Valentine's Day Dinner and Dance

27 January 2012, 11:52 am

NEW BLOOMINGTON - The James H. Johnson-Charles Rudd Community Complex, 6342 Marion-Agosta Road, seven miles west of Whirlpool and Ohio 95, will have a Valentine's Day Dinner and Dance from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.... Read More »

Gun Lost During Foot Pursuit Found

27 January 2012, 10:57 am

Marion police have found a handgun that was lost by an officer during a foot pursuit this week.... Read More »

4 Rifles Lifted During Smash-&-Grab, Police Say

26 January 2012, 7:57 am

Thieves break into a Marion sporting-goods store overnight and apparently have one thing in mind -- guns.... Read More »

Allegedly Stolen Jewelry Recovered In Marion County

25 January 2012, 9:00 am

A Marion County man was arrested with hundreds of pieces of stolen jewelry in his possession, officers said.... Read More »

Five finalists named for retirement-panel leader

24 January 2012, 2:30 am

Five people will be interviewed to succeed Aristotle Hutras as the next director of Ohio's retirement oversight panel.... Read More »

3 Hospitalized After Marion County Crash

22 January 2012, 11:27 am

The Marion post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash that happened Saturday evening in Marion County.... Read More »

College sports results, schedule

21 January 2012, 4:41 am

Overall records : Ohio State 14-7-3, Ferris State 15-8-2, Michigan 14-9-4, Notre Dame 14-8-3, Lake Superior State 13-11-3, Western Michigan 12-8-5, Michigan State 13-9-3, Miami 13-10-2, Northern Michigan 10-8-5, Alaska-Fairbanks 7-11-4, Bowling Green 6-13-5.... Read More »

Jane E. Michael, 87

9 January 2012, 7:37 am

Jane Elizabeth Michael, 87, of Boca Grande, and formerly of Marion, Ohio, passed away Dec. 23, 2011, after a brief illness. Born July 13, 1924, to Everett H. and Inez Smith, of Bucyrus, Ohio, she she married Walter R. (Mike) Michael in 196.... Read More »

Some Ohio Prisons Transferred to Private Vendors

1 January 2012, 1:45 pm

MARION , Ohio (AP) - Three Ohio prisons have seen a change in management or operations as part of a consolidation and privatization effort by Gov. John Kasich (KAY-sik). A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said the transition occurred Saturday night. No disruptions w... Read More »

Ohio prepares to privatize some prisons

29 December 2011, 8:11 pm

MARION, Ohio -- David Kah will report to the same job in the same training kitchen at Ohio's 17-year-old state prison in Marion in January -- but much about his life will be changed.... Read More »