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Marion resident Betty Johnson recently received the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award, for her working the Body and Soul program.

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If you thought $350 million was an impressive lottery prize, how about $500 million? With no winner in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, May 15, the jackpot has soared even higher.

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By Arika Mason | Tuesday, May 14

1200 English Blvd, Marion, IA 52302 For Sale by Owner: 2 bd 1 ba 1,056 sq ft Charming and updated house in a quiet Marion neighborhood that is move in ready!

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Flowers brighten -- even shake up --our days.

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Economically Risky Healthy Iowa Plan

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There are too many unanswered questions to back the risky Healthy Iowa plan. Gov. Branstad is stubbornly ignoring the cost effective Medicaid expansion.

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