The Marion County Bible Reading Marathon has begun.
The reading began at 7:00 a.m Tuesday morning. Fifty Iowa counties have already had marathon readings of the Bible after the signing of a proclamation by Governor Terry Branstad encouraging Bible reading across the state. Jim Den Hartog, an organizer, says the turnout has been encouraging so far. The effort will require 300 readers and goes from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day until September 11.