Marion Mayor Scott Schertzer joined the podcast to talk about how things are going around the city. He talked about the curbside yard waste collections, Love Our Neighborhoods next clean-up and how you can help. The city is hiring in many areas, including new police officers and much more.

Vaughn Sizemore, Downtown Marion, inc's Economic Development Director, joined the podcast to talk about how our downtown has grown in the last five years and now is on The National Registry of Historic Places. That designation was several years of work just to apply, and so much work to get it there. Vaughn also reports on the specific stats about Downtown Marion's reimagination process and all the positive effects it's having in our community.

Elizabeth Moore, Program Manager of MarionMade, joined the podcast to explain what MarionMade in May is all about. They're doing a Eat Local Week, $10 Blast Day for local businesses and a 5k at Tallgrass Trail, too. Get the details on those and learn why Shop Local is a mantra you should embrace.

https://www.marionmade.org/

Marion Palace Theater Executive Director Kirk Detweiler joined the podcast to talk about their upcoming shows, including Tony Danza Standards and Stories, the US Navy Band Sea Chanters and many more. Plus he talks about a few shows you may not know about yet.

www.MarionPalace.org

Jessica Moon, a partner at Roth, Bacon, Moon Attorneys, LLC, joined the podcast to discuss estate planning. She stressed that many do a great job of dealing with their accounts, but then don't plan where to distribute those assets, other than a basic will. She details how to plan for where those key assets are going to go, when you aren't able to make those decisions.

www.RothBaconLaw.com

Dr. Frank Morocco, DO, a Dermatologist at OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, joined the podcast to discuss Skin Cancers, their prevention, how to recognize a potential problem and Melanoma Monday.

The Marion Public Library is proud to welcome well-known youth author Chris Grabenstein to Marion Thursday, April 14th. He'll be meeting children and do a book signing at the Library, too. Diane Watson joined the podcast to discuss the visit and give us details on the annual Bookmarks Book Sale that's scheduled for April 21-24, 2022

www.MarionLibrary.org

The U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus are coming to The Marion Palace Theater on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 3pm for a FREE show. Rob Kurtz from the ensemble joined the podcast to talk about the performance, the band and what they do for our country and his own personal experiences. Check it out!

DETAILS and TICKETS: https://majic959.iheart.com/calendar/event/623c82e256901b958a5732bd/

Cindy Price and Brian Blair from the Marion County Board of Elections joined the podcast to get us details of our May 3rd Primary. They talked about Absentee Voting, Early Voting, this Primary and what it means to the General Election in November, PLUS they are asking for you to become a Poll Worker.

For information: (740) 223-4090 or https://www.boe.ohio.gov/marion/

River Valley student-athletes, Will Garrison and Caden Shidone are set to showcase their talents and learn from NFL veteran coaches and players in this weekends Blue Grey All-American Combine in Cincinnati. Both high school juniors stopped by to talk about the honor and their expectations.