Waldo, Ohio

• Marion snow doesn't compare to Champaign mounds
  

  I had asked in last week's column if anyone knew an accordion player and had at least a dozen calls with other musicians suggested.

• Blood Drives
  

  MARION - The American Red Cross blood drives schedule for March in Marion County: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Marion Recreation Center, 240 W. Church St.; this drive is sponsored by Jobs for Ohio's Graduates.

• Is this round two of the flu?
  

  The flu season seems to have hit the Marion area either a little later than most parts of the nation or we have been hit for the second time around.

• League celebrates 90th birthday
  

  MARION - The League of Women Voters is celebrating its 90th birthday in 2010. With a focus on various voter education efforts, this non-partisan, government watchdog group has been an institution in Marion for six decades.

• Community news
  

  Educator and author Edward P. Wimberly will give two lectures March 9 and 10 on the campus of the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.

• Olentangy watershed meetings under way
  

  The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has held two information sessions this month to discuss the Olentangy Watershed Planning Partnership.

• Business is booming for food pantries
  

  MARION - A special delivery Wednesday night from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waldo was just what the director ordered.

• D. Eugene 'Gene' Lehner
  

  MARION: D. Eugene 'Gene' Lehner, age 81, of Benzler-Lust Rd. in Marion, died late Saturday evening, January 30, 2010, at the Kingston Residence following an extended illness.

• College Football Edinboro QB Harris named All-American; Scots finish 20th
  

  Edinboro's Trevor Harris was named to the D2Football.com All-America team for the second consecutive year and Edinboro finished 20th in the final team Division II rankings.

• Recommend
  

  As a conclusion to Martin Luther King Day celebrations, at least 100 people gathered at the area park named in the slain civil rights leader's honor and made a mile march to City Hall Monday night.

• Local success to return for Black History Month kickoff
  

  MARION - The Black Heritage Council will celebrate achievements of local blacks for the 32nd year as a recipient of the council's help returns as a guest speaker.

• H1N1 clinics to be offered next week
  

  Marion Public Health is offering four H1N1 influenza clinics in the Marion area.

• 4 H1N1 Clinics Set For Next Week
  

  Vaccine now available to the general public. The Marion Public Health Department has a full line-up of H1N1 clinics set for next week.

• Sheriff ends inquiry into deputy's fraud
  

  MARION - After a two-month investigation into the life of a former deputy sheriff who faked cancer for several years before committing suicide, the sheriff's office is moving on from the tragedy that shocked the entire staff.

• Waldo trustees set meeting dates
  

  The regular meeting dates have been set for Waldo Township trustees. Meetings will be the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the township hall, 102 N. Marion St.

• Stores hope for Dec. 26 rebound
  

  MARION - Quickly enough the lines moved forward as customers waited patiently to return presents they'd received for Christmas.

• Gene A. Cooper
  

  MARION: Gene A. Cooper, age 79, of Marion went to his eternal rest on Thursday, the 17th of December, 2009 at the Heartland of Marion nursing facility.

• Red Cross adds two blood drives
  

  The American Red Cross has made two additions to its slate of blood drives in the Marion area this month.

• Andrew 'Andy' Kulick
  

  DELAWARE: Andrew 'Andy' Kulick, age 80, of Delaware, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Grant Medical Center.

City Description

Waldo is a village in Marion County, Ohio, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census. Waldo is located at 40°27′31″N 83°4′41″W / 40.45861°N 83.07806°W / 40.45861; -83.07806 (40.458481, -83.078054). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 332 people, 144 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was 510.5 people per square mile (197.2/km²). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 235.2/sq mi (90.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.70% White and 0.30% Asian. There were 144 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1%

City Contained By:

• Marion County
• Ohio

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.5539928662 km squared

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