20 YEARS AGO

APRIL 26, 2006

A spring storm blew through Marion County causing damage Sunday evening in various areas. The roof was ripped off a repair shop owned by Roger and Laura Williams of rural Florence. There also was considerable damage to a number of places in Pilsen.

Jeremy Armstrong and his family have moved to Marion from South Dakota and have purchased a home at Marion County Park and Lake. Armstrong is the newly hired chief executive of St. Luke Hospital and Living Center and Marion County Home Care.

Seniors David DeForest and Megan Hudson have been named Marion High School students of the month.

Solar lights will be installed along a trail in Central Park. Only four will be installed for now to determine whether they will be feasible to maintain. Gaslights had been along the trail, but vandalism and high cost of natural gas led the city to remove the lights.

Travis Hett, Marion High School junior, finished second April 17 at an invitational golf tournament in Council Grove and has been named this week’s Marion County Record athlete of the week.