Archive for July, 2012

The Marion County Development Commission is looking for volunteers to help at their State Fair booth.

Area food shelves are looking for donations to meet their increased needs during the summer.

Marion County is set to play a big role in a national mine reclamation convention in September.

The Union Street Players week long drama camp begins today.

The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to help with the make the Knoxville Nationals a successful event.

Lake Red Rock is hosting a kids craft day later this week. The craft day will be held on Wednesday, August 1st, from 1 to 3 pm.

Construction has begun at the site of the new Culver’s in Pella. Culver’s is being built on Washington St. next to Applebee’s.

July 30th, 2012

IN THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS THE MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FIELDED 77 PHONE CALLS, AND 12 911 CALLS,

Governor Terry Branstad will be in Knoxville in August showing support for a Republican candidate for the Iowa State Senate.

The body of Derek Long has been found near Dutchman’s Landing.

The Marion County Development Commission is looking for volunteers to help draw Iowans and others to Marion County.

The drought is beginning to affect Pella’s water supplies. Pella Public Works Director Denny Buyert says that if Pella doesn’t get rain within the week, the city will have to tap into a deeper, seldom used water source, the Jordan aquifer.

A boil order is in place from south of Pershing into Attica-proper.

The Pella City Council made decisions on the Pella Sports Park Project at their meeting last week.