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Guest Author: Kirk Millisor After serving four terms serving as the mayor of Prospect, Jim Millisor is ready to ride off into the sunset – literally. The avid cyclist has racked up nearly 7,000 miles this year, including around the village, where he met frequently with local residents. Prospect Accomplishments  During his tenure, Millisor took […]Read More »

If you haven’t visited the Marion Municipal Airport, it is a great time to discover or revisit this gem in our community.  On September 1, the airport will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the official public opening in 1950.  But the planning of the original over six hundred acres airport started back in 1943.  […]Read More »

STEWART’S ROOT BEER STAND Originating just a few miles east in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1924, Frank Stewart opened the first Stewart’s Root Beer Stand. Seeing its success, Frank then opened more locations–with car hops–such as Marion’s Stewart’s Root Beer Stand on North Main Street. Famous for their root beer and hot dogs, current owners, Bill […]Read More »

For generations, Marion workers have helped manufacture products used by millions of people in their homes, on the roads and at their workplaces.  A quarter of Marion’s workforce is in manufacturing, according to the Ohio Department of Job Office of Workforce Development’s 2021 Economic Profile. That is the largest industry in the county, according to […]Read More »