Marion High to Add Lockers and Expanded Facilities
Marion High School will add new lockers in the girls physical education area and expand facilities including a training room. A dressing room and storage facilities will be built at the football field as part of renovations discussed at the Tuesday school board meeting. A public hearing on the locker purchase, estimated over 5000 dollars, is set for August 16.
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Marion High School
Marion High
Less Dollinger
Longfellow
Marion
Marion Athletic Booster Club
Don Mark
Emerson
Damage at Quik-Trip store after car crashes through doors
A car driven by Paul Reichle of Marion knocked out two glass doors at the Quik-Trip store, causing about 1000 in damage. Reichle faced drunk driving charges. The surrounding report also covers Marion school board actions on heating, lunch prices, substitute pay, and personnel changes amid district projects and bond issues.
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Eighth Ave
Marion
Paul Reichle
25Th Ave
Reichle
Demolay and Mothers Club Meet at Marion Temple
Linn chapter Order of Demolay and the mothers' club gather at 7:30 tonight in the Marion Masonic Temple. Also listed is YMCA Thursday activity schedule at Marion branch with multiple age group classes and gym sessions throughout the day. A car fire reported at 998 Eighth Ave closes with no injuries noted.
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Demolay
Linn
The
Mothers’ Club
Marion Masonic Temple
YMCA
Marion Branch
Eighth Ave
Two incumbents seek seats on Marion school board in Sept election
Three candidates have taken out nomination papers for Marion Independent school board two at large seats in the September 11 vote. Incumbents Virginia DeWees and Ray Fuller have returned petitions. Randal Mahurin has taken papers but not returned them. Aug 2 is deadline for districts offices. In Linn-Mar district, incumbents Sondra Justice and Kenyon Hoffman have petitions. Justice has not returned hers while Hoffman's are in. Four seats total are three year terms. All at large.
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Marion Independent School Board
Virginia DeWees
Ray Fuller
Randal Mahurin
Linn-Mar
Sondra Justice
Kenyon Hoffman
Justice
Hoffman
Dancers keep country square dancing alive in Oklahoma
In northeast Oklahoma more than 9 000 members from 94 organizations square dance, with the Heelpoppers of Bartlesville turning away prospective members due to crowded capacity.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Northeast Oklahoma Square Dance Association
Heelpoppers
Bartlesville
Gibney Retires From Marion Fire Department After 27 Years
Marion Fire Department Lt John Gibney retires after 27 years of service. A retirement party with over 100 attendees was held. He will live at 648 13th St and plans to remain employed part time at Rapids Machinery in Marion.
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Marion
Iowa Drivers Use Leaded Gas Improperly
EPA officials report as many as 19 percent of Iowa motorists pump regular leaded gasoline into late-model cars designed for unleaded fuel. They cite higher prices and shortages of unleaded fuel as main drivers of the switch.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
EPA
Henry Rampage
Gasoline Dealers Association
Cooper Evans
R-Grundy Center
Jones resigns airport post at Iowa City
E K Jones longtime Iowa City Airport manager resigned, citing lack of appreciation for his time and money. The Airport Commission discussed succession, partitioning duties among members, after ruling no immediate danger to insurance. An ongoing dispute over rules and regulatory alignment with federal standards was noted.
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Jones
Iowa City
E.K. Jones
Airport Commission
Iowa City Civic Center
Robot watchdog Ro-dog at COSI in Columbus
Ro-dog the 31 pound radio controlled watchdog skims through the 280 exhibit at the Center of Science and Industry, praised as an improvement over real dogs. Creators Ed Lewis and team say he does not shed or bark outside, but a missing bark circuit still needs finding.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ro-dog
Center of
Science and Industry
COSI
Rodog
Ed Lewis
Circuit
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Gazette
Tom Fruehling
Marion Independent
Donna Bullard
Mentzer
Terry Heald
Vernon
Beth Johannsen
Vernon and
Regina Laffler
Judith Zachar
Denise Barkdoll
Cindy Tischer
Linda Gustafson
Business Office
Karen Wison
Emerson Learning Disabilities
Mike Bailey
Warner Brothers
Hutton
9Th St
Farmers StateBank
Alburnett
Hiawatha
Gibney
Associated Press
Magnavox
Marion TV & Records
7Th Ave
Aarion
Fridz
Irwin
Seventh Ave
AARIO
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