For 50 years, Marion Mayor Robert Butler has kept watch over his beloved city. For decades to come, a monument to his faithful service will continue to stand guard on the town square. Continue reading
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One of the platforms Mayor Robert L. Butler ran on in that first election in 1963 was a promise to take care of Marion’s chronic flooding problem. It was to his advantage that just before the primary, the town’s streets filled with water after a storm. Water was four feet deep at the four-way stop and much of the city was drenched. Continue reading
It won’t occur many times, that we will get the opportunity to read an autobiographical account by a historical city leader. Mayor Robert Butler’s “tongue in cheek” account of his own life is one exception. Continue reading
