Articles Tagged: Marion

Matthew Schleier will claim insanity at trial, and the prosecution will have an independent psychological evaluation performed in August and needs more time to prepare.

Marion residents were able to meet Wednesday evening with four candidates who the city has identified as candidates to fill the position of police chief, vacated by Chief Mike Kitsmiller when he retired in the spring. The candidate who is ultimately selected will lead the department of 48 sworn officers, 10 dispatchers and six civilian employees.

BarTini’s, the martini bar with Mediterranean mezes in the trending Kingston Yard development in Cedar Rapids, has announced plans for a second location in Marion.

These free Marion Big Band concerts feature music made famous by mid-century artists such as Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael and more.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, meet the Marion police chief finalists at Wednesday open house

Community members gathered at Marion’s Lowe Park Thursday night for Fireworks and Fireflies, which featured live music, food, a petting zoo, face painting and inflatables

The Collaborative Growth Initiative aims to bolster population and workforce in the greater Cedar Rapids region.

Alsoin this week’s Government Notes, an Interstate 380 off-ramp at North Liberty will close this week.

Fifty volunteers pulled garbage, debris and discarded items from Indian Creek and its tributaries on Saturday. It was the second annual clean-up event.

Four finalists include one internal and three external applicants to replace former chief Mike Kitsmiller.

Uptown Marion has announced its 11th “Eat. Drink. & Be Marion: Food & Pub Craw Fundraiser.”

Nearly two years after the launch of a regional growth initiative, three area cities are being asked to reaffirm their support. Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance talent attraction director Jodi Schafer this week provided Cedar Rapids City Council members with an update on the Collaborative Growth Initiative’s year-one goals and funding needs. She’s planning similar presentations for the Marion and Hiawatha city councils.

The Freedom Festival’s first ever drone show, which replaces the balloon glow, will kick off the festival Thursday night.

An Iowa Falls nurse who has been ordered three times to undergo training on ethics is again facing disciplinary action from the Iowa Board of Nursing.

A Marion man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he offered to pay someone he believed was a 15-year-old minor to perform a sex act with him, and sent them an explicit photo.