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City of Marion commissioners approved purchase of another "town with a legend" road sign, Monday, this one to be located 10 miles south of Marion at the junction of Sunflower Road and U.S.-50 highway.
Chris Bowers, a senior at Marion High School, was awarded the Dean of Engineering Scholarship at Kansas State University. Bowers also was accepted for the Engineering Honors Program. He is the son of Pam Bowers and Gene Bowers and grandson of Harold and Virginia Bowers and Marian Crofoot, all of Marion.
A crane was brought to Marion to remove roof trusses from the historic Marion Creamery building which will demolished to make way for the new home of Flaming Plumbing. Some of the stone will be trucked to Missouri and some is available to local people who may want to use it for building projects. The old building is in bad repair, too far gone to save, according to Merle Flaming. He offered to preserve it, but no one came forward with ideas. The old stone structure will disappear from downtown.
Florence Middle School students and staff members who exhibit citizenship and responsibility qualify for a drawing to select a weekly incentive award. Recent winners include Jamey Cooper, Merissa Riggs, Becky Taylor, Stacia Williams, Jess Whiteman, Randi Barnett, and Nikki Rogers.
St. Luke Hospital and Auxiliary have announced the recipients of three scholarships. Diane Rziha receives the F.R. Knautz Scholarship of $1,000. She will study medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Jennifer Maggard receives an Auxiliary Scholarship of $500. She will study nursing at Pittsburg State University. Mattie Christiansen receives an Auxiliary Scholarship of $500. She is a nursing student at Emporia State University.
Ballast from the abandoned railroad between Marion and Hillsboro is being offered at $1,500 a mile (750 tons @ $2 a ton). It is good hard rock.
