Marion City Council will hold their regular meeting on Monday, December 10, 2012. The full Council meeting will be preceded by a Streets and Sewers Committee meeting. The meeting agendas will include discussion on the 2013 City budget. The 2013 budget was passed by the Finance Committee earlier this week. While still tight, the budget […]
Ohio House Moves to Ban Internet Cafes
December 7, 2012 by
Ohio House members passed legislation that could all but ban Internet cafes, but whether the Senate goes along still seems like a real roll of the dice. There are several of these cafes in operation in Marion. By a 63-30 bipartisan vote, House members agreed to block the 800 or so storefront parlors that have […]
State says Loan Modification Company was Running a Scam
December 7, 2012 by
Attorney General Mike DeWine on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Making Home Affordable of Costa Mesa, Calif. The suit alleges that the loan modification business charged significant fees and did little or no work for consumers. Making Home Affordable’s mail and telephone solicitations gave consumers the false impression that it was affiliated with the federal […]
Dramatic Increase in Thefts from Vehicles Reported
December 6, 2012 by
The Marion Police Department said they responded to 93 reports of thefts from motor vehicles during the month of November. Not only was that an increase from the previous month, but officials said it was nearly three times more reports than in October. Major Jay McDonald of the Marion Police Department explains there are lots […]
Christmas Clearinghouse Accepting Donations
December 6, 2012 by
Christmas Clearinghouse is asking the community of Marion to help local families during the holidays by collecting non-perishable food items, hats, gloves, mittens, new blankets, new toys and monetary donations. The volunteer organization will accept items until 7:00pm on December 14, 2012. The drop off is location at Marion County Children Services, 1680 Marion-Waldo Road. […]
Marion General Hospital’s Clinical Laboratory Earns Accreditation
December 6, 2012 by
Marion General Hospital’s Clinical Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. Marion General Hospital’s lab is one of the more than 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. Christian Rizo, laboratory site manager explains that during the CAP […]
New Law Strengthens Regulations for Youth Concussions
December 6, 2012 by
Ohio lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to protect child athletes who suffer concussions. Medical experts from the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other health care organizations had strongly support the bill. Youth athletes’ still-developing brains are particularly vulnerable to the effects of head injuries, they said. And the number of injuries has jumped. Emergency […]
Lawmakers Hope to Make Divorces Quicker and Less Combative, Expensive
December 6, 2012 by
Divorce proceedings should become less time-consuming, less expensive and easier on both couples and children following the passage of legislation Tuesday. The Ohio Senate passed the Collaborative Family Law Act unanimously last week. The House adopted the bill Tuesday by a vote of 87-2. The bill now heads to Gov. John Kasich to sign, which […]
Local Authors Signing Books at Heritage Hall
December 5, 2012 by
On Saturday, December 8, 2012, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, the Marion County Historical Society will host its Annual Book Signing featuring authors from across Ohio as well as Marion. Held at Heritage Hall at 169 East Church Street in Marion, the event provides an opportunity for visitors to shop for books covering a wide range […]
Marion Church Hosting One-Man Christmas Carol
December 5, 2012 by
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 930 Harding Memorial Pkwy (in the park near the hospital), will present local thespian John Heisel as Charles Dickens. Heisel will be performing “A Christmas Carol” as a one man show, historically authentic, as performed by Charles Dickens in England and America. John will be using the script from Dickens […]
