Marion News

Marion City Council recently passed an ordinance that makes parking in the front yard a violation that the police can enforce by issuing a parking ticket.

MARION - A pedestrian struck by a car was transported to the hospital Thursday for treatment.

GLENVIEW, Ill. - A Marion man has mowed his way into the Hall of Fame. Chuck Miller is an inductee with the inaugural class into the National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America.

MARION - A corrections officer at the county jail pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft in office Monday at arraignments in Marion County Common Pleas Court.

As amusement rides and fair food dominate the midway, offering some fun time for fairgoers, participants at this year's 159th Marion County Fair are also hoping to impart some knowledge and a glimpse at agriculture that's not always seen in the city.

Jer-Zee Drive-In is shown in a photo believed to have been taken in the 1950s. Located at East Center Street and Forest Lawn Boulevard, the ice cream/snack shop was opened June 23, 1949, by Paul and Yuma Castor.

CARDINGTON: Charlotte Elizabeth Owen, age 89, of Cardington, passed from this life to the next on June 22, 2009, at 11:45 p.m. at the Morrow County Extended Care Facility after a courageous battle with multiple health problems.

MARION - Virginia Earl's photo of tulips at Kingwood Center in Mansfield won first place in the color photos category of the Marion Camera Club's monthly contest.

Marion based Quality Masonry gets the work. Restoration of the Harding Tomb is set to begin July 6th and Officials say the work should be complete well in advance of Harding Birthday celebration on October 11th.

The Marion County General Health District board honored seven individuals as Marion County Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.

MARION - The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced on Friday, June 26, the location of today's planned sobriety checkpoint aimed at stopping impaired drivers.

Visit Harnessphere - The official harness racing community of the USTA! Visit the USTA Shop to order USTA Merchandise and publications Call us Toll Free at 1-800-872-USTA - Visit our contact page for full contact information Storm forces draw schedule change at Marion, Ohio Friday, June 26, 2009 - by T.C. Lane, fair liaison, the U.S. Trotting Assn.

Eds: APNewsNow. ADDS information on construction fence, trims for length. MARION, Ohio The Ohio tomb of Warren Harding, America's 29th president, will undergo a couple of months of restoration work beginning July 6. The Ohio Historical Society says a contractor will clean and repair the marble burial site in Marion, Harding's hometown about 40 ...

Police say its the work of teens. The Marion Police Department blames teens for recent racial graffiti and property damage.

MARION - According to an incident report, fireworks were the source of a fire that started in the second floor of a home on Olney Avenue Tuesday night.

MARION - The Women's Ohio State Golf Association and Marion Country Club will be hosting the 33rd Ohio Junior Girls Championship July 13-14 at Marion Country Club.

MARION - Brian Davis' two-run home run highlighted a three-run eighth inning which rallied Marion Post 584 past Bucyrus Post 181 for a 4-1 Buckeye Legion League baseball win Tuesday night at Grant Middle School.

MARION - The Local Emergency Planning Committee will be holding its annual hazardous chemical spill exercise on Wednesday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at Nachurs Alpine Solutions.

COLUMBUS - TechColumbus will host a TechStart entrepreneur networking mixer on Wednesday, June 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madge Guthery Community Room, located at 1461 Mt.

COSHOCTON: Diane Marion Byers, loving mother and grandmother, formally of Coshocton, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 20, 2009.