Brookens will speak at service

Marion’s annual Memorial Day service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Civil War Monument at Marion Cemetery.

Bob Brookens, former representative for District 70 in the Kansas House of Representatives, will give the address. The Rev. Jeremiah Lange, pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church, will lead the prayer. The service will also include playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Taps” on trumpet, military honors presented by an honor guard, and a rifle salute. Marion Kiwanis Club will provide refreshments at Marion Elementary School following the ceremony.