Articles Tagged: Marion

Marion will get $40,000 and Hiawatha $10,000 to help replant tree canopies lost in the 2020 derecho.

Marion is asking residents to participate in its National Community Survey in January, February. The survey is designed to evaluate how city government serves its residents, gauge perceptions of the city and make comparisons with peer local government agencies.

The now-retired Grant Harper decided to run for office in 2019 after a career that included teaching and coaching at Linn-Mar and various positions at Iowa Electric (now Alliant Energy) and Pearson Education.

The event, initially scheduled for Jan. 20, will now take place on March 10

The survey is designed to evaluate how Marion’s city government is serving residents, gauge perceptions of the city and make comparisons with peer local government agencies. Some residents have been selected randomly to participate in the survey by mail, while an online link will be open to all residents in February.

The city’s end goal is to replant and restore the 110-acre property

Developers seeking commercial tenants, residential applications to open soon

See the most popular food stories of 2021 — a year that couldn’t stop dozens of new openings in the Corridor, despite myriad challenges.

The Marion Heritage Center and Museum is officially open to the public again, with a new exhibit that includes information and a detailed timeline of clean energy history in Marion and the state of Iowa.

With Cedar Rapids’ ReLeaf effort and other communities replanting strategies, even more will be planted in 2022 and beyond.

One pedestrian bridge opened in 2021; second one is half-way done

If proper CPR is started immediately on someone experiencing a heart attack or injury that stops their blood flow, the odds of a positive outcome are increased about 10-fold. But it often takes longer than five minutes for paramedics to arrive at a scene, so class organizers are hoping to have more community members trained in CPR and ready to act.

Seventh Avenue, which has been under construction since July, opened Friday. Other than work on the 11th Street plaza area, Phase 1 is complete. Phase 2 is scheduled to begin in the spring.

This Christmas, 40 kids will receive gifts thanks to the generosity of donors who ate at Goldfinch Tap + Eatery’s Whoville-themed dining room this holiday season.

This year’s Marion Chamber’s Marion Leadership In Action class is looking to purchase a 30-foot, LED panel tree with changing colors and light patterns to use for the holidays in City Square Park.