Compiled from microfilm files
10 years ago
december 15, 1999
Marion County Commission members gave their approval Monday to a millennium celebration on the courthouse lawn. Exact plans will be decided soon.
Alma Hilsenbeck of Marion this week donated $1,000 to the Marion City Library to be used toward renovation of the former Santa Fe Depot into an expanded library.
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in Marion County sold 2,075 containers of popcorn this fall. Shane Cox of Marion was the fourth-largest seller in Santa Fe Trail District, which includes Marion, Harvey, and McPherson counties.
City of Marion workers installed a metal canopy Monday above the Chingawassa Springs rail car near the railroad depot. City officials have applied for a federal grant to help fund restoration of the car. No action will be taken until the grant awards are announced in 2000.