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Marion City Parks Department

By MarionMade! on November 28, 2021

Chateau Park

Marion City Parks Department employs seven full-time staff and six seasonal staff. They operate and maintain 19 city parks, 21 green spaces, 14 ball fields, the aquatic center, and Marion Municipal Airport. Lincoln and McKinley parks have been in Marion for over 100 years. “The goal of the Marion Parks Department is to provide and […]

The past, present and future of the Women’s Club

By MarionMade! on September 30, 2021

Womens Club

Marion Women’s Club and home both became designated as national historic sites in December 2019. Records were found in a cedar closet located inside the home dating back to 1895. Club meetings began in the home in 1905 after it was built by Shauck Elah Barlow and Ida Harsh Barlow. It was donated in 1945 […]

Decades-Long Tradition Continues in Local Agency

By MarionMade! on July 12, 2021

caleb and grandpa

A local insurance agency continues its tradition of service to the Marion community. Jay Hafer, a farmer in LaRue, started the insurance agency more than 50 years ago. Thomas Milligan bought it in 1979 and operated it for 38 years. Allen Douce started working at the agency in 2004. His son, Caleb Douce, joined the […]

Explore-It-Torium Back in Full Swing

By MarionMade! on March 1, 2021

Barnyard room

A family-focused creative place of discovery, Explore-It-Torium Children’s Museum of Marion provides hands-on learning for children ages 2 through 12.  “We want to thank the community for getting us through the COVID pandemic with their generous donations, which also provided funding to improve, update and change our exhibits so that guests always have a new […]

Marion Tech Downtown Location to Include MarionMade!

By MarionMade! on December 23, 2020

Marion Tech Downtown outside

Marion Technical College is ending 2020 with an exciting announcement – opening its new location in downtown Marion at 107 North Main Street. This will provide dedicated space for MarionMade!, workforce solutions training, a small business incubator for entrepreneurs, and much more. “Marion Tech is thrilled for the new space and new ways to serve […]

The Henry True Home

By MarionMade! on November 5, 2020

The Henry True Home

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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