A farmhouse at 2267 Clover Rd. was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning after apparently being struck by lightning. The 1,458 square foot house, appraised at $73,000, was owned by Brenda Soyez, who ...

Rural neighbors’ feud leads to weapons arrest. A rural Peabody man who apparently was in a long-running feud with neighbors was arrested Saturday after going to their house, fir ...

Party to replace legislator, Hill wins Senate seat in other counties, from Marion County Record for June 18, 2025 ...

After Kansas Department of Children and Families announced last week that a commodities program that ships free food across Kansas would pause this month because of a lack of federal funding, county ...

Four routine traffic stops — the type that often result only in warnings — ended in four separate arrests within 28 hours this weekend for Hillsboro officer John Huebert. Going four for four on ...

It’s humid inside; the clarifier resembles both a nuclear reactor and a circus tent. The white noise of generators is loud and overwhelming. Employees stick long, clear rods into the water to measure ...

Services for Viola Hiebert, 97, Newton, who died May 28 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, will be in July. A graveside service was May 31 in Ebenfeld cemetery, rural Hillsboro. Born Nov. 17, 1927, in ...

Recycling in Marion likely will soon be done by a contractor instead of the city. Recycling now costs city residents $8 a month for weekly pickup.

The disciplinary office refers cases to three board members and they meet as needed, but generally every three months,” Bina said.

Historic bricks in the 100 block of Elm St. were gently re-laid last week as part of reconstruction of curbs and guttering and replacement of a too-small drain pipe that leads to Luta Creek. The ...

Services for Roger Frank Peterson, 92, Burdick, who died June 2 at Legacy Nursing Home, were June 8. Born Dec. 11, 1932, to Iver and Stella Hanson Peterson, he served in the U.S. Army during the ...

Truth be told, I found my first 18 years in Marion to be quite pleasant. I loved that I could spend lots of time with family members, including two grandmothers who, rare for that time, were ...