Weekend blizzard almost shuts town down, from Marion County Record for Jan. 8, 2025 ...

By PHYLLIS ZORN. Staff writer. Emergency manager Marcy Hostetler likely needs a long sleep. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, while ice and snow ...

Gary McCall’s Florence neighbors rushed to his assistance with garden hoses Friday night when his pickup, Corvette, and garage caught fire, but the vehicles and garage were a total loss nonetheless.

Some busier than others, from Marion County Record for Jan. 8, 2025 ...

Firefighters were able to get three of five vehicles unstuck, and occupants opted to continue on their way. The other two cars were brought back to Lincolnville. A woman in one of the cars brought to ...

Winter weather canceled most sports events after New Year’s, but a longer-term cancelation hit the Peabody-Burns girls team. Three players quit the team before break, and the remainder of their season ...

By PHYLLIS ZORN. Staff writer. In an unprecedented move, nearly all highways in the area were closed Saturday because of unsafe conditions caused ...

By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. One of the few people braving single-digit conditions Monday and Tuesday was Marion High School sophomore Cooper Jirak. Jir ...

County lake resident Kenneth Hoyt, a new member of the Marion Municipal Airport board, introduced himself to city council members at Tuesday’s rescheduled meeting. “I just wanted to pop in real quick, ...

“If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, we’re going to have a party that’s divided. We’re going to have a party that’s going to have to somehow justify to itself why it’s voting for this man. I ...

Hillsboro’s Bluejay community retail renovation has been selected as one of 11 projects to receive support from Kansas State University. “We’re co-creating blueprints that can guide future work for ...

Florence and Burns firefighters, who apparently just happened upon the scene, covered a person who fell with blankets and safely took the person inside while waiting for a delayed ambulance to arrive.