For the first time since 1997, Ridgedale's baseball program can hang a conference championship banner. With its 4-0 win over Perry, the Rockets clinched their first Northwest Central Conference title ...

With a busy spring sports week around the Marion area, it's time to recognize the best efforts for the week ending May 17. The Marion Star is producing a pair of athlete of the week polls for boys and ...

Zach Morrow and his fiancée, Jessica Hensley, run a glassblowing business from their garage workshop in Waldo.

Meet Mittens: This week's adoptable cat from Homeless to Home Animal Rescue and Cat Sanctuary. Mittens is a beautiful and lively three-year-old tabby and white female looking for a home. This lady is ...

These real estate transactions were recorded in Marion County between May 1 and May 5. City of Marion. 1081 Mount Vernon Road ...

Jake Schaefer rode the college coaching carousel for the better part of a decade before disembarking a year ago. "With the college coaching, you never know where your next job is going to be," he said ...

MARION — Jett Black regained his swagger as evident by his posting of a 15-foot victory in the boys pole vault during the Mid Ohio Track and Field Championships May 12 at Harding Stadium. "Last season ...

Marion's police and fire departments face staffing shortages and hiring freezes due to the city's fiscal caution designation.

Richard A. “Dick” Bates, 83 of Marion, died Tuesday May 12, 2026 at the Marion General Hospital. He was born April 19, 1943 in Marion to the late G. William and Ruth E. (Millisor) Bates. He was also ...