Project Playground, located in McKinley Park, will be closed this weekend, August 28 and 29. The playground will receive a new coat of stain by the First Church of The Nazarene during their Restoration Weekend.
HEAP Summer Crisis Program Available Through August
August 26, 2010 by
Ohio Department of Development Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel wants to remind Ohioans who are elderly or have health problems that funding to assist eligible households with summer cooling costs through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Summer Crisis Program is available through August 31, 2010.
Salvation Army Scooter Winner Named
August 26, 2010 by
During the recent Bike-A-Thon at The Salvation Army in Marion, Rocky’s Cyclery raffled off a scooter. The winner was Dominic Johnson.
The Salvation Army says they would like to thank all who participated and sponsored the event.
Farmer’s Market Offered to WIC Clients
August 26, 2010 by
Marion WIC is holding a Farmer’s Market for WIC clients on Tuesday, August 31, from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Marion County Fairground’s Coliseum.
Agency Blasts Decision to Approve FirstEnergy Rate Plan
August 26, 2010 by
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) criticized a decision today by state regulators that failed to secure the lowest possible standard service rates for FirstEnergy’s customers by approving the utility’s rate plan.
Hospice Offering Grief Recovery Program
August 25, 2010 by
One of the least acknowledged and least addressed concerns in our society is grief, the normal and natural reaction to loss. Marion General Hospital Hospice is offering an outreach program to help guide those who wish to resolve their loss issues and move beyond their grief to a richer quality of life.
Ohio Veterans Can Apply for Cash Bonus Program
August 25, 2010 by
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, Ohio Treasurer Kevin Boyce and Ohio Department of Veterans Services Director Bill Hartnett Tuesday launched the Ohio Veterans Bonus program in Columbus.
An estimated 200,000 Ohio residents are eligible for the Ohio Veterans Bonus.
City Council Holding Two Special Meetings
August 25, 2010 by
Marion City Council will hold two special meetings to pass three appropriation issues. The ordinances received their first reading at the regular Council meeting on Monday. At that time there were not enough votes to bypass the required three readings.
In order to approve the appropriations more quickly, Council will hold two special meetings, and thereby hold the required three readings, this week.
State Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus
August 25, 2010 by
Ohio's first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2010 was confirmed today by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), which also reported a sharp increase in the number of WNV-positive mosquitoes.
The patient, a 74-year-old male from Putnam County, is currently recovering. Meanwhile, the number of WNV-positive mosquito pools in the State of Ohio increased from 4 to 98, in the past month.
Saxbe, Former U.S. and Ohio AG, Dies
August 25, 2010 by
William Saxbe, a Republican maverick who became the fourth attorney general to serve under President Richard M. Nixon and presided during the Watergate investigation, died Tuesday. He was 94.
Saxbe, who served in the Ohio Legislature and as state attorney general, died at his home in Mechanicsburg, northwest of Columbus, said his son, Charles "Rocky" Saxbe.
