Marion News

Area military personnel who have completed tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa will be honored Feb.

Marion County Emergency Management Department, in cooperation with the National Weather Service, will present "Storm Fury on the Plains" at 6:30 p.m. Feb.

Wanda Meier of Meier Tax Service in Marion, 73, figures about 1,000 income tax returns each year.

For Rick LeShure and Andrew Strauser, their passion for motors does not cease when they close their shop doors at 5:30 p.m. To the east of their shop, Power Pros on the west end of Main Street in Marion, is a small garage where LeShure keeps a Chevrolet Camaro.

Full-time touring vocal ensemble Six Appeal will visit Marion and Hillsboro schools before performing a concert Feb.

A small business consultant from Emporia State University Small Business Development Center will be in Marion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb.

Starting Thursday, every color of paint used at Arlie's Paint, Body, and Glass auto body shop in Marion will be tinted - green,' as the shop has converted to using environmentally-friendly water-based paints.

The Marion Rhino Rumble tournament, hosted by Marion Junior Wrestling, drew 140 wrestlers younger than age 12 from Hillsboro, Andover, Newton, Lyons, Hesston, Herington, and elsewhere Sunday to compete at USD 408 Sports and Aquatics Center.

On Jan. 4, Tyler Mermis finished his stay at Camp Lemmonnier military base in Djibouti, Africa.

Taylor Nikkel of Hillsboro and Madison Chamberland of Marion have made the Fall 2011 Academic Honor Roll at Cloud County Community College in Concordia.

Lindsey Richmond of Marion was named valedictorian of the Esthetics class at Eric Fisher Academy.

The Marion Junior Wrestling Rhino Rumble Novice Tournament is Sunday. The tournament begins at 9 a.m. and should go into the mid-afternoon at the USD 408 Sports and Aquatic Center.

A man was airlifted Thursday to Wesley Medical Center after his tractor was sent rolling into a ditch on U.S. 56 in Hillsboro, when a semitrailer collided with a farm trailer he was towing.

Gloria Ruder and Neil Waner were married Sept. 10, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville, with Father Al Brungardt officiating.

Elizabeth A. "Beth" Veltman, 62, formerly of Enterprise and Junction City, died Jan.

Chad Carr briefly appeared Tuesday morning before Judge Richard Walker in Harvey County District Court for sentencing in the death of 19-month old Vincent Hill.

An angler fishes from the rip-rap along the dam at Marion Reservoir, where a lot of white bass and wipers have been caught this winter.