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Ryan McCall became president of Marion Technical College five years ago with the goal of providing students and staff with the resources to succeed.

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Most of the first part of the funding, about $8.4 million, is currently paying for the school district’s greatly expanded summer school. That money includes funding to charted schools and the districts Marion Technical College. “Most of the funding spans two years and is being spent on summer school,” said Greg Davis, a school district spokesman. He said that money includes salaries and benefits for teachers and paraprofessionals. It will also cover “technology, including Chromebooks, l...

Marion City Council will vote on whether to ask the Ohio Auditors Office to investigate after a Marion auditors employee fell for a $4,000 email scam. The Finance Committee held a special meeting on Tuesday evening where it passed a resolution to send its findings into this incident to the State Auditor to "investigate and take any and all actions he deems necessary to assist Council in protecting the financial well being of the City." This decision to move the resolution onto Councils floor ne...

Kent State student on the hunt for historic sculptures in Marion County One of Megan Calhouns favorite sculptures is a grave marker for C.B. Merchant inside the Marion Cemetery. The marker is far from ordinary, as it consists of a large, granite ball sitting on top of a stone plinth. The Merchant Ball is known for mysteriously rotating off its base despite attempts to keep the ball in place.  The piece of art is one of 13 sculptures Calhoun has discovered in Marion County and 70 total in...

Mar 17, 2021 (Marion) Members of the public are invited to attend the Annual Marion Campus Job and Internship Fair from April 5 through April 8. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held virtually this year to allow local employers to meet with potential employees safely. The event is joint effort of Marion Technical College, The Ohio State University at Marion and Ohio Means Jobs - Marion County. The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce also is sponsoring this event. Job seekers and emp...

Mar 17, 2021 (Marion) Members of the public are invited to attend the Annual Marion Campus Job and Internship Fair from April 5 through April 8. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held virtually this year to allow local employers to meet with potential employees safely. The event is joint effort of Marion Technical College, The Ohio State University at Marion and Ohio Means Jobs - Marion County. The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce also is sponsoring this event. Job seekers and emp...

The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in Marion County schools dropped by 15 this week, with 38 people (28 students and 10 staff members) testing positive for COVID-19 from Feb. 26-March 4, according to Fridays school district report. There were 53 cases reported for Feb. 19-25, 52 cases reported for Feb. 12-18 and 72 cases reported for Feb. 5-11. About 87% of the districts 41,000-plus students are now attending in-person school.  The report also showed that 367 other people (347 students ...

Applause: Good news in Ocala/Marion County for Feb. 14, 2021 Ocala Star-Banner Area students excel in higher education Dean’s List Jacob Parker, Ocala, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fall 2020 Other Accolades Brian Epstein, Ocala, Faculty Honors, Fall 2020, Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester. Cox Communications continues local giving in 2020 Cox Communications gave more than $850,000 ...