Marion News

Taft Elementary School principal Sean Smith has seen his students take several creative paths to get to school.

If home is where the heart is then I am truly from two vastly different states. I was born on January 22, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio but was raised close to my mother's side of the family in the area around Marion, Ohio.

A New Jersey drug dealer was sentenced to six years in prison after one of the biggest heroin seizures in Marion.

A college access network dedicated to helping students see the value in higher education has named Marion native Julie McGinnis as its new executive director.

Police arrested five people Thursday afternoon after a search warrant revealed a meth lab on Avondale Avenue.

She has worked at Kingston for 51 2 years as a care assistant in the memory care unit, taking care of the residents' daily needs.

Three people were injured in a head-on collision early Wednesday. Troopers from the Marion post of the Ohio Highway Patrol responded to a two-car crash on Ohio 423 around 7 a.m. Trooper David Shockey said the southbound vehicle, driven by a minor with one minor passenger, failed to yield turning left from Ohio 423 onto Newmans-Cardington Road.

Residents who send their children to Taft Elementary School are invited to a Safe Routes to School meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 to review design plans and talk over options with city employees and design staff.

When Brett Jolliff looked for a way to help cover his educational expenses, he combined his need with his love for fashion and formed The SakShak, an e-commerce business.

Fire Marshal investigators cited an undetermined cause following their inspection of the Thanksgiving Day fire that destroyed a Morrow County Catholic church.

Lincoln Electric's new facility will meet the training needs of manufacturers while getting students excited about their career choice.

The Ohio Department of Transportation will no longer pay for the upkeep of several lights in the city of Marion, leaving the city responsible for any upkeep in the future.

Mary Brady remembers little about when she found out her son died. She just remembers a state trooper showing up at her door with a wallet that belonged to her 19-year-old son, Nick Brady.

Ohio State football fans had the chance to cheer on the Buckeyes against Michigan over the weekend and help support the United Way of Crawford County at the same time.

Various vendors packed the Ashland Eagles Club over the weekend for a benefit fundrasing event for the U.S. Marine Corps ReserveToys for Tots Program.

Sherrie Haver's had her struggles as the owner of Home Again Stained Glass, a small business in downtown Marion.

Downtown Marion's holiday celebration will have plenty of Christmas spirit. The festivities on Dec. 7 also will have a patriotic portion as it coincides with the nation's observance of Pearl Harbor Day.

The Marion post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a Marion resident on Saturday.

Area emergency housing providers took time to celebrate successes this month, but their message remains the same.

Marion CAN DO! has used proceeds from the sale of land it owned in the Dual Rail Industrial Park to pay off the mortgage on the building housing its offices and other tenants.