“I’m concerned that we have lost Marion County,” he said. “Until we stand up and tell them what we want them to do, they’re going to do what they want to do. In the past two years, I’ve seen that play ...

Hillsboro and Marion wrestling teams ventured to Halstead for girls’ and boys’ events this weekend. On Friday, the Hillsboro girls placed 16th out of 21 while Marion’s girls placed 20th. “Cadence ...

Calls for county ambulances in 2025 were similar to those in the previous two years. In 2023, the county received 1,216 calls for service. In 2024, 1,360 calls were logged, EMS director Mickey Price ...

Appearing before 32 people at a meeting of Patriots for Liberty at Marion County Lake hall, Wilson reaffirmed his commitment to a wide array of fundamentalist conservative principles and his intense ...

Whistling Dixie, the class guinea pig who greeted children each morning from her hutch near the door, had died over the holiday. Rather than quietly replacing her, teacher Lesli Beery chose to slow ...

In an effort to make streets safer, seven more yield signs are likely to be installed in Marion. Two signs would be placed on Weldon St. at Roosevelt St., two would be on Denver St. at Freeborn St.

A total of $1,000 in replacement flags are being purchased with money from the transient guest tax. “The Marion Merchants voted to use $1,000 from bed tax funds and transfer it to whatever city ...

Marion Reservoir will receive more than $8 million for operation and maintenance if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is signed into law. The money would be administered through the U.S. Army ...

Hillsboro will receive $600,000 from the federal government to help build a new fire station. The money was included in a, federal appropriations bill approved by Congress and is awaiting signage by ...

Marion Elementary School will expand hands-on reading instruction this year after receiving a literacy grant from Flint Hills Community Fund. The grant will support about 80 students with multisensory ...

The law does allow another option: moving hospital board elections to the election day ballot during nonpartisan election years. Any change must be approved by voters at the annual meeting. “The only ...

By MICHAEL MARESH. Staff writer. Marion recently set aside $2,049.93 to pay Animal Health Center for boarding for stray dogs picked ...