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Some salads are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination

Fresh Express is recalling some of its branded and private-label salad products because they might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The salad items were sent to stores in Indiana and 18 other states. The recall was issued

Former Grant County legend Oatess Archey has died

Grant County has lost a legend. Oatess Archey died yesterday at the age of 84. Archey was born in Marion in 1937. He was a star athlete throughout his academic career. As a 1955 graduate of Marion

Anderson police looking for teenage girl

Police in Anderson need help finding a 16-year-old girl. Jayda Johnson left during the night without permission, her mother told police on Dec. 9, from her home on East 36th Street. The mother also expressed concerns about

Marion looking for someone to manage engineering department

The City of Mar­i­on will be accept­ing appli­ca­tions through Fri­day, Decem­ber 31st, 2021 for the fol­low­ing position: The City of Mar­i­on is seek­ing an ener­getic, self-start­ing indi­vid­ual for a full-time Man­ag­er of the​Engi­neer­ing Department.  Job respon­si­bil­i­ties: Plans, directs and coor­di­nates the activ­i­ties of

The Marion City Council once again entertains idea of spending ordinances

Those in attendance at the Marion City Council meeting last night spent the better half of 2 hours listening to arguing between the council and the city administration, citizens within a questionable public hearing and among council

Lawmakers continue conversations about legalizing marijuana

Lawmakers will convene for a short legislative session in precisely two weeks. Once again a bipartisan group of lawmakers will be pushing to legalize marijuana use in some form. Both Republican State Rep. Jim Lucas and Democratic

Commissioners hold off on Health Board appointments

Several board and department officials, with the exception of two health board members, kept their positions after being reappointed by the Grant County Commissioners yesterday. During their meeting, President Mark Bardsley said they’d received a recommendation to

Marion JROTC team goes to Nationals

The Marion High School JROTC Precision Rifle Team is headed to the All-Army JROTC National Championship! The Giants secured eighth place out of 45 precision teams and 240 individual marksmen in the qualifying match to advance to

Peru High School student arrested amid bomb threat

A 15-year-old Peru High School student has been arrested for making a bomb threat at the school. According to the Peru Police Department, school officials called them around 12:30 p.m. Friday, when a note saying there was

Fallen Indiana Marine to receive Congressional Gold Medal

Fallen Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, of Logansport, will receive the Congressional Gold Medal. President Biden signed the bill Thursday that awards the medal to Sanchez and the 12 other soldiers killed in an attack on Aug. 26