscal year […]

Green Camp Fire Department BBQ

The Green Camp Fire Department will hold their annual Chicken BBQ on September 21, 2013 from 11am till the food is gone at the Green Camp Community Center. In addition to the food, they will have a raffle with over 200 prizes and games for the kids that start at noon. There will also be […]

Cornerstone MOPS Group Kicking Off New Year

Cornerstone MOPS group (Mothers Of Preschoolers) will kick off their new year with their first meeting on Friday, September 20, 2013 from 9:30am to 11:30am at Cornerstone Alliance Church in Marion. MOPS is for mothers who have children from birth through kindergarten who are looking to make new friends, want to share the joys and […]

RAMTEC to Celebrate Grand Opening Thursday

The grand opening/ribbon cutting for the new Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC), located on the Tri-Rivers Career Center Campus in Marion, is set for September 19, 2013. A business summit will be held at 3:30pm in the Auditorium, followed by the ribbon cutting at 4:30 and public tours through 6:30pm RAMTEC will […]

Local Man Completes Basic Training At West Point

Cadet Benjamin Michael Crabtree, son of Mike and Diana Crabtree of Marion, recently completed Cadet Basic Training (CBT) at the U.S. Military Academy. Crabtree entered West Point on July 1, 2013 and has successfully completed six weeks of CBT. CBT is considered one of the most challenging events a cadet will encounter over the course […]

5k to Benefit Marion Humane Society

For his Eagle Scout project, Jacob Deem is organizing a 5k race to benefit the Marion Area Humane Society. The Dog Days 5k race is set for September 21, 2013 at 9:00am in the parking of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1725 Marion Edison Road in Marion. Registration is $20. Because […]

Spaghetti Dinner Planned to Help Offset Medical Expenses

Trinity Baptist Church, 244 South Main Street in Marion, is sponsoring a fund-raising benefit for Kristi Meginness Newsome on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 3:30pm until 6:30pm. They will be serving a Spaghetti Dinner which will include spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad, bread, beverage, and dessert. The cost of the meal is $10 for […]

Annual Family Day Planned at Meeker Sportsman Club

The Meeker Sportsman Club will hold its annual Family Outdoor Sporting Day on Saturday, September 21, 2013. The public is invited to participate in instructor supervised, hands-on target shooting with pistols, rifles, bow and arrows, shotguns, bb guns and air rifles. The day will also include a water retriever demonstration by Davis Retrievers of Radnor, […]

United Way to Kickoff Annual Fundraising Campaign

United Way of Marion County will kick-off its annual fundraising campaign this Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. at the Marion Area Chamber’s Business After Hours Event, to be held at and sponsored by Peltier Chiropractic Center (335 Barks Road East). “Each year we host a public kick-off to rally the community to create […]