Noxious-Weed Supervisor Rollin Schmidt said Monday at the Marion County Commission meeting that he will not contract with the Central Kansas Conservancy for weed control on the old railroad right of way through Marion County.
Nikki Teel (center), executive director for Golden Living Center, presents a $1,000 donation to Becky Makovec and Angela Lange at the Marion City Council meeting Monday for the Central Park Improvement Committee’s new playground equipment.
Steve Smith was sworn in for a first term and Bill Holdeman for a second term at the Marion City Council meeting Monday.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks law enforcement division is taking a zero-tolerance policy for violations relating to life-jacket usage this boating season, according Dan Hesket, assistant director.
“Beginning this year, officers of the law enforcement division were given a directive to crack down on violaters of life-jacket laws,” Heskett said.
Any vessel designed to be propelled by machinery, oars, paddles or wind for water navigation must have a properly maintained and fitting life jacket for each person on board.
The jackets must be readily accessible, and not simply on board.
According to Wildlife and Parks, 90 percent of the people who drowned during the 2006 boating season were not wearing a life jacket.
After traveling on foot more than 1,500 miles from San Francisco, the Northern Route of the Longest Walk 2 was scheduled to arrive in Kansas Tuesday, April 8, as participants continue their journey across the nation.
By tradition, Marion County has been responsible for taking care of a bridge in Dickinson County, and that fact earned the Marion County Commission a visit from the Dickinson County Commission at the regular commission meeting Monday.
City Administrator David Mayfield announced at the March 24 Marion City Council meeting that the Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to open the railroad crossing in the Jex Addition that will again route semi-trucks renting parking space on land owned by Daryl Brewer away from housing.
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