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A Taste of Memphis Offers Authentic Southern Cuisine

By Wendy Weichenthal on January 30, 2023

The family smiles in front of a giant Elvis Pigsley mural (a pig in a white jumpsuit with Black Hair, glasses, and a Microphone. Shannah is a white woman with a bony tail. Robert is a taller black man with a gray and black hair and beard. Sierra is a young Black woman with a wide smile and pulled back hair. Martin is a handsome elementary school-aged boy with short black hair, brown skin, a smile, a Spiderman t0-shirt, red and black flannel shirt, jeans and tennis shoes.

Robert Turner and Shannah Morgan were high school sweethearts who grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. “Robert’s mom was the cook. She cooked in restaurants and for neighborhood kids who were hungry,” said Shannah. “Robert loves to cook. He always barbequed in the backyard.” “Cooking is my gift,” Robert said. “I get joy out of seeing […]

Local Children Benefit from Museum of Play

By Wendy Weichenthal on December 27, 2022

A toddler with short bonde hair, a red and white shirt and red pants plasy in a toy log cabin with a red swinging door.

One preschool teacher with a dream and a small group of volunteers offer local children a place to learn, play, create, and discover. The Explore-It-Torium Children’s Museum offers children 10,000 feet of fun inside the historic Carnegie Library building at 244 S. Main Street. Children from ages two to 12 can go play in the […]

Sommelier Brings World Class Service to Marion

By Wendy Weichenthal on December 27, 2022

The Wine Down has high black ceilings, light wooden floors, and dark wooden wine racks. Some of the walls are white brick. There are large black paintings on teh walls. There are also couches, comfy chairs and several small tables and chairs.

Megan Dawson was born in Marion and grew up in Waldo. She graduated from River Valley, Marion Technical College, and Hocking College. Growing up in the hospitality business gave her the opportunity to work in fine dining and wine bars from Houston Texas to Ithaca, New York. After the pandemic, she decided to return home […]

Generations Labor to Preserve Local Landmark

By Wendy Weichenthal on December 27, 2022

The two brothers pose in front of the True home and smile. Jm is taller with short brown hair, snglasses, a Cleveland Browns zipped pullover and dark blue jeans. Rex has light brown hair, a gray beard, a gray Cincinnati Reds zipped pullover and light blue jeans. The brick home with a white porch and steps is in the background.

Four generations of the Ballinger family have worked to preserve a historic local treasure. The True Home at the corner of State and Church Streets stands out with its gables and white picket fences bursting with colorful flowers. “My mother loved geraniums so my father would plant lots of them,” said Rex Ballinger, the current […]

New Toy Store Delights Shoppers of All Ages

By Wendy Weichenthal on November 30, 2022

Lindsey Henry smiles while leaning on the counter in her toy store. She has short black hair, dark glasses, and a smile.

Just in time for holiday shopping, a new toy store has opened in downtown Marion. Lindsey Henry, a former kindergarten teacher, owns LuLu’s Toy Co. at 196 West Center Street. “I love kids, I love creative play, and I love helping parents and grandparents select unique toys that are quality, durable, and not available in […]

Huber Shaped Marion and Inspires Students Today

By MarionMade! on September 20, 2022

Don Kiel is a past present of the Huber Machinery Museum Board and a former worker at Marion Power Shovel.

  (Marion) The Huber Machinery Museum at the Marion County Fairgrounds takes visitors on a journey from the 1800s, when hay was cut by hand with a scythe, through more than 150 years of Marion history, changes, and innovation. Visitors see how a local inventor sparked the creation of tractors, steam shovels, threshers, and eventually […]

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