Prospect News

Today's journey is taking us back to June, July, and August, 1944. In World War II, the war was really heating up.

PROSPECT - Boys Boot Camp will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 8-10, at 746 Bethlehem Road W. in Prospect The Training includes: dance, strength training, training with swords and staffs, trampoline, tumbling, crafts, water games, acting, discipline, etiquette, healthy snack time and team work Ages 6-13 are invited, and must enroll by Monday, ...

An ice cream ride among four friends in the summer of 2008 has grown into Marion County's newest bicycle tour.

MARION - The Marion Public Library is alerting residents that a proposed state budget cut could have dire effects on the local library.

Today is Father's Day - the day to honor fathers of all ages. I hope each of you have as fond of memories of your father as I do.

PROSPECT - Pastor Steve Whitaker of the Community Christian Baptist Fellowship Church was at last week's Prospect Village Council meeting to introduce the Community Youth Center he and his church have prepared for Prospect youth.

MARION - A Prospect man is listed in serious condition at Grant Medical Center in Columbus after being transported there following a motorcycle accident Saturday.

PROSPECT - The Prospect High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday, May 23, at All Occasions Catering near Waldo.

MARION - The Delaware, Knox, Marion, Morrow Solid Waste District will recognize numerous curbside programs for their achievements in 2008 at an awards ceremony July 21.

Here's what's happening in Granville and Licking County today: * The Land of Legend Antique Tractor Club will hold an antique tractor show at Infirmary Mound Park, three miles south of Granville from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

MARION - The Elgin High School cross country team is inviting participants for its inaugural Big Bang 5K Run to be held in conjunction with the Prospect Park's annual fourth of July celebration.

June 6 Arrests Heather M. Rasey, 32, 1203 Merkle Ave., was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Response teams from the Marion County Sheriff's Office and its aviation unit were called out Saturday night to track down reports of a male subject threatening to harm himself and law enforcement officers.

Marion County Sheriff's Deputies with assistance from a helicopter and the Counter Assault Team tracked a Prospect resident to Barn in Northern Delaware County over the weekend.

School's out, most of the buses will stayed parked for the summer and many school employees are enjoying their summer breaks.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will honor 3 men for their life-saving efforts this Saturday at 11 a.m. The ceremony will take place at 2284 Marion-Upper Sandusky Road at the Marion Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

A man is scheduled to be in court Wednesday after he reportedly violated a protection order over the weekend.

Usually, classroom readers are adults, but children in the fourth-grade class of Prospect Elementary are the readers at two community preschools and Eastwood's kindergarten classes.

OAK HARBOR -- The village has received a pleasant surprise from the state During Tuesday night's meeting of Oak Harbor Village Council, Village Administrator Robert Pauley announced the village received funds from Ohio Department of Public Works for work on North Maple Street.

Police Beat items are compiled from reports of Marion area law enforcement agencies.