The Marion Family YMCA will begin Spring Classes on April 15, 2013. The public is invited to sign up for youth and preschool programs, swim lessons and adult classes. The Spring Session runs April 15 through May 26. You can register online at www.marionymca.com or stop by the YMCA at 645 Barks Road East. Financial […]
Ohio House Republican Strip Medicaid, Sales Tax Expansions from Budget
April 10, 2013 by
Republican House lawmakers on Tuesday took a jackhammer to Gov. John Kasich’s “Job’s Budget 2.0,” gutting the governor’s plan for sweeping tax reform in favor of a permanent 7 percent income tax cut. Kasich’s sales-tax expansion, small-business tax break, severance tax overhaul, and 20 percent, phased-in income tax cut have been scrapped in a substitute […]
Section of Olney Avenue Closed Wednesday
April 10, 2013 by
The City of Marion Engineer’s Office has announced that Olney Avenue between Columbia Street and Foster Lane will be closed from 7:00am through 5:00pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The City Sewer Maintenance Department will be doing a repair in that area.
Ohio AG Announces Recommendations to Help Improve Ohio Foster Care
April 9, 2013 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Monday released the recommendations of his Foster Care Advisory Group. Convened in December, the group’s mission was to recommend solutions to the issues raised at the Attorney General’s Child Safety Summits held in eight Ohio cities. Findings released today encourage positive changes to improve the child welfare system with a […]
Officials: MARMET Drug Busts Breaking Records
April 9, 2013 by
Major Bill Collins of the Marion Police Department says the MARMET Drug Task Force has been breaking records in their enforcement since more officers were added to the group in early February. “Not often I get to come here to talk about good things,” Major Collins told members of Marion City Council at their meeting […]
Children Services Urges You to Wear Blue Wednesday
April 9, 2013 by
Marion County Children Services is urging the public to participate in Wear Blue Day on Wednesday, April, 10, 2013. They say by wearing blue, you can help “be a voice for a child” and speak out against abuse and neglect. “With the cases of child maltreatment on the rise, we need to take a stand […]
Boys & Girls Club of Marion County Receives Grant from Darden Restaurants
April 9, 2013 by
Boys & Girls Club of Marion County has announced it has been selected by the local Red Lobster restaurant to receive a $1,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc. The grants program, now in its second year, empowers each restaurant in […]
Village People Coming to Marion Popcorn Festival
April 9, 2013 by
The Marion Popcorn Festival says The Village People will take the main stage on Friday, September 6, 2013 for the 33rd annual festival in downtown Marion. All performances begin at 8:30 p.m. and are free to Festival attendees. The Village People are a well-known six-man group formed in 1977 during the height of the disco […]
Marion General Hospital Honors 2013 Physician of the Year
April 8, 2013 by
Marion General Hospital is pleased to recognize Dr. John W. McDonough, III, surgeon, who was chosen by Marion General associates as the hospital’s 2013 Physician of the Year. A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, Dr. McDonough completed his internship and residency at Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, Michigan. He […]
Marion Man Among Recent Highway Patrol Graduates
April 8, 2013 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 154th Academy Class graduated Friday after 22 weeks of intense paramilitary training. Among the graduates was Michael A. Woods of Marion who has been assigned to the Bucyrus Post. The keynote address was provided by Senator Keith Faber, Ohio Senate President. Additional remarks were provided by Director Thomas P. Charles, […]
