The Explore-It-Torium children’s museum and Re-MARCA-ble retail store in Marion, Ohio, kick off the holiday season with a Pink Friday sale on November 21, Small Business Saturday specials, a Santa Claus visit on December 6, and a Noon Years Eve Celebration on December 31.

OhioHealth Marion General Hospital will begin screening all visitors and staff with metal detectors at its Emergency Department and East entrances starting December 2, as part of a system-wide initiative to create weapons-free healthcare facilities and curb workplace violence.

The Marion Community Foundation approved $567,000 in Community Grants to 45 local groups, dedicating the largest share to Marion’s youth programs focused on career readiness and safe spaces

Downtown Marion, Ohio, merchants are hosting Pink Weekend on November 21 and 22, 2025, extending the nationwide Pink Friday campaign to encourage consumers to #ShopSmallFirst before the Black Friday rush

Five-time Grammy Award winner “Weird Al” Yankovic will bring his Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour to the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, marking the first concert announcement for the summer event.

The Marion City Planning Commission is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

The Marion County forecast features a sunny start today before a chance of rain and a brief rain/snow mix on Tuesday transitions the region into a much warmer and wetter pattern for the end of the week.

The Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the Ohio Traffic Safety Office have launched a major year-end campaign urging motorists to drive safely and help Ohio achieve a fourth consecutive year of declining traffic fatalities