Newly installed county attorney Michelle Brown has ideas to recruit lawyers to the county. She is suggesting that some of her salary be set aside for such things as tuition reimbursement or bonuses ...

I enjoyed reading Finn Hartnett’s article Jan. 15 about former Senator Nancy Kassebaum receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country’s highest civilian honors. This honor should have ...

Because of a snowstorm Jan. 5, an open house honoring Anita Sly’s 90th birthday has been rescheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 1 at Belmont Boulevard Christian Church, 2508 Belmont Blvd., Salina. No gifts ...

Salary for Sheriff Jeff Soyez was set at $74,688. Salary for County Clerk Ashley Herpich was set at $65,724. Salary for County Treasurer Tina Groening was set at $65,724, an upward adjustment of ...

Carlsons’ Grocery and Hillsboro Industries will receive federal grants to pay for half the cost of installing and maintaining solar panels. But owners Greg Carlson and Mike Gerken have quite different ...

The forensics team is back in business and ready to face the season head on. Forensics typically is not a spectator sport, but community members are encouraged to come along for the ride. The team’s ...

Kansas, especially in rural areas, faces a shortage of nurses that is expected to become worse, a recent Kansas Nursing Workforce Center report shows. Hillsboro Community Hospital executive director ...

Marion senior Luke Wessel and junior Eli Klenda has been named to the All-Academic state cross-country team for placing in the top 30 in the state and having a grade-point average of 3.75 or better.

Marion dominated Inman, winning the Warriors’ homecoming game 58-43 Friday night. “We have been working on having more intensity on the defensive end, and it really helped us,” coach Kevin Dasenbrock ...

After the board’s president and vice president, Nick Kraus and Jan Helmer, formally were reelected, public comment on replacing the middle school “Wildcat” mascot with the high school “Warrior” mascot ...

Interim police chief Zach Hudlin said police were summoned when the woman got stuck in the snow in the 1500 block of E. Main St. An officer helped get the wheelchair out of the snow and offered to ...

Evelyn led singing of “Tiny Tim” and “Happy Birthday,” and Clayton explained how to second a motion. Leaders reminded members to pay their $5 dues and that 4-H Club Day would be Feb. 8 at Tabor ...