Sitting on the southwest corner of Church and State Streets for one hundred and seventy-two years is the Henry True Home. This lovely Gothic Revival style brick home with its steeply-pitched roof, decorative gable, pretty flower borders, and white picketed fence adds a sense of charm to the edge of Marion’s downtown. This is just […]
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The Jer-Zee Drive-In
By MarionMade!
MarionMade! 2020 Celebrate Marion Honoree There is a word that keeps repeating when you hear the Jer-Zee’s story and that word is family. It is a place that families have visited over several generations. It is a business that thinks of their employees as family. And finally, customers feel like family members because of the […]
Marion’s Probation Department New Programs Improve the Lives of Clients Along with the Community
By MarionMade!
Some innovative new programs at the Marion Municipal Court Probation Department are working to help their clients and the community. One program is paying dividends for downtown Marion. Those on probation can earn $10 an hour towards their fines through community service. Community service is also used as a probation sanction for negative behaviors and […]
Greg Swepston
By MarionMade!
The story was written by Rob McCurdy and printed in the Marion Star on March 21, 2020 There were many sides to Greg Swepston and all of them were good. Marty Riggs is a retired educator and former athletic director now living in Marion, but that’s not how he met Sweppy. Riggs works as an […]
