Building inspector James Masters soon will leave Marion for a full-time position with Council Grove, prompting a search for a replacement. A replacement may be hard to find, city administrator Brian ...

In a Sunday afternoon speech punctuated by multiple references to God, gubernatorial candidate Ty Masterson told Marion County Patriots for Liberty that next summer’s vote on whether to elect state ...

Thank you to John McKay American Legion Post 308, Florence, for continuing with traditional Memorial Day services at area cemeteries to pay tribute to those who have served the USA in the military and ...

What once appeared to be a promising wheat crop has deteriorated across parts of Marion County as harvest approaches. Hail damage, difficult spring weather, and declining yield expectations have ...

Peabody restored a legal quorum Monday by appointing Rodney Hague to the city council after weeks of governmental upheaval that included the resignations of Mayor Kevin Burke and council member Julia ...

Gearing up. Even the young get in the Grand Prix spirit. By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. The motorcycles may have been louder and faster for this year’s Florence Grand Prix, but som ...

By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. County commissioners approved a grant-funded courtroom sound and technology project Tuesday while continuing discussion ...

A 16-year-old motorcycle racer suffered a significant ankle injury Sunday during the Grand Prix in Florence. Ambulance director Mickey Price said the teen wrecked during one of the day’s races and ...

Memorial services for Richard Lehrman, 74, who passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on May 16, 2026, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, will be Friday, June 5, at Grace Baptist Church, 2901 ...

A fourth-generation farm family with ties to Marion, Dickinson, and Morris counties has established a perpetual scholarship at the University of Kansas School of Law aimed at helping rural Kansas ...

A large number of county athletes qualified at regional meets last week to compete Friday and Saturday at the state track and field meet at Wichita State University. For the Warrior girls, Kate Wessel ...

Politics may have become unholy nationally, but we can keep the faith in democracy locally. So, no more mentioning The Man Whose Name We Dare Not Mention unless he shows up on our doorstep. We also ...