My name is Elyssa McDowell and I am the Partnership Coordinator for Linn-Mar High School’s Venture Academics Project-Based Learning Program. You may have partnered with Venture last school year and are familiar with the program, but for those of you who are not; the goal of Venture is to teach students high school coursework with a project/community

The City of Marion and the Central Plaza Steering Committee are seeking input from residents on various aspects of the Central Plaza project, which was recently awarded $3 million in funding through the state’s Destination Iowa program. An online survey is now available at https://polco.us/sc9trc and will be open through Wednesday, Aug. 31. The

Each day in our local classrooms, hundreds of paraeducators work alongside teachers to support classroom learning and provide critical support to students and families. Paraeducators are found in a range of educational settings including general education classrooms, special education, lunchrooms, playgrounds, school buses, vocational work sites, computer

Earlier this month, local leaders learned the Tower Terrace Road project was not awarded a $25M federal grant designed to construct significant portions of Tower Terrace Road. Once complete Tower Terrace Road will provide a significant arterial connection from I-380 to Highway 13. Marion Economic Development partnered with a coalition of advocacy groups to

The City of Marion is pleased to introduce Kim Downs as its new deputy city manager. Downs comes to the City of Marion with more than 22 years of local government experience. She has been a leader and collaborator in the region, having served as city manager for the City of Hiawatha since 2013. She currently oversees the daily operations of all city

On Aug. 9, Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the third round of funding from Destination Iowa to support quality of life and tourism investments in Iowa. The funding was made available through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. The City of Marion was awarded $3 million to be used for the development of a Central