County Council Fills Some Vacancies

The Grant County Council last night agreed to fill some vacancies in county departments, but only after department heads did some shifting of money and personnel to do so. Because of budget problems, the council has been

Carson’s Likely To Close All Stores

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of all of the Bon-Ton Corporation’s assets, means the remaining Carson’s and Elder-Beerman stores will likely close soon. The Marion Carson’s store is in the process of closing and

Meijer To Begin Self-Scan Checkout

Meijer is planning to launch a self-scanning app to speed checkout. The shop and scan program will let users scan the bar codes on items as they shop and bag their groceries while they move through the

7 Arrested In JEAN Team Raid In Marion Wednesday

Seven people were arrested Wednesday afternoon when members of the Grant County Joint Efforts Against Narcotics unit raided two homes in Marion. JEAN Team members, along with State Police, officers from the Department of Homeland Security and

GM To Give Out Oak Tree Seedlings For Earth Day

The Marion General Motors Plant will hand out hundreds of Oak tree seedlings to help out the environment and to commemorate Earth Day this weekend. Officials from the Marion G-M Metal Center will be at Matter Park