Water will be turned off at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, for some Marion Water customers.

Bill Swinford's "But As For Me..." column: "50 reasons to attend a Marion boys basketball game"

Station manager Ken Anderson can't recall the exact time, but at some late-morning or early-afternoon hour, WBVN crackled onto the Southern Illinois airwaves with Keith Green music 20 years ago today.

Contrary to Pierce Brosnan flicks or urban legends, Marion police don't spend their shifts on high-speed chases or shootouts. Police staff debunked a few myths Tuesday night at the first meeting of the citizens police academy.

The Marion Carnegie Library has its own coffee shop on the premises.

Updated 01/07/09, 11:12 a.m.