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Josie Gleason enjoys a 1926 Mitchell Whirl merry-go-round in Marion's Central Park during a visit to relatives several years ago. After its center support rusted through, the merry-go-round was disassembled and now resides in a heap at the city shops.


Implements parked along Main St. in Marion over the weekend are part of a John Deere tribute for the funeral Rocky Hett, honoring his decades of devotion to agriculture and years as a John Deere dealer.


Astronaut Nick Hague, who attended Peabody schools, talks to Peabody-Burns High School students Tuesday about a range of topics from last year's flight to rescue astronauts stranded on the International Space Station to how astronauts go to the bathroom in space.


Warrior Easton Babcock opens the second half of Marion's game Friday against Herington by returning a kickoff 75 yards for his first varsity touchdown. He ended with 143 kickoff-return yards in Marion's 62-14 victory.