The Concerned Citizens of Marion County was formed to oppose the landfill based on the environmental damage the project would cause, the increased traffic on county roads by large trash trucks, the ...

Members of the Collett and Hayen families had their 66th annual reunion Sunday at Marion County Lake Hall. Thirty-seven family members gathered for a potluck dinner and an afternoon of visiting and ...

Hillsboro will send two girls to the state tennis tournament Friday in Salina. Claire Morey and Brooklyn Thiessen won their final doubles match of the day Friday at regionals in Topeka, finishing ...

A fight among politicians in the District of Columbia might seem a long way away, but fallout is hitting home here. Signs on the door of the USDA office in Marion announce that the office is closed ...

Lu Turk has been extremely busy signing seniors up for Medicare. “I will see people until Dec. 5 to go over drug and Medicare plans,” said Turk, director of the county’s department on aging. Turk ...

The City of Hillsboro has changed its policy on people not paying utility bills. City Clerk Danielle Bartel told City Council members last week the city had streamlined its shut-off process. “We now ...

“Peabody recognized there was a problem with their water system and came up with a strategy to repair,” he said. EBH started the process eight years ago. The first phase will be completed in three to ...

The first step in restoring the 1926 Mitchell Whirl merry-go-round in Central Park has started. Marion City Council last week agreed to purchase of parts for $2,475 to repair the playground equipment.

A lawn on 170th Rd. just west of US-77 is graced by a model of the Statue of Liberty. Unlike many other models found across the country, the statue is made of aluminum instead of copper and holds a ...

Marion High School has named Jessica Methvin and Kadon Mercer its monthly champions of character. According to athletic director Jason Hett, Jessica Methvin consistently demonstrates an outstanding ...

A regular reader asked a troubling yet reassuring question the other day. “I’m curious,” she wrote. “Are you against wind farms? Several times I’ve heard people say that they were sure you were, and ...

Sunday’s “Rocky’s Last Stand” race, organized by local volunteers and Forward Motion Hare Scramble Championship, was named in honor of John “Rocky” Hett, who died in July. It was Forward Motion’s 13th ...