Riley Richert broke a school record Thursday at Sterling, placing second with a time of 19:44. Quinlyn Funk was fifth at 20:11; Jaidyn Frantz, 13th at 21:24.

Paper appreciated, from Marion County Record for Oct. 17, 2024 ...

A new survey shows most Kansans believe former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody should be prosecuted for raiding a newspaper office, editor’s home and city councilwoman’s home last year. When asked to ...

Names of Hillsboro family members whose home was destroyed by fire Oct. 4 were incorrectly spelled in last week’s edition. Family members are Sarah and Zac Gutierrez. Their children are Mariah, 17, ...

It’s not that journalists — real ones, not “talking heads” — have agendas they want the public to follow. They’re humans. They have opinions. But they see their mission not as persuading but informing ...

Marion kindergarten classes have received a $4,000 Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant to support a literacy program. Kindergarten teachers Sarah Mason, Katie Rahe, and Jessica Ensley said they ...

Festivities began early during Pilsen’s 150th anniversary Saturday. Gunshots and traditional Czech polkas began ringing out at 8 a.m., as youths and adults shot skeet. Thurston Silhan, a freshman at ...

Just a year after his hiring, county ambulance director Chuck Kenney resigned Monday, citing only personal reasons. Kenney is the fourth ambulance director to quit in recent years. Curt Hasart, under ...

The adult class consisted of Corey Brown, Luretta Turk, Paige Barnes, Cal Pendergrass, Veronica DeSelms, and Lowell Ensey. The youth class consisted of Centre High School students Anna ...

Senior volunteers often work under the radar in Marion, but their work is vital to the community. Nowhere is that more apparent than at Marion County Food Bank, where roughly 60 volunteers, almost all ...

DCS Services submitted four construction bids totaling $2,632,712. The board approved all four unanimously. DCS will replace a sewer line at the elementary school and a water line at the middle/high ...

Hillsboro built its existing concrete hiking and biking trail with an 80% grant from the same program. The new grant will pay 80% of the cost of the trail extension. Completed in 2021, the original ...