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APRIL 20, 2016

Marion officials were notified this week that, after previous applications were denied, Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a $715,904 grant to upgrade sidewalks, lighting, and parking between 1st and 5th Sts. downtown.

Jeremy and Tammy Ensey have reached an agreement to purchase the Elgin Hotel from Jim and Nancy Cloutier. The hotel has a large unfinished area on the first floor where the Enseys hope to attract a high-end dining establishment or create space for weddings, events, and meetings.

Banking was a natural career choice for Ryan Edmundson, new vice president at Marion National Bank. Early interest in his mother’s work as a high school business instructor led to his decision to go into banking. He has been manager of three branches of Farmers Bank and Trust in Brewster.

As many as 18 teams will tee off May 7 at Marion Country Club to raise money for Marion High School graduates at an event organized by 1969 MHS graduate Gary Melcher to honor the memory of Leroy Dreier, who coached here in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Wearing boutonnieres and cowboy hats, Marion High School students Landon Pedersen, Dylan Carpenter, and Cody Parmley are among those pictured from proms at Marion and Centre High Schools.

Businesses supporting local news by advertising in this week’s Record include Animal Health Center, Brookens and Boehm Attorneys at Law, Carlsons’ Grocery, Don’s Heating and Air, Dutton Tree Service, Eagle Communications, Gentiva Hospice, Great Plains Federal Credit Union, Griffin Real Estate, HRK Variety Store, Jerry Cady Agency, Jim Davis Air Conditioning, Lanning Pharmacy, The Lumberyard, Kelsey’s Painting Services, Legacy of Herington, Marion Assisted Living, Midway Motors, Nightengale Transmission, Parkside Homes, Prairieland Partners, Spur Ridge Vet Hospital, St. Luke Living Center, Straub’s, Tampa State Bank, and Webster Auto Service.