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Ohio gas prices are down 8 cents from last week and are a nickel cheaper than the national average.
The latest survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express shows the state's average price for regular-grade gasoline has fallen from $2.76 per gallon last Monday to the current $2.68. The national average for regular is now $2.73.
The 30th annual Miss Marion Popcorn Scholarship Program will be held on Saturday, August 7, at the Grant Middle School gymnasium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:00 p.m.. Tickets are $10.00 each and available at the door. This year’s theme for the festival and this event is “Peace, Love, and Popcorn”.
Gov. Ted Strickland said he's disappointed that federal stimulus money went to a company that outsourced work to an overseas call center, and he pledged better oversight of future contracts.
A Texas company hired to administer Ohio's popular appliance rebate program used hundreds of workers in El Salvador to process applications and to answer customers' calls.
Office of Budget and Management (OBM) Director J. Pari Sabety has announced that Ohio has met its fourth federal reporting deadline for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) loans, grants and contracts spending information.
Marion Public Health is highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding during August, which is National Breastfeeding Month. A new program to encourage breastfeeding was recently launched and there is a special event being held, in partnership with Marion General Hospital, on Tuesday, August 3.
Several Marion City Council Committees will meet Monday to discuss various items including a liquor permit, transfers, grant funds, and other items.
The Finance Committee meets at 6:30 pm to discuss advertising for fuel, salt, and road paint bids as well as various fund transfers.
Marion Popcorn Festival officials are encouraging residents to help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Festival by wearing official Marion Popcorn Festival apparel.
The Marion County Adult Probation Department is asking for the public's help in locating 28-year-old Aimee Aldridge. She is wanted for probation violation.
Aldridge is described as 5'2" tall and weighs 130 lbs with Blue eyes and Blonde hair.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray this week joined 11 other state attorneys general in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to make food labels more meaningful to consumers.
American Electric Power said Friday its second-quarter earnings dropped 57 percent, mainly from charges as the company slashed 11.5 percent of its work force and cut costs.
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