Marion News

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following men and women are being recognized for their enlistment, promotion, retirement or duty changes within various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Jocelyn Wuest Schultze went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at the age of 80 years.

Virginia Alma Rauch, 89, passed away on Dec. 14, 2009. She was born on July 10, 1920 in New Braunfels, Texas to Henry Otto Maier and Alma Maier.

The first production jobs associated with the new Caterpillar diesel engine plant now under construction on the west end of town could be filled just after the first of the coming year.

Offer your condolences 1924-2009 Edward S. Schraeder, 85, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away Saturday, Dec.

The county's volunteer firefighters have called on state officials to extend a system of wire barriers in the Interstate 10 median through Guadalupe County in a move they say might have prevented at least five recent fatalities.

An old German dish gets some new fame at the second annual Pannas Fest in Marion.

One local church is giving residents a chance to see Christmas through the ages.

The New Berlin cook who took home the trophy one year ago for the world's best pannas intends to defend Saturday at the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce's second annual Pannas Festival cook-off. Lisa Kunde, who is coordinating the cook-off in conjunction with Marion Trade Days said about 10 entries have been received - including one from John ...

A revised animal ordinance passed by the Marion City Council in November limits residents to the number of pets they can have, puts more teeth into the city's leash law and places more restrictions on farm animals within the city.

The City Council approved offering a pre-paid program for ambulance service to residents, moving forward with a sweeping residential survey and giving the green light for going after at least $50,000 in federal stimulus funds.

Two men were injured late Thursday morning in an accident at the Public Service Enterprise Group's power plant off Weil Road.

One man was airlifted and another man was taken to an area hospital after an accident at a Guadalupe County power plant Thursday morning, authorities said.

When a man goes out into the world, he takes with him the things he learned at home, and that's how it was for Armando Ramirez, who grew up in Marion, and left three decades ago to serve his country.

Guadalupe County residents served by Schertz EMS will be offered the opportunity to save money when the ambulance comes under a membership plan approved by county commissioners Tuesday.

The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District and Marion ISD both earned a 'superior achievement' financial rating from the Texas Education Agency's School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, or FIRST auditing system.

When the Guadalupe County Firefighters Association started a certification training program for volunteer firefighters at its training field in McQueeney, a young Marion firefighter named Joseph Rodriguez was one of the students.

Wild horses shouldn't keep you away from The Country Church Arena in Marion on Oct.

Imagine this shopping list: * 2,500 pounds of sausage. * 1,000 pounds of potato salad.

A baton has been passed at the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office. This week, Carlos Esparza, a veteran officer with experience in just about every aspect of police work, has decided it is time to hang up his badge and his gun.