Six months before American women won the right to vote in 1920, the national League of Women Voters was created. In the first election after the 19th Amendment passed, Marion native Warren G. Harding was elected U.S. president. Many historians consider the millions of women voters to be a contributing factor in Harding’s victory. Marion […]
Programs
Hundreds of High School Seniors Find Opportunity Close to Home
For 500 high school seniors, opportunities for education and careers close to home were on display at the Careers Made in Marion Expo on October 17, 2023, inside Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Twenty-nine partners from a variety of fields offered more than 700 local job openings in manufacturing, banking, business, health […]
Local Entrepreneurs Win $8,000 in Alluvial Private Wealth Forge Competition
Dreamers with ideas and a business plan competed for thousands of dollars in prizes at the Alluvial Private Wealth Forge Competition on Oct. 12. At the end of the night, each business received between $1,000 and $2,500 in prize money to start or grow their businesses, thanks to three generous local sponsors: Alluvial Private Wealth, […]
Volunteers Raise $611,725 for Local Cancer Patients
While local cancer patients are focusing on their health, local volunteers are working to support them. Together We Inspire Giving (TWIG) has six local chapters with dozens of volunteers working in a variety of ways to support the patients of OhioHealth Marion General Hospital of all ages. TWIG III: Focused on Oncology The TWIG III […]
Careers Made in Marion Expo to Highlight Local Job Opportunities
Twenty-nine local companies, public agencies, educators and nonprofits will be featured at the upcoming Careers Made in Marion Expo at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Marion County Fairgrounds on Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. High school seniors from Buckeye Community School, Elgin, Harding, Pleasant, Ridgedale, River Valley and Tri-Rivers will be able […]
Public Invited to the Alluvial Private Wealth Forge Competition
(Marion) The community is invited to watch an exciting “Shark Tank”-style competition on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 at Marion Technical College. Top local entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas in front of a panel of local judges. The winners will be awarded thousands of dollars in prize money. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. […]
