The program also gives low interest loans of up to $40,000 to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes. Loans are for 20 years. Loans and grants can be combined for up ...

Dry but heavy snow blanketed Marion’s Main St. Tuesday, and residents were out quickly to act. Dressed in beanies, gloves, and puffer jackets, various shovelers cleared sidewalks throughout the day.

I may not agree with Rose Davidson’s bumper sticker, but as an American, I’ll defend her right to stick it!

A barrage of lawsuits contend some of Trump’s actions disregard the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and may contradict the Constitution, which states it is Congress’ job to dictate spending. But Fagg ...

To the west of the poor farm is a yard, with wood planks and bits of porcelain scattered around; a shed, which you will drop eight feet down into if you try to enter; and a vast field, which the ...

Shaliah Ensley and Eldon Smith were named Marion’s Champions of Character for January. Shaliah was honored for working hard in both the classroom and on athletic courts. She is said to be coachable ...

With Marion in the throes of some of the coldest weather it has seen in years, spare a thought for local seniors. Then again, maybe don’t bother. Most seniors were unconcerned — hearty souls as they ...

A series of incidents between former friends led to arrests of two of them on consecutive days.

According to the sheriff’s office, driver Jeffery E. Stenzel, 55, lost control of the loader while trying to pull a county snowplow out of a ditch. County administrator Tina Spencer said she wasn’t ...

Free food originally scheduled to be distributed this week will instead be distributed starting Feb. 26. Recipients must have monthly household income of no more than $2,322 plus $830 for each ...

Fire Chief Chris Killough called for volunteers and drove a pumper truck to 12 Lakeshore Dr. to rescue the cat. Firefighter James Deacon went with Killough. Killough had been notified that a lady was ...

An error in the county’s online jail roster caused some editions of last week’s paper to list an arrest that had not been made. According to the roster, Trenton M. Miller was arrested Feb. 9 for ...