Ohio is poised to become the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana after state lawmakers approved a fast-moving bill Wednesday evening in a close vote. The bill cleared the Ohio Senate on Wednesday in a bipartisan 18-15 vote. The House later agreed to the changes, sending the bill to Gov. John Kasich. Kasich has said […]
Federal judge temporarily blocks Ohio’s defunding of Planned Parenthood
May 23, 2016 by
A federal judge on Monday blocked Ohio from defunding Planned Parenthood by making the agency ineligible for state funding to pay for health care programs for the poor. Judge Michael R. Barrett of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday issued a temporary restraining order preventing the state from enforcing the […]
Marion Public Health to offer sexual health clinic
May 20, 2016 by
Marion Public Health through a partnership with Crawford, Logan and Union Counties will be offering a local link to affordable sexual health services. The Sexual Health Clinic will be opening at Marion Public Health located at 181 South Main Street on Tuesdays by appointment only. The Sexual Health Clinic will offer affordable reproductive healthcare for […]
Ohio House passes medical marijuana bill
May 12, 2016 by
Ohio took a big step forward Tuesday to becoming the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana. The Ohio House on Tuesday approved a bill legalizing marijuana use for people with qualifying medical conditions with a doctor’s recommendation. House Bill 523 passed in a 71-26 vote and now heads to the Senate. Rep. Stephen Huffman, the […]
Ohioans dispose of estimated 18 tons of pills during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
May 9, 2016 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) thanked Ohioans for properly disposing of an estimated 18 tons (36,408 pounds) of unneeded, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs during last Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. During the event in Marion County, local residents dropped of about 348 pounds of pills and […]
Proposed medical marijuana bill would not allow smoking
May 5, 2016 by
Patients using marijuana could not smoke marijuana flowers nor use cannabis with high levels of THC under revisions expected to be made Wednesday to Ohio’s proposed medical marijuana law. State lawmakers wrestled with the idea someone would “smoke their medicine” and had initially wanted an appointed commission to decide whether Ohio would allow smoking. But […]
OhioHealth offering free skin cancer screenings in Marion
May 2, 2016 by
Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer for males and the seventh most common cancer for females. That is why OhioHealth says they are taking a stand against skin cancer by offering free skin cancer screenings to the Marion community at their Radiation Oncology facility. This skin cancer screening includes a visual inspection of your […]
Attorney General DeWine, OhioHealth launch Ohio Sexual Violence Helpline
April 25, 2016 by
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Heather Herron Murphy, manager of OhioHealth’s Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO), have announced the launch of a new helpline serving survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence across the state. Advocates with the Ohio Sexual Violence Helpline at 1-844-OHIO-HELP […]
Council on Aging offers free memory screening
April 15, 2016 by
The Marion County Council on Aging is sponsoring a free Memory Screening Day on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, beginning at 9 am. Council on Aging staff will be administering a mini-memory exam, which consists of a series of questions and tasks designed to gauge thinking, language, and memory skills. While this 30 point screening tool […]
Ohio lawmakers to introduce, fast-track medical marijuana bill
April 14, 2016 by
State lawmakers said Wednesday they will introduce a medical marijuana bill this week, but many of the details won’t be known until months after it has passed the General Assembly. Legislative leaders said at a Wednesday press conference they plan to fast-track the bill to Gov. John Kasich before they leave town in June, ahead […]
