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MarionMade!: It was a win-win when MARCA stepped up to lead the Explore-It-Torium
Each week, this series from Marion Technical College shares MarionMade! stories of our many wonderful people, places, products, and programs in the greater Marion community. To read more positive stories of Marion, or to share some of your own, visit us as marionmade.org or on social media. One retired teacher took the Explore-It-Torium...
Veterans Appreciation Day honors local service members, families
ASHLAND — Ashland’s 11th annual Veterans Appreciation Day featured Huey helicopter rides, a free lunch and a drone show, among other activities on Saturday. The event also had several family-friendly games, booths and vendors. Event organizers previously told Ashland Source they hoped to honor veterans’ families this year, in addition to the sacrifices service members made.
Great gardens start with winter preparations
Summer’s heat is definitely here, and your garden is probably firing on all cylinders, working on creating delicious, fresh vegetables for you to enjoy this summer and to stock away for winter enjoyment. It might not seem like it, but you can take steps now to make next year’s garden even more productive by planning to properly transition your garden from summer’s productivity to a long winter’s nap.
Columbus likely in for a long, hard, expensive road in recovering from ransomware attack
The City of Columbus might be in for a long, expensive recovery from a recent ransomware attack, according to a cybersecurity expert. While Mayor Andrew J. Ginther's administration has been under a near news blackout concerning the attack, the expert says what has been revealed suggests a recovery period measured in months and...
Eastland Career Center students take gold at SkillsUSA
GROVEPORT – To close out the month of June, a group of Eastland Career Center students achieved the highest of accolades during the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference when they won the gold medal in their respective competitive CTSO event. Rising seniors McKenna Bell (Bloom-Carroll), Lola Phillips (Amanda-Clearcreek), and Amberly Byrd (Pickerington North)...
Northridge celebrating stadium opening Monday
A new era of Northridge athletics will be unveiled this week. The school is hosting a grand opening for its new stadium at 5 p.m. Monday. The stadium located east of the high school will have the twice the capacity, full-service concessions and restrooms and an eight-lane track. During Monday’s ceremony, the victory bell will be dedicated long-time coach and supporter Jim Hess, who died in 2022. The school also will recognize Isabel Evans for her Division II state championship in the 100 hurdles last June. This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Northridge celebrating stadium opening Monday
Girls Tennis Preview: New courts, new coach, status quo mark Marion-area teams in 2024
MARION — River Valley will be playing on new courts this season, while Pleasant will be playing for a new coach. As for Marion Harding, it's largely status quo heading into the 2024 season. Here's a closer look at each of the Marion area's three girls tennis teams before the season starts: Look back...
Merion Village duplex built to look like vintage German Village cottage, with 7,000 books
Guy Marshall recently bought about 7,000 books, but he acknowledges he's not much of a reader. The books are part of his unconventional home development, a new Merion Village duplex designed to look like an old German Village cottage and furnished with reclaimed and vintage materials. ...
Columbus Blue Jackets and LPF Launch Youth Sports Donation Drive
The Columbus Blue Jackets, in partnership with the Blue Jackets Foundation and Leveling the Playing Field (LPF), have launched a sporting goods donation initiative aimed at making sports more accessible for families in Central Ohio. This effort was catalyzed by a 2019 report from the Aspen Institute highlighting key barriers keeping kids from participating in sports, particularly the lack of access to necessary equipment. The initiative includes the creation of equipment collection bins at various sports facilities, with an initial funding of $25,000 from Advanced Drainage Systems to support this program. Blue Jackets' goaltender Daniil Tarasov participated in the launch, emphasizing the importance of accessibility for young aspiring athletes.
New wetland project unveiled in Ashley
ASHLEY — As part of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) celebrated the O’Donnell Wetland Restoration and Treatment Train project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. Two wetlands were restored, and five others were enhanced as part of the project. The...
Denny’s shutters 15 restaurants blaming ‘inflation’ – but CEO boasts ‘unique equity’ will bring back customers
AFTER shutting 57 locations last year, Denny's closed another 15 restaurants and warned that more could be on the way. Denny's has been closing multiple locations in several states. The company announced that 15 restaurants closed in the last fiscal quarter and warned that as many as 15 more could...
Ross County Fair names Homemaker of the Year
CHILLICOTHE — From potholders and quilts to iced brownies and canned broccoli Terri Cory of Frankfort does it all which is why she was named the 2024 Homemaker of the Year at the Ross County Fair when she received 405 points for her entered pieces. See last year: Homemaker of the Year...
ESPN's Louis Riddick blasts Buckeye fan for disparaging J.J. McCarthy
Ohio State fans continue to be in shambles. For whatever reason, despite having lost to Michigan football QB J.J. McCarthy twice as a starter as once when he was a backup, Buckeye fans continue to insist that McCarthy isn’t any good. If that’s true, what does that say about...
Cuyahoga County says it can’t support Browns efforts to build dome in Brook Park; backs stadium renovation plan
Cuyahoga County County is throwing their support behind a $1.2 billion renovation of Cleveland Browns Stadium and keeping the NFL franchise downtown and not a new Brook Park dome.
Many Toledo-area employers plan to continue marijuana testing
With the state of Ohio allowing the sale of nonmedical cannabis, people may be wondering if marijuana will be dropped from their employer’s drug tests. From a sampling of workplaces in and around Toledo, probably not. “Rather than relying on one-time, pre-employment marijuana testing, our organization prioritizes ensuring that all employees understand our policy and their duty to promptly report any observed behavior consistent with being under the influence of substances strictly prohibited by our policy,” Tausha Moore, associate vice president for Strategic Communications at ProMedica, said in a statement. “ProMedica has a Fitness for Duty policy and requires all employees to complete online training on the topic annually. The policy states that being under the influence of a drug, marijuana or alcohol on the job is prohibited. Currently, there are no plans to modify this policy, as it is designed to ensure the safety of everyone at our facilities.”
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