Marion News

The Palace Theatre volunteer advisory committee members will meet with potential Palace volunteers during an orientation session at 7 p.m March 18. The Palace hopes to build a volunteer corps with people ranging from juniors in high school to retirees who wish to give back to the community.

Classic Championship Wrestling will celebrate fans on Saturday night for Slamapalooza fan appreciation night.

Kelly Hackenbracht, daughter of Jeff and Becky Hackenbracht, of Galena, and granddaughter of Gene and Joyce Lehner of Marion, became a member of Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society at Louisiana State University.

The League of Women Voters Marion recently completed the editing and publication of this year's updated List of Public Officials.

In the conventional way of thinking, the 40 days of Lent are for fish fry Fridays and giving up chocolate, alcohol or something else until Easter.

The United Way of Marion County came within 5 percent of reaching its $1 million goal for 2013, Dan Wigton said Wednesday.

John Sanders, president of OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from his position, effective April 11. Marion General, and health care in Marion overall, has experienced a great deal of growth and change during Sanders' tenure, ensuring patients have access to quality care, expert physicians, experienced ... (more)

A man drew a handgun and fired multiple shots toward the door of a crowded bar, injuring two people, before fleeing in a white car.

Ridgedale High School will present its spring musical, "Bye Bye Birdie" this weekend at The Palace Theatre in Marion.

At about 1:29am, Officers responded to the parking lot of the Timeout Bar on Davids Street for the report of a shooting.

Police dispatchers tell 10TV the shots were fired inside the Time-Out Bar on Davids Street in Marion around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Loss prevention workers at several corporate chains are working behind the scenes to snuff out shoplifting and organized retail crime in the county.

Nine counties in the Upper Scioto Watershed will have to come to an agreement about how best to remediate flooding problems in Marion County and elsewhere in the area.

A new electric supply store will open in downtown Marion in late May, an official for the Dallas-based company said.

A poster of a cat hanging on a clothesline with the words "Hang In There" plastered over the top just didn't do it for Alex Sheridan.

Up until a few months ago, the windows of United Merchandise Co. on Main Street were pretty bare.

Youths in Marion, as well as around the country, have many opportunities to get involved in organizations that will give them positive experiences in their life.

It's been an incredibly busy week for Marion's newly-appointed chief. Minutes before he officially announced he would be the next chief of police for the Marion Police Department, Bill Collins stood alongside federal officials, announcing 19 people were indicted for involvement in a local drug trafficking conspiracy.

River Valley graduate Kent Detweiler drew inspiration from his hometown and his childhood friends for his first book, "Ragweed," which takes place in Waldo in the 1970s.

More than 30 pieces of President Warren Harding memorabilia were returned to his old home this weekend.