News and Newspapers

Marion County Newspapers

Listing of current and historic newspapers for the county

History of the Press

Excerpt from History of Marion County, Iowa Volume I, pp. 267-274, by Wright and Young (1915)

News of early murders in Marion County

Excerpts from some early newspapers

Nancee's Page

Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert contributes these items relating to Marion County from old issues of The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Iowa Old Press

This page gives sporadic excerpts of various issues of newspapers from the past. There is also a search engine on the project page.

Other options on this site

This listing gives options for other counties within Iowa and also other general interest (national) sites to consider.