10 years ago

march 21, 2001

Development of the industrial park in Marion will benefit everyone because it leads to more jobs, City Administrator Dennis Nichols said Friday at the Marion Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Figures from the 2000 census are being released. They show slight growth in Marion County, considerable growth in urban areas, and considerable declines in much of western rural Kansas.

A fund has been established to help with medical costs for Estelle McCarty of Florence. She was injured Nov. 22 in an automobile accident near Springfield, Mo., and remains hospitalized in Missouri.

Girl Scouts Amber Williams and Macy Hess are pictured waiting to sell Girl Scout cookies to potential customers driving along Main Street or walking past Central Park.

Funeral services are pending for prominent businessman Alex Case Jr., 72, who died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital.

Cy and L.Dena Goertz had a “welcome home” supper Wednesday night for David and Shirley Bowers on their return from Nepal where they had visited Doug and Janelle Paden, Abigail, Jonathan, and Matthew.

A group of four men, one from the Republic of Georgia and three from the Republic of Ukraine, visited Marion County Friday on a two-week trip to the United States to learn about American agriculture and agri-business.