A longtime Flying Eagle truck stop and convenience store at Florence became a Jump Start truck stop last week. Workers replaced the store’s sign Oct. 1. The store temporarily is closed while the ...

Five Hillsboro Police officers will receive a lot more in retirement effective Jan. 1 because of Hillsboro City Council action Tuesday. Under the change they will switch to the KPERS affiliated Kansas ...

Chili lovers came out in droves Saturday for Marion County Lake’s annual Chili Cookoff. Thirteen competitors shared their wares with spectators who purchased $5 testing kits. Rick Myers from Newton ...

Plant manager Jase Sherwood and project manager Danny Sears-Greer told commissioners about repairing and replacing the blades, but Dirks had extensive questions. He wanted to know how much the blade ...

Marion’s winning streak came to an end Friday, but Hillsboro managed to notch a homecoming victory, and Peabody-Burns won by a lopsided score. The Trojans beat Ellsworth, 54-32.

Marion County has been selected to be part of a major national study by the Centers for Disease Control.

Marion’s new economic development director, Megan Jones, wants to develop a business plan for the city to follow. Jones, hired two weeks ago at an annual salary of $55,000, thinks her experience of ...

October usually is a busy time for auto shops as people prepare cars and trucks for the colder weather. Webster Auto Service owner Barry Allen has seen more people replacing their tires because they ...

Casper the Ghost made an appearance Saturday at the county lake. He even drove his own souped-up 1937 Ford. Friends Fatso, Stinky, and Stretch came along to keep him company.

Six Marion County Leadership Program participants visited Marion last week and met county commissioners. The six members are Jennifer Bush of Peabody, Peggy Kleiber from Marion, Kevin Moon from ...

Kylie Kilmer, Democratic candidate for state legislator in the district that includes northern and eastern Marion County, will speak at 10 a.m. Saturday at Marion Community Center, 203 N. 3rd St.

Sunflower Theatre and Peabody Township Library will sponsor a free spam carving event and cookout at 11 a.m. Saturday. Public works artist Erika Nelson will talk about her exhibit, “The World’s ...