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 ...

Spam is a staple in many cupboards, but it was used in an entirely different way Saturday. More than a dozen Marion County residents crowded into the basement of Peabody Township Library to show off ...

Regular honors — Arlie Erwin and Candace Schlesener, 3.7143, and Cecilia Jones, Paisley Looper, Laci Lux, and Easton Turk, 3.5714. Honorable mention — Kal Hulter and Russell White, 3.4286, and Robert ...

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 ...

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.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...