Is the only duty of a county commissioner to grill wind farm employees, when it would be more advantageous to hone his skill at grilling hamburgers? Just saying.

Ex-chief bound over for trial After a two-hour hearing Wednesday morning in Marion County District Court, District Judge Ryan Rosauer bound former Marion police chief Gideon Cody over for trial on a ...

Five Warriors swung their clubs Monday at a sub-state girls’ golf tournament at Cypress Ridge in Topeka. Sybil Bowman led Marion with a 29th place finish. Vyolett Dawson finished 48th. Carlynn Johnson ...

In Marion County, wrecks involving deer set a record in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30, according to computer analysis of reports published in this newspaper’s For the Record page: With the arrival ...

THC-infused beverages like those being sold at several locations were among items seized as illegal in Kansas Bureau of Investigation raids statewide executing search warrants at vape shops and CBD ...

A fight among politicians in the District of Columbia might seem a long way away, but fallout is hitting home here. Signs on the door of the USDA office in Marion announce that the office is closed ...

The Concerned Citizens of Marion County was formed to oppose the landfill based on the environmental damage the project would cause, the increased traffic on county roads by large trash trucks, the ...

If the commission approved short-term rentals in violation of county rules while going against county regulations, the county would be liable if something happened, he said. “We are putting the county ...

A lawn on 170th Rd. just west of US-77 is graced by a model of the Statue of Liberty. Unlike many other models found across the country, the statue is made of aluminum instead of copper and holds a ...

Casey’s said previously that no environmental problems were noted. Calls to Kansas Department of Environmental Health were not returned. The project will take five weeks. Pumps will be inoperable and ...

The first step in restoring the 1926 Mitchell Whirl merry-go-round in Central Park has started. Marion City Council last week agreed to purchase of parts for $2,475 to repair the playground equipment.

Marion High School has named Jessica Methvin and Kadon Mercer its monthly champions of character. According to athletic director Jason Hett, Jessica Methvin consistently demonstrates an outstanding ...