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

ACTIVITY REPORTS. Law enforcement agencies provided these reports of their activities this past week. Routine activities such as patrols, inspections, training, report-writing, an ...

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 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 ...

Peabody-Burns’ boys were the lone winners among county teams Friday night, defeating Wakefield 40-26 on the road. “I had no one to keep the book, but I know Jameson Miles led us in scoring,” coach ...

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 ...

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.

Hillsboro is fielding increasing complaints about feral and stray cats damaging property and straining relations between neighbors. But city administrator Matt Stiles told city council members Tuesday ...