After a month-long delay because of leakage, Hillsboro Community Child Care Center opened Monday. The center will be open year-round and provide care to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. “It went ...

Take Back the Courts’ for whom? Last night in Wichita marked the kickoff of what’s sure to be another big-money, shove-it-down-our-throats campaign to weaponize every eleme ...

Corn harvest could be ‘special’ By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. Corn harvest is more than a month away, but extension agent Rickey Roberts is willing to go out on a limb: “T ...

Daniel Acklund, new superintendent at Centre School, is in his 20th year in education and his first year as a superintendent. His goal is to help students, teachers, staff member, and the community ...

Aaron Slater, a canine officer for Marion Police Department since November, 2023, has worked nine years in Marion County law enforcement. Before working for Marion, he was a canine officer for the ...

Police gathered the flags and bent or broken metal poles and took them to city hall. They now are at the city shop, where they will be repaired or replaced by public works employees, city treasurer ...

Nocturnal, red-brown bugs that flock to artificial light sources are abundant on porches and sidewalks across the Flint Hills. Walk down Marion’s Main St. on a warm night, and you’ll come across a few ...

Peabody violated state law when it failed to publish its annual treasurer’s report for two years. An audit by Loyd Group revealed that the city did not file a report this January. Mayor Catherine ...

A blade patch recently applied to the road from US-56 to Pilsen is not sticking to a micro surface applied about a year ago. What the patching material is sticking to is tires of cars that drive over ...

Free food will be distributed next week to residents qualifying under revised income standards. A recipient must have monthly household income of no more than $2,413 plus $848 for each additional ...

Wendy’s departure from Hillsboro left a void — and a vacant property — in November, 2024. That void may be filled before the year is up. 56 Family Restaurant of Galva is in talks with a group of local ...

A Marion County sheriff’s deputy ran over a body at an accident July 12 on US-77, and has left the county’s employ. However, Caleb Tomlinson’s departure from the sheriff’s department was “because of ...