Articles Tagged: Marion

This summer, the Solid Waste Agency is starting to narrow down options for the future on the 360-acre landfill in Marion.

Speakers also cite city’s growth in population, housing, jobs at annual MEDCO luncheon.

Amal Eltahir will become city manager in southern Iowa city

Tom Treharne, the city’s community development director, talks about new apartments, affordable housing

Experience the new, communal dining experience where you cook meats and vegetables right at your table at MIX

Trading Grounds Coffee in Marion is opening this week ahead of a grand opening on Saturday at 917 Barrington Parkway, Suite B. The new coffee shop transformed the space in the MAC Express building previously home to a health club.

The Sea Chanters chorus frequently is found at the center of high-profile national events. The group performs for the president, vice president, and numerous congressional, military and foreign dignitaries. Saturday’s 7 p.m. performance is free and open to the public.

This year, the YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day will be held in conjunction with Marion’s City Showcase. From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, there will be dozens of free, hands-on activities for the entire family to enjoy at the Marion YMCA & Community Rec Center, 3740 Irish Dr.

The Marion City Council will likely vote in May to extend the deal though fiscal 2023 to give the city more time to figure out the details of what the future of its public transportation could look like.

The First Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic and iconic feature on Uptown Marion’s horizon that was set to be demolished soon, may be saved after all.

The council looked at 3 options, but a slight majority favored Option B, which did not include the wave pool but left room in the plan for future expansion for one.

The large building at 640 Marion Blvd. will be developed on the former Hames Homes site at the western gateway of Marion.

The federal government will cover a larger share of the cost for disasters that occurred in 2020 and 2021, a move that will save Iowa communities millions on 2020 derecho recovery expenses.

Linn County Supervisors will discuss and vote on allocating $11 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding next week.

Since the council was meeting in a work session, it did not vote on approving the plan, but instead provided feedback — opening the possibility the plan would be tweaked.