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Marion’s National Night Out Scheduled for August 6th
Marion’s National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, August 6th from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. This year’s event will be held at Grant Middle School located at 420 Presidential Drive in Marion. This family friendly event offers the opportunity to spend time with local law enforcement and safety...
Litter Lady retires: New leadership at Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention
The Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention director is retiring at the end of the month, and a new program manager has been named. Angela Carbetta, who has been with the department since 2001 and the director since 2006, will leave the office duties to Michele Noskowiak. ...
Hardin County Man’s Lifesaving Mission: Desperately Seeking Kidney Transplant Match
A local man is hoping for a life-saving gift from a living donor. Mount Victory resident Heath Keckler is 35 years old and is living with chronic kidney disease. According to the American Kidney Fund, over 37 million people in the United States are living with chronic kidney disease. Chronic...
Marion to be showcased as part of annual Midwestern Legislative Conference
Marion will host state and provincial legislators from across the region this weekend as part of The Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting taking place July 21-24 in Columbus. On Saturday a bus tour of conference attendees will travel to downtown Marion where 57 new businesses and over 350 full and part-time jobs have been created since 2018 and 109 downtown buildings have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Marion...
Seniors enjoy a bit of 'glitz and glamour' at the Crawford County Fair
The Youth Building at the Crawford County Fairgrounds was bustling with activity Thursday morning as 250 senior citizens attended the Glitz and Glamour Senior Day. The event was sponsored by the Crawford County Council on Aging. “We paid the entry fee for 250 of our local senior citizens to attend...
2024 Wyandot County Battle of the Badges Set for August
The 2024 Wyandot County Battle of the Badges charity softball game has been scheduled for Saturday, August 24th in Sycamore. In game one, the Upper Sandusky Police and Fire Departments will take on Mohawk Fire and Rescue at 1:00pm that afternoon. In game two, the Carey Police and Fire Departments...
Full slate of races at Crawford County Fair
BUCYRUS — Harness racing is back at the 167th Crawford County Fair. Two nights are on the docket, starting with 12 races on Wednesday night. Harness racing went through some lean times. For instance, for many years, the Crawford County Fair sponsored three nights of racing. With waning interest...
NAMI of Marion and Crawford Counties looks to expand programs under its new leadership
NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) of Marion and Crawford Counties has a new director. Alena Fox became program and volunteer director in April. For more than eight years, she served as a NAMI volunteer and previously was secretary for the NAMI-MCC Board of Directors. She has facilitated NAMI support groups and educational...
Learn more about Johnny Appleseed
The Crawford Park District is offering the following programs:. Johnny Appleseed: Why Johnny Lives on in America’s Collective Memory. Thursday, July 18, at 6 p.m. at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598. The Crawford Park District welcomes Elaine Gebhardt-Naples, tourism consultant for the Bucyrus Tourism & Visitors Bureau and...
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