Ohio State Marion is offering a free three-part storytelling workshop for community members, with applications due Nov. 6 and sessions beginning Nov. 16.

Marion Mayor Bill Collins says he intends to seek another term, responding to an inaccurate social media post questioning whether he will run for reelection.

Marion County residents can expect a pleasant fall weekend, with mostly sunny skies and afternoon highs in the upper 60s. Overnight temperatures will dip into the low 40s, according to the National Weather Service.

A visiting judge granted Heidi Ratliff a Rule 29 acquittal in Marion County, ending her criminal case as the Ratliffs’ federal civil rights lawsuit may move forward.

Explore handmade gifts and holiday décor at the Ohio Valley Christmas Craft Show in Marion on Nov. 1. Admission is $1, and parking is free.

Ohio State Marion will host a free screening of Baby Doe on November 10, followed by a Q&A with director Jessica Earnshaw about the documentary and its Ohio case.

Marion County will see a sunny, mostly dry stretch of fall weather this week, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. Chilly mornings and patchy frost will be possible early in the week before milder conditions settle in.

A Marion County Common Pleas Court judge dismissed charges against Heidi Ratliff after granting a defense motion under Ohio Criminal Rule 29, according to the case update.