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New Restaurant Opportunity in Downtown Marion's Riverfront District!

Exciting development continues in downtown Marion! River Rocks Lofts, a new four-story, mixed-use development by The Ridge Group, is taking shape along the Mississinewa Riverwalk at 141 S. Adams Street. The development will feature 42 one- and two-bedroom apartments, resident amenities, and approximately 2,476 square feet of restaurant space available for lease. The restaurant space offers an exciting opportunity for a coffee shop, wine bar, brunch spot, or café, with available patio seating

IRS announces tax relief for taxpayers impacted by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding in Indiana, various deadlines postponed to Feb. 1, 2027

  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Indiana affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on Aug. 11, 2026. These taxpayers now have until Feb. 1, 2027, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Carroll,

How Marion Works ft. Victim Assistance Coordinator Amber Earhart

ShareLis­ten to the lat­est episode of How Mar­i­on Works, fea­tur­ing MPD’s Vic­tim Assis­tance Coor­di­na­tor Amber Earhart. Hear this episode: https://​www​.buz​zsprout​.com/244… Fol­low this pod­cast: https://​www​.buz​zsprout​.com/244…

How Marion Works Podcast Featuring Ajay Papai

HOW MARION WORKSWhat does it take to keep an entire city running behind the scenes? In this episode of How Marion Works, host Layla Price-Bodkin and co-host Lillian Harshaw sit down with Ajay Papai, Superintendent of Citywide Maintenance. Ajay shares an exclusive look at the critical work, daily operations, and unexpected challenges involved in keeping Marion moving every single day. From managing core municipal infrastructure to responding to emergency repairs, discover the dedication and strategy

Request for Funds: Recovery Housing Stabilization & Compliance Initiative (Questions Due 8/7, Apply by 9/7/26)

Shareemailfacebooklinkedintwitterr Request for Fund­ing (RFF) Recov­ery Hous­ing Sta­bi­liza­tion & Com­pli­ance Initiative Fund­ing Avail­able: $150,000 total (up to six awards of up to $25,000 each)Fund­ing Source: City of Mar­i­on Opi­oid Set­tle­ment Funds Pur­pose The City of Mar­i­on invites eli­gi­ble recov­ery hous­ing providers to sub­mit Requests for Fund­ing (RFF) to strength­en recov­ery hous­ing serv­ing Mar­i­on and Grant Coun­ty res­i­dents impact­ed by opi­oid and oth­er sub­stance use

Owner Occupied Rehab Funding Needs: We Want to Hear from You

The City of Mar­i­on is seek­ing input from local home­own­ers about home repair needs through­out Mar­i­on neigh­bor­hoods. If you or some­one you know owns a home in Mar­i­on that needs home repairs — roof, HVAC, acces­si­bil­i­ty updates, or elec­tri­cal work — we want to hear from you. Take just five min­utes to fill out the Grant Coun­ty Crit­i­cal Repair Sur­vey: www​.ahc​grant​coun​ty​.com/​o​w​n​e​r​-​o​c​c​u​p​i​e​d​-​rehab This sur­vey is part of the City of Marion’s effort to secure $350,000

Two City Parking Lots to Permanently Close for New Development

The City of Marion is excited to continue development within the Riverfront District. Please be advised that the city-owned parking lots located between 1st and 2nd Streets, and Washington Street and Boots Street, will be permanently closed starting this Wednesday at 8:00 AM. The City will begin installing orange fencing on Tuesday in advance of the closure to secure the property in preparation for the removal of the asphalt parking lots to facilitate a site-ready area for the new development.  Thank you

How Marion Works: Jeff Richards of Obi's Barbeque

The latest Stand­out Busi­ness Edi­tion of How Mar­i­on Works fea­tur­es Jeff Richard­son of Obi’s Bar­be­cue! Find out what it takes to trans­form a raw pas­sion for authen­tic bar­be­cue into a beloved local favorite.  Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2440330/episodes/19384102Follow this series: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2440330/follow

Downtown Placemaking Public Meeting Scheduled for July 7th

Annual Update to the Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers Under Executive Order 13658

  On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Federal Register notice, Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect, 91 Fed. Reg. 5783, announcing the annual update to the hourly minimum wage for federal contract workers covered by Executive Order 13658. The rates announced in this notice apply to certain types of federal contracts entered into between January 1, 2015, and January 9, 2022, that were not

How Marion Works Featuring Sherry Loshnowsky of Marion Utilities

In Season 2, Episode 10 of How Mar­i­on Works, we pull back the cur­tain on local infra­struc­ture with Sher­ry Losh­nowsky, the Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Spe­cial­ist with Mar­i­on Utilities. Listen to the full episode here. 

State Approves Marion School Board's New Election Districts

State approves Marion School Board’s new election districts    The state has approved an amended organization plan for the Marion Community Schools Board of School Trustees that changes the way its members are elected. On October 28, 2025, the Marion School Board voted to adopt the plan. After completing all legal requirements, the plan was submitted to the Indiana State Board of Education for approval. The SBOE approved the plan on May 13, 2026. This means that candidates filing for election in fall