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.