Do you need to earn a GED? Do you think you have the skills necessary to pass the test? If you answered yes, Marion Technical College is offering you an opportunity to find out if you do. MTC’s ABLE program is offering an opportunity to take the Official GED Practice Test at no charge.
MTC Offering Free GED Practice Test
March 19, 2012 by
Westside Neighborhoods Association Meeting
March 19, 2012 by
The Westside Neighborhoods Association holds a monthly meeting the third Monday of each month and invites anyone interested to join them.
The meetings are held at 6:30pm at the Oakland United Methodist Church, 835 Bellefontaine Avenue.
Workshops Offered to Help Students Improve ACT Scores
March 19, 2012 by
To help students achieve higher ACT scores, the I CAN Center of Excellence, a regional non-profit college access organization, is conducting two, three-hour workshops to help better prepare north central Ohio students to take their college entrance exam.
Chickens In, Others Out as Council Discusses Animal Restrictions
October 20, 2010 by
There were very few words of compassion for responsible owners of animals who would be forced to get rid of those animals under a proposed ordinance being discussed at City Council. The Legislation, Codes, and Regulations Committee again discussed the proposal at their meeting on Tuesday. As currently written, it would prohibit the housing of various animals within the City of Marion with very few exceptions.
Proposal Calls for One Acre Per Animal in the City
October 5, 2010 by
Members of Marion City Council continue to discuss a proposal to tighten up regulations regarding farm-type animals within the City. The latest draft of the ordinance calls for an animal owner to have one acre of land per animal. In other words, if you wish to own a chicken within the City limits, you must live on at least one acre of land.
Family Friendly Community Health Fair
September 21, 2010 by
Nucor Steel Marion and Marion General Hospital in partnership with the Marion MY and Marion Public Health is sponsoring a the Family Friendly Community Health Fair on Thursday, September 23, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Marion YMCA, 645 Barks Road East.
Man Wanted for Parole Violation
August 27, 2010 by
The Marion County Adult Probation Department is asking for the public's help in locating 35-year-old Robert Burd, Jr., for violating the conditions of his parole.
Burd is described as a white male, 6'0" tall and 157 lbs with brown eyes and brown hair.
Large Donation to Benefit Three Marion Groups and More
August 27, 2010 by
A generous gift of $400,000 from the estate of long-time Marion resident Mary H. Holloway has made possible the creation of four new funds to benefit Marion area organizations.
Separate funds have been created with Holloway’s gift to support the Humane Society of Marion County, the Marion Palace Theatre and the Marion Family YMCA, as well as the creation of a donor advised fund which will make grant awards based upon suggestions made by the fund’s donor advisor.
Ohio AG Announces New Programs to Track Sex Offenders
August 27, 2010 by
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced today that his office has received a federal grant that will help county sheriffs keep better track of registered sex offenders.
The $155,546 grant will pay for two new programs.
State Panel Recommends Edison Statute for Washington
August 27, 2010 by
Thomas Edison is a step closer to Washington. A panel of state lawmakers voted Thursday to recommend that the inventor born in northern Ohio be the subject of a new Ohio statue in the U.S. Capitol.
