Briefs: Marion County Common Pleas Court grant, Saved by the Belt, Nitro Extreme in Marion

Common Pleas Court awarded grant

Administrative Judge Warren T. Edwards of the Marion County Common Pleas Court, General Division announced that the Marion County Adult Probation Department has been awarded the Community Corrections Act 2.0 Grant in the total amount of $1,181,256 for the next two fiscal year grant cycles.

The C.C.A. 2.0 grant will replace the three current ODRC grants (pre-trial, intensive supervision, JRIG) that expire at the end of the fiscal year, at the end of this month.

The new grant will cover-salaries and/or partial salaries for 10 employees, sober living, alcohol monitoring, Ohio Community Supervision System (OCSS) software expenses, drug tests and drug testing supplies (up to $50,000), and general supplies (up to $20,000).

“Grant funds such as these replace funds that would otherwise be made up of local tax dollars, reducing local taxpayer’s burden," noted Judge Edwards. "With these funds, the total grant funds that my administration has brought into Marion’s Court system during my first term in office is more than $5.43 million.”

Mt. Gilead woman joins Ohio’s “Saved by the Belt” Club

Mt. Gilead resident Natasha M. Grau joined Ohio’s “Saved by the Belt” Club after her safety belt saved her from sustaining life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred on Ohio 100 in Marion County on April 15.

Ohio State Highway Patrol Sergeant Ryan E. Purpura, Public Affairs Unit, on behalf of the Marion Post, presented her with a “Saved by the Belt” certificate along with a “Saved by the Belt” license plate bracket.

Grau serves as a master sergeant in the Ohio Air National Guard, 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield. A “Saved by the Belt” ceremony was held June 4 during the training weekend with base leadership and fellow service members in attendance.

Data from 2022 shows 527 people in Ohio were killed in traffic crashes where a safety belt was available but not in use.

Nitro Extreme Show in Marion this week

Nitro Extreme motor stunt show will be in the parking lot at the Marion County Fairgrounds starting Thursday through Sunday. Described as a one-of-a-kind spectacle, It features automobile stunts such as high-speed spins, two-wheeled driving, epic jumps over obstacles, and pyrotechnic explosions as well as gravity-defying motorcycle tricks and acrobatics.

Nitro Extreme is bringing two of the most famous monster trucks to Marion — the Heavy Hitter and Alcatraz — and will also feature stunt driver Desiree Bizarro from the movie "Fast and the Furious 10."

Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

For more information about the Nitro Extreme Tour and to buy tickets, visit nitroextreme.com or call 941-704-8572.

Upcoming meeting:

● 169 Board Meeting of the Marion County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 5 p.m., Tuesday, MCBDD Manuel Board Conference Room, 2387 Harding Highway East, Marion

This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Common Pleas Court grant, Saved by the Belt, Nitro Extreme