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Jude’s Chill Cycle brings ice cream to local customers of all ages

September 29, 2025 By Wendy Weichenthal

On a warm afternoon in Marion, children run toward the street with smiles on their faces. But instead of chasing down an ice cream truck, they’re flocking to Jude’s Chill Cycle — a freezer-packed, four-wheeled bike with a canvas roof, pedaled by a 13-year-old entrepreneur. That entrepreneur is Jude McNamara an eighth-grader at Grant Middle […]

Wilhelms Paints & Wallcoverings: A Marion Tradition Since 1928

September 22, 2025 By Wendy Weichenthal

For nearly 100 years, Wilhelms Paints and Wallcoverings has been a part of Marion’s story. Founded in 1928 by Floyd and Anna Wilhelm, the little wallpaper and paint shop has grown into a community fixture; still family-run, still dedicated to service, and still proud to call Marion Home. Generations of Service at Wilhelms Current owners […]

MaxAiir: Where Fun meets Family in Downtown Marion

September 15, 2025 By Wendy Weichenthal

One place where Marion kids are welcome to literally bounce off the walls is MaxAiir Inflatapark at 190 W. Center Street in downtown Marion. “I love to hear kids laughing as they play,” said Chris DePuy, owner. Chris and the DePuy family started MaxAiir as a family-owned party and event rental business in 2017. It […]