Hardin Northern High School's FFA chapter will host a blood drive Wednesday, February 17. Donations will take place at the Ag Building from eight a.m. until two p.m. Appointments may be scheduled by calling (419) 759-2331 extension 1604 or emailing emily.overs@hardinnorthern.org.
$25,000 from Campbell Soup Company brings the City of Findlay closer to the million dollars needed to build its planned Simulated Tactical Response and Incident Command Training Center. Denise Grant at the Courier reports the current funding for the center stands at $650,000, $250,000 of which having been allocated from Findlay City Council and the rest coming from area businesses, fire departments, and nonprofit organizations. In a press release, Findlay […]
Farmers taking out loans for feed, seed, fertilizer, fuel, and other up-front costs ahead of the 2021 growing season may now apply for this year's Ag-LINK Program. The Marion Star reports Ohio-based farm operators and agribusiness owners have until March 19 to apply for interest-rate reductions on loans of up to 150-thousand dollars, with lenders receiving a discount of at least one percent. Ohio has offered the Ag-LINK Program since […]
Lateral repair on a private sewer will close the two northbound lanes of North Main Street between East Center and Huber Streets in Marion. The Marion Star reports the closure begins at seven a.m. Wednesday and is scheduled to end five p.m. Thursday. Detours will be posted to direct traffic through the area.
Beginning Thursday, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Marion Crawford Counties will host eight free weekly Family to Family Classes through March 11. These classes are intended to help those with family members suffering from mental illness to gain understanding of their relative's condition and the services available to them. Each class will be held from six until 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Marion Crawford Prevention Programs Office on […]
Drug charges dominated the list of indictments handed down by Marion County's Common Pleas Court last week. Mitch Hooper at the Marion Star reports that, of the 19 individuals indicted this past Wednesday, 13 received charges relating to drug possession or trafficking. Among those receiving drug charges were a Columbus woman who received first-degree felony counts of possession of and trafficking in cocaine, with a specified forfeiture of $1,514, and […]
Carl Edwin Southward (March 8, 1934 – January 15, 2021) of Dunkirk There will be private family graveside services at Dunkirk Cemetery for Mr. Carl E. Southward, of Dunkirk, Ohio. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. He passed away on January 15, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was 86. Carl was born on March 8, 1934 in Wharton, OH to George and Ruthella (Horner) […]
Jeffrey J. Weaver age 62 of Upper Sandusky, passed away January 14, 2021 at Marion General Hospital. He was born July 31, 1958 in Upper Sandusky to the late Carl J. and Julia I. (Clinger) Weaver. Jeffrey married Darlene Clinger and they later separated. Surviving are his children Kelby (Candace) Weaver, Kodie (Alicia) Weaver and Kayla Weaver all of Upper Sandusky, 8 grandchildren Azryelle, Carington, Kendran, Kamrie, Kace, Karlie, Alton […]
Richmond Andrews Gooden, age 90, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 with his wife, Charlotte at his side. He was born in Neptune, NJ on March 20, 1930 to the late Charles and Dorothy (Barry) Gooden. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; their daughter, Charitie Gooden (Brett) Thames of Forest; three step-children, Karin Baker of Ada, Chad (Heather) Bodine of Mt. Victory and Andrew […]
