BREAKING: Linn-Mar boys stumble in attempt to make final State championship game
by Brandon Wellman · March 12th, 2010
Basketball season came to an end in Marion this afternoon, Friday, March 12, as the Linn-Mar Lions lost to the Southeast Polk Rams, 41-38, in the Class 4A boys' state basketball semifinals in Des Moines.

Website Issues
March 11th, 2010
We have recently been having problems with the coding on our website, which has made it difficult for us to post much of our content.

Last-minute 3-pointer by Haines helps give L-M win
by Jeff Dahn · March 10th, 2010
The laughter, the giggles, the hoots and hollers bounced off the walls in the bunker-like media interview room tucked away in the bowels of Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines late Saturday night.
The journey was over, the mission accomplished.

2010-11 FY city budget passed by Council
by Brandon Wellman · March 10th, 2010
At its meeting last Thursday, March 4, the Marion City Council voted to approve the city's budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, with a tax levy of $13.63 per $1,000 of taxable value.

Linn-Mar intends to cut $770,000 from budget
by Nancy Grindle · March 10th, 2010
The 2010-11 fiscal year budget once again topped the list of items on the agenda at the Linn-Mar school board's meeting on Monday night, March 8, as the district looks to reduce its budget by $770,000.

Chamber to start uptown Marion farmers' market
by Brandon Wellman · March 10th, 2010
This summer, the Marion Chamber of Commerce and Saint Luke's Hospital will partner together to bring a farmers' market to uptown Marion during three Saturdays in June, July and August.

Area group explores heritage by studying Irish Gaelic
by Cary J. Hahn · March 10th, 2010
As the Potato Famine sent a million or so Irish to America, the flood of 2008 sent the local Irish Gaelic class from Cedar Rapids to Marion. That might be a wee bit of exaggeration, but it's basically true.

BREAKING: Linn-Mar girls win State Championship
by Brandon Wellman · March 6th, 2010
The Linn-Mar girls basketball team closed off an undefeated season with a 38-35 triumph over Des Moines East tonight, Saturday, March 6.

City holds budget hearing tonight
by Brandon Wellman · March 4th, 2010
The Marion City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the city's budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year tonight, Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers.

Study assesses needs for new police station
by Brandon Wellman · March 4th, 2010
A firm that specializes in public safety buildings is currently working with the city to complete a feasibility study that should give Marion a better understanding of what it will need in a future police station.

City Streets Department keeps battling winter weather
by Brandon Wellman · February 11th, 2010
Due to a late January lull in the extreme weather that eastern Iowa has seen this winter, Marion's Streets Department was about normal on overtime hours as of last week, but more storms like those forecast for this week could push the department over the 1,950 overtime hours allotted in the city's budget.

Council approves bids for traffic signal projects
by Brandon Wellman · February 11th, 2010
The Marion City Council last week approved bids for traffic signalization projects that were awarded federal stimulus dollars last year.