The Marion Senior Center distributes free produce on behalf of Beacon of Hope Food Pantry, two days each month. Please check with the folks at the Volunteer Greeters Desk by the front entrance for exact dates/times. 

An amazing group of talented local musicians and vocalists meet and perform at the Center on the last Wednesday of each month. Lunch is available for $3.50 and is served at noon. Music is performed from 1 to 3 pm. Public welcome!

If you, or someone you know age 60 and older, are seeking transportation for needs-based appointments, the Marion Senior Center is here to help. We provide transportation (on a donation basis) to and from appointments in Marion County. Transportation is available every Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am & 3:30 pm, excluding holidays. To learn more, contact the Center’s Transportation Desk at (740) 387-5444 or Ohio District 5-Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-522-5680.  *Handicap-accessible transportation is now available!

The City of Marion is announcing that weekly curbside yard waste collection for the 2019 collection season is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 15 and will run through Friday, December 6.

The curbside pick-up for yard waste generally occurs on the day following each resident’s regular trash collection day (example: Friday trash pick-up - Monday yard waste pick up).  With limited personnel, this schedule may vary.  Note: Residents with an excessive delinquent sanitation and sewer account balance are not eligible for curbside pick-up of yard waste.

There is a limit of 3 bags and/or 3 bundles of limbs/branches that will be collected from each residence per week during the 2019 yard waste season.  Branches must be tied in bundles no larger than 2 feet in diameter and 5 feet in length.  As in the past, the City will not collect grass clippings as yard waste material at curbside.

Residents are encouraged to drop off grass clippings and yard waste materials, free of charge, to Park Enterprise Construction Co., Inc., located at 560 Barks Rd. W. (between S. Prospect St./Rt. 4 S. and the Barks Rd. overpass).  Requirements for grass and yard waste drop off are:

1. Must stop at office or other designated location where verification of City residency (i.e. license, utility bill, etc.) may be required.
2. Items being dropped off must be weighed by Park Enterprise employee before materials are discarded.
3. Residents using plastic bags are required to remove waste from bags and then discard of plastic bags properly.  Biodegradable paper bags are available at most local retail stores.

Also, note that the City of Marion is not responsible for the collection and/or disposal of trees or large amounts of brush cut and/or removed from personal property.  Disposal of trees and/or large amounts of brush from personal property is the property owner’s responsibility.  These items may be taken, FREE OF CHARGE for all city residents, to Park Enterprise Construction (560 Barks Rd. W.) for disposal.

Call Park Enterprise at 740-223-7275 for additional information on acceptance program or for hours of operation. 

The Special Collection Events for the Delaware-Knox-Marion-Morrow Solid Waste Distict have been set for 2019.  Each county will have a special collection event during the year as follows:

Each collection event will be held at the Fairgrounds for the county listed.

CLICK HERE for a copy of the DKMM Special Collection Flyer or go to www.dkmm.org/special-collection-events for additional information regarding the DKMM 2019 Special Collection Events.

Monday, March 11, 2019 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

The City of Marion will be hosting a Public Meeting for the Marion Water Pollution Control Center Enhancement Project.  The meeting will be held in the administration building of the Water Pollution Control Center located at 1810 Marion Agosta Road, on Monday March 11, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. 

Various city offices and departments will observe the President’s Day holiday on Monday, February 18, 2019.  However, some City departments will operate on a normal schedule.  Following are highlighted offices/departments:

List of Offices/Departments Closed on February 18:

• All offices in Marion City Hall

• Marion Senior Center
  No Transportation Services will be available on Monday, February 18. All programs, activities, and transportation at the Marion Senior Center will resume on Tuesday, February 19.

Offices/Departments on Normal Schedule:

• Sanitation and Streets Department
  Crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, February 18.  Residents normally having refuse collected on Mondays are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. 
   
• Marion Area Transit
  Buses for Marion Area Transit will observe normal hours of operation on Monday, February 18.

Essential services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual.

An announcement regarding an upcoming sale of parcels of land through the Marion City Land Bank is being announced.  CLICK HERE to be directed to the Legal Notices page of the City's website for full details regarding this sale.