Crawford addresses staff hiring ? FROM THE EDITOR: In response to John Seibel?s letter to the editor in last week?s edition, Randy Crawford, Marion County Road and Bridge superintendent, reviewed the process that led to the hiring of Larry Cushenberry as the department?s assistant supervisor. Crawford said four people responded to the public advertisement for the position. One of the […]

Kim and Kathy Koop have worked partnership with Irma Koop (right) to develop an effective conservation strategy in a large field that was developing gullies. Courtesy photo Kim and Kathy Koop are Marion County Conserva?tion Banker Award winners this year for the work initiated on a large field Kim owns with his mother, Irma Koop, near Hillsboro. Koop said he […]