MARION, Iowa — Community members and business are invited to a public reception on Wednesday, July 9, to meet the four finalists vying to become Marion’s next chief of police. The event will be held at the Lowe Park Arts & Environment Center, 4500 N. 10th Street, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The candidates include one internal and three external applicants, all of whom will be interviewed to lead the department, which comprises 48 sworn officers, 10 dispatchers, and six civilian employees. The position became available following the retirement of former Chief of Police Mike Kitsmiller earlier this spring…