10 years ago

march 8, 2000

About 40 attended dedication ceremonies Monday at Batt Industrial Park. The brief ceremony was held at the intersection of Hudson and Kellison streets, part of a larger parcel owned by Dean and Bettie Batt of Marion.

“Beary Special Babies” born at St. Luke Hospital during the month of February include Dakota Isaiah Patterson, Feb. 17; Jordan Michael Whitwell, Feb. 18; Allison Dawn Fincher, Feb. 19; and Tyler Alan Palic, Feb. 29.

A pancake feed fundraiser was held at Burdick Saturday for Sabrina Johnson, who is recovering well from gunshot wounds suffered Feb 5.

Marion High School senior Jessica Moore was named this week to the all-CVL girls’ basketball second team.

Dennis Krause of Lincolnville was one of 170 Kansas Farm Bureau members from across the nation attending a meeting for county presidents in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26 to March 1.