Like the first daffodils of spring — or vultures returning to Marion’s water tower — a different rite of passage (often a wrong) typically marks the start of campaign season. The first mud to be slung ...

Jared Barney was just a fan in the front row, beaming up at the nationally recognized bands on stage at last year’s Chingawassa Days. This year, the industrial mechanic — whose Tampa family and ...

The idea for the business began while Peterson was living in California with her husband. After discovering the popularity of specialty soda drinks there, she thought the concept might fill a niche ...

Hillsboro City Council discussed utility rates, spending, and long-term finances Tuesday after a review showed city reserve balances below policy targets. Interim administrator Michael Webb told ...

Flying was a piece of cake. It was Memorial Day weekend, and Saturday was quiet. Folks already were at their destinations by then. Richard, my son-in-law, texted, “I’m your Uber driver today. Text me ...

Marion will auction two surplus electric department vehicles after receiving a new bucket truck. Proceeds are expected to be applied toward principal on the loan used to purchase the replacement ...

Improved seating and an improved area for kids to read and play will be among the projects financed in part by a $2,500 grant awarded to Goessel City Library by Goessel Community Foundation. Librarian ...

By NICHOLAS KIMBALL. Staff writer. Centre’s lone golfer, Easton Glessner, capped off his season tying for 3rd place at the boys’ 1A state tournamen ...

No one met Monday’s noon to file against Kent Becker or Jonah Gehring in districts that include Durham, Goessel, Hillsboro, and Lehigh along with Durham Park, Lehigh, Menno, Moore, Risley, and West ...

Marion County commissioners Monday accepted a John Deere M-Gator utility vehicle from the Kansas Forest Service for wildland firefighting. The county’s expected cost to outfit the vehicle with ...

Chingawassa Days will showcase a wide range of sounds in Marion’s Central Park with Friday night and Saturday night built around homegrown talent and rising national talent.

Goessel’s Eli Gaeddert won two races and Marion’s Dylan Krause won one to lead Marion County athletes at the state track and field meet over the weekend in Wichita. Gaeddert took first in the 3200-and ...