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Kent State student on the hunt for historic sculptures in Marion County One of Megan Calhoun's 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 central Ohio. The project is part of an internship the Kent State University student is doing with...

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 employers can sign up for free at https://bit.ly/MarionJobFair2021. More than a dozen local employers h...

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 employers can sign up for free at https://bit.ly/MarionJobFair2021. More than a dozen local employers h...

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 Friday's 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 district's 41,000-plus students are now attending in-person school.  The report also showed that 367 other people (347 students and 20 staff) had to be put into quarantine during the week of Feb. 26-March 4. That number was 5...

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 in cash and in-kind donations in 2020 to local charities and nonprofits with a primary focus on yout...