Articles Tagged: Marion

The brightly colored Marion Library Bookmobile can be spotted throughout the week in city parks, outside local businesses or at the Marion YMCA. It boasts a catalog of roughly 3,000 books with the goal of serving readers of all ages.

Jim Durbin’s database — built over the last 25 years through thousands of hours at Iowa’s parks — has been used to help research conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Marion unveils new Uptown sculpture

Mark Seckman joined the Marion Economic Development Corp. two years ago and is now working to set the community up for continued success.

A returning Cedar Rapids metro area native is the first to receive the upward of $5,000 in relocation incentives being offered through the Collaborative Growth Initiative.

Right inside the door of the Marion Heritage Center, you can find Dan Rhodes’ 1939 fresco.

Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the Central City school district is pursuing a $7 million bond referendum.

Seventeen area nonprofits have been selected to receive a combined $100,000 in funding for community and economic development projects across Linn County.

State of Mind gifts is Uptown Marion’s new destination for eclectic gifts, greeting cards and silly stuff, as owner Carissa Starleaf calls it. Of the 45 small brands the shop carries, 43 are women-owned.

Event on Thursday evenings in August features bands, food vendors and fun in Uptown Marion.

The owners of a house that’s destined to be torn down invited the Marion Fire Department to use it for training on Thursday. Firefighters practiced creating a door out of a window, cutting a hole in an inside wall to crawl through, and a few rescue drills with a training mannequin.

There’s plenty of interest and attention toward the city of Marion’s proposed aquatics center project. Now, city officials are asking if there’s enough time.

Country/Americana artist Molly Brandt explores disillusionment, heartache and difficult struggles in her music.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Marion officials will discuss a proposed aquatics center project this week.

William Zamastil was fired Nov. 1 for violating portions of the employee handbook related to retaliation and dishonesty.