Business

How the college admissions scheme exploited the tax code to hide bribes

BY Michelle Singletary The parents swept up in the nationwide college-admissions scam are accused of not only helping their children cheat their way into elite universities, but also of getting a tax deduction for their illicit payments. The Justice Department last

New furniture store downtown

NEW IN TOWN: Drake Yeakle, manager at Bob Adam’s Discount Furniture and Mattress, chats about a bedroom furniture set. The store is new in downtown Marion and is located at 510 S. Washington St.

By Clay Winowiecki - cwinowiecki@chronicle-tribune.com A new furniture store has opened in downtown Marion with the goal of providing the community with affordable furniture. The new store, Bob Adam’s Discount Furniture and Mattress, opened on Feb. 1 and has