Briefs: Marion General earns top safety rating
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Morral, health department awarded EPA funding
MARION - Communities in Northwest Ohio are receiving more than $28 million in low-interest rate funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make other water quality improvements. The loans were approved between Jan. 1 and March 31. The lower interest rates and principal forgiveness will save communities $4.6 million.
Morral is receiving $332,980 to design a sanitary sewer system for the village.
Marion Public Health will receive $100,000 in principal forgiveness loans to repair and replace household sewage treatment systems.
Statewide, Ohio EPA awarded more than $370 million in loans during the first quarter of 2021, including $6.75 million in principal forgiveness.
Briefs: No appointment vaccines available in Marion
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OhioHealth Marion General offering no appointment vaccinations
MARION - Marion General Hospital will offer first shot COVID-19 vaccinations for walk-ins without an appointment from 8:30 am. - 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays through May 14 at the Marion Medical Campus, 1040 Delaware Ave. (Door 7 in the back of the building).
OhioHealth is currently administering the Pfizer vaccine, which can be given to individuals aged 16 and up. Vaccine recipients 16 or 17 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Adults, including guardians, must bring identification that includes name and age. Identification will be accepted that is expired or from another state or country.