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See our photos of a bicycle safety class for fourth- and fifth-grade students Thursday at McKinley Elementary School. More »Photos: Bicycle safety class

In case you weren't aware, the month of May — in addition to being Date Your Mate Month, National Barbecue Month and National Blood Pressure Month — means gearing up for graduations. More »Bargain Advocate: For graduation season, big savings for big gatherings

Audra McDonald, 42, is one of those talents who can soar anywhere. More »Friday's TV Best Bets

The new bocce ball court is a far cry from what the Marion County Special Olympics team is used to. More »Bocce? Mi piace! K. of C. helps build home court for MARCA

Take a bunch of guys with little knowledge of how to prepare their food. Give them raw meat, potatoes and other vegetables and have them cook a meal. Imagine what may result. More »Veterans, re-enactors bring war to life

About 16 Waldo residents have applied for federal funding to connect to the village's new sanitary sewer system, the Marion County Regional Planning Commission office manager said Thursday. More »CDBG funds may help Waldo hook-ups

Ohio's first statewide report on voter fraud revealed 135 allegations of misconduct that warranted further investigation, but many locally ended up being misunderstandings. More »Ohio SOS: Voting fraud rare in November election

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Sidewalk projects for three villages were among the work projects approved by Marion County commissioners at their regular meeting Thursday. More »Villages are in line for sidewalk projects

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization … More »Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

'Exhausting,' 'overwrought,' 'overblown,' 'empty,' 'childlike,' 'boring' — the words critics used to describe 'The Great Gatsby,' Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, … More »Spoiler Alert: What is the real job of a film critic?

Claridon United Methodist church, Ohio 95, will hold an inside sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the church. More »Claridon UMC to have sale

Beulah Beach on the Road Day Camp will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25-28, at Cornerstone Alliance Church, 2010 Marion-Marysville Road. More »Cornerstone Alliance planning day camp

Gebhardt Enterprise Baptist Church, 894 Gebhardt St., will have gospel singing at 6 p.m. Sunday, featuring Family Tradition from Mansfield. Minister is the Rev. Corey Carroll. More »Gebhardt Enterprise Baptist Church gospel singing

After wet ground caused a late start and drought-like conditions shrank yields and reduced the quality of last year's crops, farmers expect better results this year, despite planting later than they'd … More »Marion farmers optimistic about planting season

Police are asking residents to be aware of scam artists after a caller reported suspicious activity. More »Door-to-door scammer strikes

Police Beat items are compiled from reports from Marion-area law enforcement agencies. The city law director or county prosecutor will decide whether to file formal charges. More »Police beat: Multiple thefts reported

While the Marion County population decreased slightly from 2010 to 2012, two townships on its eastern edge showed increases of more than 2 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. More »Tully, Claridon areas see growth

One of my frustrations during my 40-plus years in journalism was interviewing people who never seemed to finish their sentences. More »Wordmanship: What is real language?

She's a teenager, sweet-faced and studious; he's a politician, intense and ambitious. Early in this excellent hour, we'll learn which is the killer and which is the victim. More »Thursday's TV Best Bets

The owner of a 5-foot alligator, who escaped his East Kocheiser Road pen Tuesday, has seven months to surrender the reptile. More »Alligator owner must give up his pet

The Rotary Club of Marion recently awarded scholarships to 15 Marion area high school seniors. More »Rotary awards student scholarships

Dottie Whatman was shocked by what she saw when she opened her front door Tuesday afternoon. More »Videos: Alligator makes escape in Bellville