Marion News

Milio's Sandwiches said it plans to more than double its locations in the area. Joe Sipich of Cedar Rapids recently signed an area development agreement to develop one Milio's store in downtown Cedar Rapids, one in the Kirkwood Community College area of Cedar Rapids, and one in Marion.

Be Inspired Studio was voted the #1 Gift Shop in the Cedar Valley for 2012 as part of the KCRG and Hoopla A-List contest.

These nine separate images show the setting sun as it was being eclipsed by the moon on Sunday evening.

More than a year after a Marion congregation narrowly rejected a move to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the nation's largest Lutheran denomination has removed the church and its pastor from its rosters.

The congregation sings a hymn during Easter service on April 8 at St. Mark's Faith and Life Center in Marion.

Cedar Rapids Forestry employee Grant Dancey of Marion and Army veterans Joe Stutler of Marion and Richard Becker of Mount Vernon prepare flags to be installed on the Third Avenue bridge for Memorial Day weekend on Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Cedar Rapids.

Students embrace after a slideshow during the annual year end assembly for students and staff at Polk Elementary on Thursday, May 24, 2012 during the final days of classes before the school closes.

MARION, Iowa -- It may look like a typical school day at Vernon Middle School in Marion, but they're doing something different today.

An eastern Iowa man accused of supplying heroin to an overdose patient at a drug treatment facility has pleaded guilty to a federal charge.

The sun resembled a crescent moon near sunset in this view looking west from the grounds near Christ Community United Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa during a partial solar eclipse.

MARION -- The Marion Police Department responded to a call by homeowners who said unknown solicitors had asked to enter their home to use the restroom.

A mile or two outside of Iowa City, down a leafy country lane, there's a barn that mostly sits... The Cedar Valley Humane Society will host a microchip clinic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at PetCo, 1450 Twixt Town Road in Marion.

Officials at the University of Northern Iowa say 12 tenured faculty members will sign up for buyout incentives or phased retirements, saving the school about $1.3 million as it seeks to reduce spending.

May 16 - The three finalists for Miss Iowa Speedway 2012 and the Miss Iowa Speedway Scholarship are Allison Buol, from Marion, IA; Lacey Hamlett, from Cedar Rapids, IA; and Whitney Johnson, from Britt, IA.

A paved bicycle trail connecting Marion and Cedar Rapids got a $2.5 million funding boost Thursday from the Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization.

A woman is in critical condition after a motorcycle accident early Thursday morning in Marion.

An elderly woman has died after a head-on collision on a bridge Wednesday afternoon in Marion.

Andre Perry, executive director of the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, has been chosen to be among 14 members participating in the 2012 Leadership Development Institute of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

Jason Glass joined Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids as its chief people officer. Glass was previously the human resources manager at Whirlpool Corp.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation continues to look into a Cedar Rapids arrest that ended with a man in critical condition.