Marion News

Song of the Mountains

WMPB-TV Owings Mills - Sat Nov 07

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W.Va. man indicted in sexual battery

Northern Virginia Daily - Sat Nov 07

A West Virginia man listed as a fugitive by authorities has been indicted on two sex crimes by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

Curtis to serve 20 years for her role in Smyth County home invasion, murder case

Http - Sat Nov 07

Taking the witness stand Friday, Connie Brown turned to face the defendant she had not seen in the early morning hours of Dec.

Quality Management Team to Assess Marion VA

WJPF-AM Carterville - Thu Nov 05

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has ordered a high-level quality management team to assess problems at the troubled VA hospital in Marion.

Emory & Henry tutor wants kids to know books are not boring

Http - Thu Nov 05

Emory & Henry freshman Anthony Jones said reading to kids at Meadowview Elementary School benefits him now in the same way he benefited from being read to as a child.

Illinois Lawmakers Take the Marion VA to Washington

WSIL - Thu Nov 05

A report out this week says there are still problems at the Marion V-A two years after major surgeries were halted because of a string of deaths attributed to poor care.

Army veteran indicted for planned attack on hospital

KFVS - Wed Nov 04

An army veteran who police say threatened a shooting rampage at the Marion VA hospital has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Ill. congressional delegation, VA chief meet

WSJV-TV South Bend - Wed Nov 04

Illinois lawmakers say Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has ordered a high-level, quality management team to assess problems at a troubled VA hospital in southern Illinois.

Problems Still Plague Illinois VA Hospital

NPR - Tue Nov 03

A new report from the inspector general in the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that the VA Medical Center in Marion, Ill., continues to be plagued by quality management and patient care problems some two years after a suspicious spike in the number of post-surgical patient deaths there.

Audit Shows Continued Shortcomings at Marion VA

WSIL - Tue Nov 03

A new report says the long-scrutinized Marion VA Medical Center continues to come up short on patient care.