Several studies have shown that on average someone drives through a bus stop sign on every school bus once a day. If you think of that happening once per day to every school bus, there is a lot of potential for a child being hit by a car. A major cause of this is distracted driving.

10th Avenue will be reduced to one lane during the day and vehicles need to yield to the oncoming traffic. Expect some travel delays.

Marion Chamber Ambassadors will join City of Marion officials, staff and community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of a runway expansion project at the Marion Airport. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Noon at 1690 Marion Airport Rd.