Fire Chief Herman May called attention Saturday to the fact that Marion firemen have no authority to use the city’s equipment to fight fires outside the city limits. Continue reading
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Mindful of last week’s second downtown building fire within less than a year, the City Council Monday night voted to buy a 65-foot aerial ladder for the fire department. Continue reading
The American Brokerage will not rebuild in Marion, owner Emanuel Fuhrer, St. Louis, said Wednesday. Continue reading
Two story business buildings on N. Market St. in the first block north of the Public Square were gutted by a $225,000 fire Monday. Continue reading
A California motorist who stopped at the C.V. Ridgley service station, 501 East Main Street for gas at 6:30 pm Thursday crashed his car into a gasoline pump, causing a $500 fire. Continue reading