MARION—The Ohio State Highway Patrol is celebrating its 90th anniversary with an open house at the Marion Post, providing the community an opportunity to tour the facility and interact with Patrol personnel, including troopers, dispatchers and professional staff. Members of the public can learn about employment opportunities with the Patrol, and a recruiter will be present to assist with recruitment questions and applications.
As part of the anniversary activities, the Patrol has partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio to promote a free book program for Ohio’s youngest learners. Families with children under the age of five can enroll their kids in the program during the open house. The Imagination Library mails children one book each month until their fifth birthday at no cost to families. All Ohio children are eligible for this program. To learn more, visit ohioimaginationlibrary.org/.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was founded on November 15, 1933, when the first 60 patrolmen earned their commissions following training at Camp Perry and began patrolling Ohio’s roads. The Patrol’s mission has always been to save lives, and its founders envisioned an agency that showed compassion and sincerity while promoting the safety and welfare of all Ohioans. Over the past 90 years, sworn officers and professional staff have provided service with a purpose to the citizens of Ohio
The Open house will take place on Friday, May 12, 2023 from 9 am – 12 pm
at the Marion Patrol Post, 2284 Marion Upper Sandusky Rd Marion, Ohio