Marion, Hillsboro, and Peabody all receive their drinking water from the reservoir, but treatment procedures are designed to eliminate threats from algae. A watch indicates that a harmful bloom is ...

A rural Peabody man who apparently was in a long-running feud with neighbors was arrested Saturday after going to their house, firing a gun into the air, and making threats. Curtis L. Findley, 33, ...

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.

Iran has twice the population and four times the area of Iraq and is one of the most mountainous countries on Earth. It controls the Persian Gulf, so occupation would be required. Parading troops is ...

Party to replace legislator, Hill wins Senate seat in other counties, from Marion County Record for June 19, 2025 ...

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 ...

Marion city attorney Brian Bina, who has offices in Marion and McPherson, was appointed Friday to a four-year term on the state Board for Discipline of Attorneys. The board, 20 attorneys appointed by ...

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 ...

Little information is available on how a Marion couple, Wayne and Barbara Akers, both 75, are doing after a freak accident June 6 while they were pedaling west along US-36 as part of Biking Across ...

How less could become more, Same mill levys could mean much bigger tax bills, from Marion County Record for June 18, 2025 ...

It’s not unusual to see red and blue lights flashing atop a deputy’s squad car as he investigates a burglary. It’s more unusual when what’s stolen are the lights, and the owner is the sheriff’s ...

Services for Louis William Voelker, 85, who died June 11 at his home, were scheduled for 10 a.m. today at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Pilsen. Burial will be in Pilsen cemetery. A former ...