Marion Source News

09/29/2025

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Way to go!!!! If you didnt get the chance to do this one... they will be having another one in the future!😁

09/26/2025

🚨⚠️This is GRANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ONLY!!!!!!!!! ALL other courts are not affected!!!! Please plan to appear!!!!

09/26/2025

Stop by and check it oit!!!

09/25/2025

Thank you Alan!👏🏽🫶🏼

09/25/2025

⚠️⚠️⚠️Temporary Closure of Splash Pad⚠️⚠️⚠️

The soft opening of the Splash Pad is halting briefly to allow for landscaping on Friday, September 26th, 2025. It will reopen unofficially following the completion of work on Saturday, September 27th, barring any unforeseen circumstances. Stay tuned for a Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening announcement!

09/25/2025

09/25/2025

🕵️‍♀️✨ Step back into the roaring 20s for a night of mystery, food & fun! ✨🕵️‍♂️

Join us on Friday, October 11th for our 1920s Murder Mystery Dinner Night in Van Buren, IN! 👀☠️

🍽️ Just $15 per person gets you:
🔹 Dinner of the night
🔹 Your very own character + decorative invitation
🔹 Everything you need to dive into the case
🔹 PLUS the debut of our brand-new cocktail, “The Widow’s Kiss” 💋

💡 Perfect for a date night or a fun night out with friends!
No acting or reading required – just eat, drink, and help solve the crime!

🎭 Dressing up is optional, but highly encouraged – think flapper girls, showgirls, mob gangsters & prohibition-era vibes. 🥂💃🕴️

📍 110 E Main St, Van Buren, IN 46991
📞 RSVP: (765) 934-2627 (call or message the page to reserve your spot!)

Grab your crew, dress the part, sip a Widow’s Kiss, and see if you can catch the killer! 🔎✨

09/24/2025

09/24/2025

🚨 Multiple Narcotics Arrests made by Marion Police Department 🚨

Cases: 2025-28588 & 2025-28599
Date: September 24, 2025

The Marion Police Department reports two separate narcotics arrests over the past 24 hours.

Case 2025-28588
On September 23rd around 10:15 PM, Grant County Probation Officers requested assistance from MPD at 3647 S. Nebraska St., Apt. C during a home visit.

After a search warrant was granted and executed, officers located:

⚠️Paraphernalia

⚠️Mushroom gummies

⚠️Ma*****na

⚠️ Approximately 7 grams of methamphetamine

Arrested:

✔️Gretchen Harvey, 47, Marion – Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of Paraphernalia (Class C Misd.)

✔️Keith Hill, 56, Marion – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Ma*****na (Class C Misd.)

✔️Terry Sloderbeck, 41, Marion – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia

✔️Teresa Richardson, 67, Marion – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Ma*****na

🚨🚨Case 2025-28599
On September 24th around 2:20 AM, Officer Jayden Brunot conducted a traffic stop near 5th St. and Baldwin Ave. for speeding. A K9 unit (Czarny) performed a free air sniff and alerted to narcotics.

The passenger, Marcus King, 30, Marion, was found with 11 grams of methamphetamine. He was arrested for:

Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 4 Felony – over 10 grams)

📌 All individuals were transported to the Grant County Jail.

⚖️ All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

09/24/2025

🚨 Hero or Rulebreaker? 🚨

An 11-year-old boy in Lansing, Michigan, is at the center of a heated controversy after being expelled from school for what many are calling an act of bravery.

Back in May, the seventh grader reportedly spotted a classmate with a gun at Dwight Rich Middle School. The other student never fired any shots, but instead of running, the boy stepped in. Using hunting skills, he allegedly took the gun, dismantled it, and threw away the bullets, actions his mom believes prevented a possible tragedy.

But instead of being celebrated, the boy was expelled under Michigan’s strict zero tolerance laws regarding weapons on school property. The Lansing School District says state law left them with no choice, pointing to “clear direction” that any student handling a firearm on campus must face expulsion.

His mother, Savitra McClurkin, disagrees, calling her son a hero who acted out of courage, not malice. She says he had no history of trouble and was only trying to protect his classmates. Now, she’s homeschooling him while fighting to have him reinstated, claiming the district has cut him off from all accredited options.

Police later confirmed that another 12-year-old was arrested for bringing the weapon to school, but no shots were fired.

💭 The Debate:
Should the boy have told an adult immediately instead of handling the gun himself?
Did the district go too far by enforcing the law without considering his intentions?
Or is this exactly why “zero tolerance” rules exist, to prevent anyone, even with good intentions, from handling weapons in school?

This case is sparking outrage and discussion nationwide: heroic courage vs. strict policy.

👉 What do YOU think, should this 11-year-old be punished or praised?

09/22/2025

📅✨ Plan Ahead for Mississinewa 1812! ✨📅
America’s largest War of 1812 living history event is almost here!

📍 1812 E Tulip Drive, Marion, IN 46953
🚦 Traffic will be directed from Garthwaite Road

🕘 Event Hours:
• Friday, Oct 3 – 9 AM to 4 PM
• Saturday, Oct 4 – 9 AM to 5 PM
• Sunday, Oct 5 – 9 AM to 4 PM

🎟️ Advance Tickets = Savings!
Buy online 👉 Get Tickets Here
Or at Needler’s before event weekend!

💲 Ticket Pricing:
• Adults (13+): $13 advance / $15 gate
• Kids (6–12): $7 advance / $8 gate
• Children 5 & under: FREE 🎉

⚔️ Don’t miss battle reenactments, historic camps, shopping, food, and a step back in time like no other!

🌐 More info: www.mississinewa1812.org

09/22/2025

Good Morning!!! A little weekly update from our Sherriff!