Marion can put rhinos at county sites, but county won't pay for them, from Marion County Record for Dec. 29, 2025 ...

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Jonah Gehring has seen a lot as the chairman of the county commission this past year. In about two weeks, commissioners will select a new chairman, and he emphasized it will not be him. The commission ...

Such trucks make trash pickup something a single employee can do from the comfort of a truck cab. Marion typically sends one or two crews of two to three workers to pick up trash that a single worker ...

Marion police chief Gideon Cody is attempting to block testimony and dismiss charges he faces of interfering with judicial process. Cody’s attorneys are objecting to proposed testimony from: Training ...

Marion has been losing money in its trash collection service, leaving council members receptive to a presentation last week on privatizing the service. “We would be out of business if we were private, ...

“A lot plays into shoulder width,” Terstriep said. “Paved, three-foot shoulders are a very cost-effective improvement when you have the embankment already there. If you have a hard shoulder out there, ...

Appointing a new planning and zoning commissioner then rescinding the appointment and reappointing the commission’s chair has left county commissioners divided and on potentially shaky legal grounds.

Former commissioner and wind farm opponent Dianne Novak has been placed on the agenda for the meeting. Her contention is that calculations regarding how many protests were needed to block conditional ...

Homeowners at the county lake could serve Marion’s purpose of attracting tourism by placing rhinos on their property if they so desire. Perhaps tourist attraction grant money could be better spent in ...

Services for Harold Eugene Fast, 94, who died Dec. 19, will begin with visitation and faspa at 4 p.m. followed by a send-off service at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 30 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. Burial ...

I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?