Winter finally arrives
Staff writer
Snow stopped Sunday, but its impacts lingered.
According to the National Weather Service, Marion County received a minimum of six inches.
Streets are icy, and temperatures remain well below freezing.
Schools, senior centers, day-cares and other places closed Monday. District court hearings were conducted via Zoom.
Steps to the main entrance of the courthouse were blocked off.
Marion County road and bridge department emergency personnel cleared and paved routes, and school bus routes first.
The county has more than 1,500 miles of roads.
“We try to keep communication flowing through our emergency management and emergency communications Facebook page and the county administrator page,” county administrator Tina Spencer said.
Marion County does not use sand on roads except for traction at intersections and curves, Spencer said.
The city of Marion opened a shelter at its community center but no one used it.
Unlike the county, the city used salt, city administrator Brian Wells said.