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 ...

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 ...

After a two-hour hearing Wednesday morning in Marion County District Court, District Judge Ryan Rosauer bound former Marion police chief Gideon Cody over for trial on a charge of interference with ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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.

Casey’s said previously that no environmental problems were noted. Calls to Kansas Department of Environmental Health were not returned. The project will take five weeks. Pumps will be inoperable and ...

THC-infused beverages like those being sold at several locations were among items seized as illegal in Kansas Bureau of Investigation raids statewide executing search warrants at vape shops and CBD ...

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 ...