45 years ago

JUNE 25, 1980

Traffic along US-56 about three miles west of Marion will be detoured for the rest of the summer while a new bridge is being constructed over the South Cottonwood River, according to Kansas Department of Transportation.

St. Luke Hospital has completed its first step in winning state approval for a proposed physician’s clinic near the hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Woody Steinert of Tampa attended the Lawrence Welk show Thursday evening at the Coliseum in Wichita.

The Steinerts had dinner at the Hickory House and were excited to get autographs from Welk, Guy Hovis, Tom Netherton, and Myron Floren, who also were dining there.

Three couples announcing celebrations of their golden wedding anniversaries July 6 are Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Razor of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. John Bielefeld of Lost Springs, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schlehuber of Park City.

William Helmer, Jo Ann Ottensmeier, and Rosalie Schmidtberger of Marion and Orlin Fleming of Peabody will be honored Thursday at Greeley Gas’s annual employee service awards dinner at the Herington recreation building.