Possible merger talks emerge for two Marion districts
Marion IMPACT committee plans a series of public meetings to explore merging the Marion Independent and Linn-Mar Community School Districts. Paul Draper said superintendents from both districts will meet with an IMPACT subcommittee and involve Grant Wood Area Education Agency and the Department of Public Instruction to assess costs and taxpayer impact.
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Marion
Paul Draper
Wood Area
Draper
Four arrested in Linn County drunk driving roundup
Chalmer C. Seidel 58 of Marion Lloyd A Stevers 46 of Lisbon Clarence L Nost 33 of Hiawatha and Josefa O Butts 40 of Sioux City were charged after late Wednesday and early today arrests. Seidel faced additional accidental damage to vehicles charges.
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Chalmer C. Seidel
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Marion
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Lloyd A. Stevers
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Mail delivery altered for Washington's Birthday in Marion
Postal workers observe the holiday Monday with no regular residential or business deliveries and no lobby window service. Post office returns to normal Tuesday while city offices and garbage pickups run as usual Monday.
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Marion
Washington
B.J. Mullaley
Marion YMCA Friday activity schedule list
Marion Branch YMCA offers non aquatic and coed fitness sessions throughout the day plus a coed volleyball league. Aquatic programs include adult lap swim preschool and youth swimming, with family swim in the evening. Banks close for President's Day. Pierced Earring Clinic runs Saturday noon to four. Galileo was born in Pisa in 1564.
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Feb 23 Deadline For Police Firefighter Civil Service Tests
Marion invites applicants for civil service exams for police and firefighter roles with signup by Feb 23 at City Hall. The test occurs March 5 in City Hall council chambers, followed by agility tests and background checks for police applicants, with two vacancies after March 2 and veterans preference.
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Council
City Hall
Robert Zier
Zier
Roosevelt Survives Miami Assassination Attempt
On this date in 1933 Franklin D Roosevelt narrowly escaped a gun attack in Miami while Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was fatally wounded. The incident marked a pivotal moment in the lead up to Roosevelt's inauguration as president.
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Miami
Fla
Chicago
Anton Cermak
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