Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced that his office is now accepting applications for its Teen Ambassador Board. Ohio high school students who will be juniors or seniors during the 2018-2019 school year are eligible to apply. The deadline is May 31, 2018. “This is an opportunity for students to learn more about government, meet new people, […]
Women’s Business Council to explore local non-profits, make donation at May luncheon
You are invited to join the members of Marion Women’s Business Council for a luncheon featuring a special $500 charity opportunity. The event will be held Monday, May 14, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in The Guthery Room at Maynard Hall on the OSUM-MTC Campus, 1461 Mt. Vernon Avenue. At each table, attendees […]
Marion man killed in single car crash in Bucyrus
The Bucyrus Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal car crash that occurred at approximately 1:22pm on Friday, April 27, 2018 in Bucyrus on North Sandusky Avenue, just south of U.S. 30. According to the Patrol, the driver, Travis E. Blakeman, 37, of Marion, was traveling southbound on Sandusky Avenue while […]
“One Night In Memphis” to feature Presley, Perkins, Lewis, and Cash tributes at Palace Theatre
It will be a memorable night of rockabilly, country, gospel, and pure 1950’s rock and roll at the historic Marion Palace Theatre on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 8 p.m. when One Night in Memphis takes the stage. The show takes audiences back to one night in 1956, when four of the biggest names in […]
Section of State Route 4 to close for culvert replacement
The Ohio Department of Transportation says that State Route 4 between Kenton Galion Road and Barford Road will close starting Monday, April 30, 2018 for culvert replacement. The posted detour: SR-4 to US-23 to Marion Williamsport Rd. to SR-4. The road is expected to reopen on Friday, May 11, 2018.
Tri-Rivers’ RAMTEC coordinator presents in Washington DC
Tri-Rivers Career Center’s RAMTEC Coordinator/Engineering Technologies Instructor Ritch Ramey was part of a panel that presented Next Generation Robotics and the Future of Work to the Congressional Robotics Caucus Advisory Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC on April 18. Ramey said, “The international race to lead the robotics revolution won’t be […]
2018 Spring Hydrant Flushing – Week 4
Aqua Ohio’s Marion Division will conduct water main flushing in the Marion County service area Monday, April 30 through Friday, May 4, 2018 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. “Flushing is an important part of our system’s regular maintenance program. It ensures hydrants and valves are working properly and helps prevent sediment buildup,” said Don […]
“Paul, Apostle of Christ” playing at Marion Palace Theatre
The Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA) is pleased to announce the historical drama “Paul, Apostle of Christ” will play at the historic Marion Palace Theatre on Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. with open captions, and Sunday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. The Palace Theatre is located at 276 […]
Marion campus junior earns $12K cancer research fellowship
For the first time, an Ohio State Marion student is receiving a Pelotonia Fellowship to perform undergraduate cancer research. Friday the 13th brought good news to Bailey Lucas, a 20-year-old senior zoology major, when she was notified that she would be receiving the $12,000 fellowship. “I was just elated,” she said shortly after opening the […]
Federal appeals court: Ohio effort to defund Planned Parenthood unconstitutional
A panel of three federal appeals court judges ruled Wednesday that Ohio lawmakers passed an unconstitutional law that sought to defund Planned Parenthood and keep the organization from receiving public money to pay for non-abortion-related health care programs for the poor. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the second court to strike down […]