30 years ago

feb. 14, 1996

An open house at the new Marion police station on N. 5th St. is planned for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24. Officers are inviting the public to drop by for friendly visits, no arrests necessary. Coffee and donuts will be served.

Centre Junior High student Jordan Krause won the annual Marion County spelling bee Feb. 7. Brad Shaw of Peabody Middle School finished second, and Danielle Reed of Peabody Elementary School was third.

Resident of the month at Hilltop Manor is Fern Bernhardt. She will celebrate her 85th birthday Feb. 21 and is the only resident at Hilltop Manor who has lived there since the complex opened in 1971.

Bill Griffith, Chuck Maggard, and Jason Wheeler, their parents, and Warrior coach Grant Thierolf are pictured as the boys sign letters of intent to play football with the Emporia State University Hornets.

Brad Tice, son of Martin and Margaret Tice of Marion, graduated in December from the University of Kansas with a doctorate in pharmacy. He is managing an Osco pharmacy in Davenport, Iowa.