Mike Combs was dedicated to supporting his children and athletics at Marion High School. He coached Marion feeder teams for softball, basketball, baseball, and football for many years and volunteered in many capacities for Marion junior high and high school track, football, baseball and basketball. In 2017, he was recognized at the Iowa Girls State […]
It all started over 170 years ago when the first school opened in Marion Township in 1841 on the north side of 7th Avenue. It was a simple log building surrounded by tall prairie grass with Mr. Higbee as the sole teacher. A four-room, two-story Union School opened 13 years later in 1854 and was […]
Chester (C.B.) and Lula Vernon moved to Marion in 1926. C.B. had been appointed superintendent – a position he held for more than 30 years. Among his many accomplishments, C.B. was the first educator with a Ph.D. in the entire secondary school system for the State of Iowa. He and Lula has three sons. The […]
