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Commission approves purchase of hand‑crank weather radios funded by RC&D grant
Marion County Commission · November 17, 2025
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Summary
The commission approved buying portable, hand‑crank Midland weather radios using approximately $5,000 in RC&D grant money to improve community severe‑weather notification; staff will distribute units and coordinate timing with public outreach in spring.
Marion County commissioners approved a purchase of portable hand‑crank weather radios using funds from an RC&D grant to expand resident access to emergency alerts. County staff described the portable units as having AM/FM, LED strobe, a solar panel and rechargeable battery, and said both they and the plug‑in units…
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