Marion News
A local legal battle has pulled back the curtain on serious financial and procedural concerns within Marion County government. Case 2025-CV-0441, Telly Haynes v. Ray Grogan, involves allegations of “willful neglect” linked to a multimillion-dollar financial crisis and a potential cover-up of missing legal bonds. On January 9, 2026, Judge
As the city of Marion looks into the replacement of current city auditor, Miranda Meginness, the question arises as to who will be her replacement. The auditor has many responsibilities, serving as the city’s chief fiscal officer. The auditor handles the city’s books, accounts for revenues and expenditures, completes internal
The January 12, 2026, Marion City Council meeting served as a public post-mortem for a transition that has officially jeopardized the city’s financial integrity. In a move that signaled a total breakdown in communication, City Auditor Miranda Meginness was notably absent from the chambers, leaving Council to face a mounting
The Geography of Illicit Enterprise Marion, Ohio, sits at a pivotal juncture in the American Midwest, a city defined not merely by its industrial output or its claim as the “Popcorn Capital of the World,” but by its enduring role as a logistical hub for the nation’s shadow economy. For
Ohio Regional
Galion, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency entered a formal Director’s Final Findings and Orders (DFFOs) against the City of Galion in early November 2025 after the city missed a required compliance milestone tied to its NPDES permit. The DFFOs make clear that the city’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
For over a decade, the City of Galion has framed its utility struggles as the standard “growing pains” of aging infrastructure. However, newly available forensic data from January 2026, along with other extenssive amounts of data we have reported on, and some we have not yet reported, reveals a pattern
Heart of a mother. Backbone of a leader. I’m a mom before anything else. Like a lot of families in District 86, I worry about rising costs, government overreach, and whether hard work still matters. I didn’t come from money or connections. Everything I have was built the hard way,
We’ve got some swampy shenanigans orchestrated by some sour socialists going on in the race for the State Rep of the 86th District, folks–and the Swamp Fox ain’t having it! Wezlynn Davis, a conservative candidate in this year’s Republican primary, previously challenged incumbent Tracy Richardson, who currently holds the seat
National & International
Sharma, who founded the Sovereign Health Group, an addiction treatment provider, now faces accusations of orchestrating a $149 million scheme
Alan Dershowitz claims crucial Epstein files are suppressed, hinting at a “sky high” scandal.
The aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s death quickly gave rise to two of the most persistent and publicly scrutinized controversies: the existence of a definitive “client list” that would expose his powerful associates, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding surveillance footage from the night of his death. Years later, in 2025, official
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), an 887-page omnibus bill, represents one of the most significant and polarizing legislative acts in recent U.S. history. Enacted through the budget reconciliation process with narrow Republican majorities, the law fundamentally reshapes U.S. fiscal and social policy.