The overhauled two-year state budget approved Tuesday by the House Finance and Appropriations Committee would put new restrictions on sex education in schools while giving a $30-million-a-year boost to nursing home funding. The changes were in a 600-plus-page package of amendments to the House version of Gov. John Kasich’s “Jobs Budget 2.0.” The budget bill […]
Area Church Holding “Pass the Peace” 5K Run, Walk
April 16, 2013 by
The first annual Pass the Peace 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10:00 am at St. John Lutheran Church. The $25 registration fee includes a t-shirt for anyone who registers before April 27, 2013. Registrations received after April 27 or on race day remains $25, but t-shirts will be based […]
Marion Public Health Offers Tips to Battle the Dreaded Bed Bug
April 15, 2013 by
Bed bugs are external parasites that prefer to feed on humans. Marion Public Health (MPH) says they have seen a large uptick in the amount of concern calls they have been receiving about local infestations. To help, they have compiled some tips and tricks for prevention and removal of these pesky bugs. You may have […]
Spring Session Starting Soon at Marion YMCA
April 10, 2013 by
The Marion Family YMCA will begin Spring Classes on April 15, 2013. The public is invited to sign up for youth and preschool programs, swim lessons and adult classes. The Spring Session runs April 15 through May 26. You can register online at www.marionymca.com or stop by the YMCA at 645 Barks Road East. Financial […]
Ohio House Republican Strip Medicaid, Sales Tax Expansions from Budget
April 10, 2013 by
Republican House lawmakers on Tuesday took a jackhammer to Gov. John Kasich’s “Job’s Budget 2.0,” gutting the governor’s plan for sweeping tax reform in favor of a permanent 7 percent income tax cut. Kasich’s sales-tax expansion, small-business tax break, severance tax overhaul, and 20 percent, phased-in income tax cut have been scrapped in a substitute […]
Palace Theatre Offering Yoga Classes
April 5, 2013 by
The Marion Palace Theatre management has announced a new line-up of yoga classes and workshops for the spring quarter. Yoga is instructed by Helene Everson, Certified Yoga Instructor and Yoga Alliance Member. Yoga students rave about the restorative power that yoga brings to mind and body. Students learn yoga poses, meditation, stretches, relaxation, body awareness, […]
Council on Aging Holding Free Memory Screening Day
April 2, 2013 by
The Marion County Council on Aging is sponsoring a free Memory Screening Day on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Council on Aging staff will be administering a mini-memory exam, which is frequently used as a dementia screening instrument. While this 30 item screening tool is not used solely as a diagnosis for dementia, it can give […]
Body image and Eating Behavior Research Guides OSUM Professor
March 22, 2013 by
How do we eat and why? Taking nourishment is one of life’s basic functions. But the role eating plays in self-esteem, body image and psychological and physical health are the topics that inspire the research and teaching of Dr. Tracy Tylka, Associate Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University at Marion. It was the […]
Marion-area Blood Drives Announced for March
March 1, 2013 by
The American Red Cross will conduct open blood drives at the following Marion County locations this month: Noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, March 3, Dayspring Wesleyan Church (Summer Fellowship Hall,) 2431 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd Noon to 6 p.m., Monday, March 4, Marion Public Library (Bus), 445 E. Church St. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, […]
Blood Drive Moved, Donors Needed as Supplies Remain Low
February 27, 2013 by
A blood drive has been added to the February schedule which will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the Marion Family YMCA, 645 Barks Rd. East, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those attending the drive will receive a free T-shirt and will be entered in a drawing for one year of groceries […]
