Marion City Council has announced they will not hold their regular meeting on Monday, November 13, 2012. The meeting has been cancelled due to a lack of business. City Council will hold Committee meetings on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. The agendas for those meetings will be released late next week.
Marion Church Celebrates Kirking of the Tartan
November 7, 2012 by
The First Presbyterian Church in Marion held its annual “Kirking of the Tartan” on October 28. The Reformation Sunday Service included music by local bagpipers and Scottish treats were provided. Mark Melroy accompanied the Ohio Scottish Dancers on the pipes. The dancers were provided by Bethlehem Dance Education and Ministry Arts. They performed a traditional […]
Marion Tour to Take You Behind Closed Doors
November 7, 2012 by
On Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, the Marion County Historical Society is inviting everyone to experience the opportunity to go Behind Closed Doors at five Marion locations not normally open to the public. Attendees will get to see the inside of the True Home, Marion Mausoleum, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Chapel, inside […]
Soul Purpose Gospel Quartet Performing in Marion
November 7, 2012 by
Fair Park Community Baptist Church will be hosting Soul Purpose Gospel Quartet on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 6:00pm. Their albums incorporate those good old gospel songs as well as more contemporary releases making a great collection of gospel music for all ages. Organizers say that with over 30 years experience in gospel music, this […]
Final, Unofficial Election Results Released
November 7, 2012 by
The final, but unofficial, results of the 2012 General Election have been released by the Marion County Board of Elections. These are the final results for the day, but officials must still go through numerous provisional ballots before certifying the final numbers in ten days. Even though there are over 1,000 provisional ballots to go […]
River Valley FFA Students Benefit from Student Teacher
November 6, 2012 by
This year the River Valley Agricultural Education program received a student teacher, . She attended Bellevue Senior High School and is currently a senior at The Ohio State University. Her major is Agriscience Education and her minor is Production Agriculture. Steinmetz says her interest in becoming an Agricultural Education Teacher is due to her experiences […]
New Mobile App Features Goodwill Locations Across Ohio
November 6, 2012 by
The Association of Ohio Goodwill’s is delighted to announce the availability of a new, free mobile app designed to make shopping and donating as easy as possible throughout the State of Ohio. The brand new mobile app allows Goodwill shoppers and donors traveling throughout the state to find the closest Goodwill store, donation center or […]
Member of Hall & Oates to Perform in Marion
November 6, 2012 by
Multi-instrumentalist , current member of Hall & Oates, continues his solo tour with a return appearance to the Marion area. Lewis will be performing at Circa, 181 North Main Street, on Thursday, November 8th, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Tickets are available from Circa during their normal business hours (after 4:00pm) or by calling Phil Nichols […]
MTC Announces Summer Term Dean’s List
November 6, 2012 by
Marion Technical College has named 38 full-time students to its Summer Term dean’s list. To qualify for the scholastic honor, a student must earn at least 3.5 out of a possible 4.0 academic average for the term and be enrolled at MTC as a full-time student. Part-time students (less than 12 credit hours) during Summer, […]
ODOT Readies Snowplows for Winter, Will Use New Green Lights
November 5, 2012 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will make history this winter by being the first state in the nation to use green-colored strobe lights on its snowplow trucks. Studies show green lights are more easily detected by the human eye than other colors. The new green lights, along with new white lights, will be added […]
