The Marion County Commission was only five minutes into a budget cycle discussion Monday when Commissioner Bob Hein brought up that it’s going to be “hard to figure” fuel expenses in the foreseeable future, especially for the road and bridge department.
The Marion City Council reappointed David Mayfield as city manager and Dean Keyes as interim police chief by two consecutive votes of 4-1, with Councilor Bill Holdeman voting “no” both times.
A $100 grant awarded to the Sunflower Reading Council provided money for Marion County teachers to purchase children’s books for beauty salons in Marion, Hillsboro and Newton.
After a 45-minute executive session and taking questions from the crowd gathered, Marion Mayor Mary Olson made a motion at a Monday special meeting to dismiss City Administrator David Mayfield.
The Marion County Commission Monday asked a Wichita company, Law Kingdon Inc., to come up with a proposal for next Monday’s meeting that, by an architect’s estimate, might result in a 72-bed, $8.5 million community correction center.
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