Marion News

A Marion woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after the overdose death of another woman.

Public health employees used a recent raid of local businesses selling cigarettes and tobacco products to minors as an educational opportunity.

New student housing in close proximity to Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College campus has cleared a regulatory hurdle.

Students already strapped for cash to pay for a college education won't get much relief this year: Tuition at 11 of Ohio's 13 traditional, four-year public universities will rise this fall.

The man who allegedly caused a fatal crash July 14 had a history of crashes, including two in which he reported blacking out while driving.

The city of Marion is looking to enter into contract with a local company to resurface two streets as part of a grant-funded project.

Leadership Marion, a program designed to prepare the community's next generation of leaders, is now accepting applications for its 2014-15 class.

It was a year in the making, and it will be in Marion for the first time. The American Softball Association will this week hold its Fast Pitch Girls' A 10-under and 12-under Eastern National Championship Finals at the River Valley Baseball for Youth complex on Ohio 309 just east of Marion.

Uribe aced the par-3, 115-yard fourth hole with a 7-iron. Kevin O'Brien, Don Miller, Jeff Gamble, Gene Utley and John Grimes witnessed Uribe's shot.

The water quality in the Little Scioto River watershed is more impaired than that of any other waterway in the entire upper Scioto watershed, according to a new draft report from the Ohio EPA.

A decade after a single-room school was restored from a vacant property, two former students were pleased to see their first alma mater still being recognized as an important part of the county.

City probation officers and judges are in the process of reinstating a specialized docket to focus on the drug issue.

At the anniversary of Marion's most unique park, more than 200 gathered Saturday afternoon to honor forgotten veterans.

A little weekend rain did not deter a handful of volunteers from cleaning up trash at seven bridges Saturday morning.

There isn't just one road to recovery. Of hundreds of opiates addicts looking to quit in Marion, rarely does chief probation officer Tom Stotts find two who require the same treatment.

This organization promoted teamwork, dedication, commitment, loyalty and an appreciation of music and precision.

The Linn School will be rededicated during a ceremony at 2 p.m. today at the building on Ohio 4 north of Marion.

One man was injured after striking a utility pole Thursday evening. Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are still unsure what caused Shane Hayes, 23, from Marion, to strike a pole near Gooding Road at 6:11 p.m. Thursday.

The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Marion Inc. have made their new homes in the Harding Centre, formerly the Harding Hotel, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Since its inception in 1986, the Battle of Lake Erie has drawn the best veteran pacers the sport has to offer.