MEMORIES:   About Marion, A brief description of its past and present, from Marion County Record for Sept. 25, 2025 ...

Six blocks of downtown Hillsboro were so crowded with arts and crafts shoppers Saturday that it was hard to navigate. Many of the Hillsboro Arts and Crafts Fair’s shoppers, eager to make sure they had ...

A hog roast Saturday at Burns will raise money for an annual classic car show in May. All money raised will support the Route 77 Classic Car Show. Diners are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert ...

Two years after a press release stated that blinking lights on Orsted Sunflower Wind Turbines would be resolved soon, the lights are still blinking. County Commissioner Clarke Dirks wants to know why ...

The “dozed” are people who don’t keep up with news, insist they need only a few snippets to make up their minds about anything, regard things like newspapers as archaic vestiges of a bygone era, and ...

The Warriors stomped all over Bennington, 60-6, on the road Friday. Jameson Looper finished with 191 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Quarterback Carson Krause rushed for 73 yards and two ...

Marion County Lake’s blue-green algae advisory was extended Friday for a 12th consecutive week. The advisory does not extend to Marion Reservoir.

The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities has a new member with special insights into the issues it addresses. Twenty-two-year-old Peabody resident Perri Spencer was named by Governor Laura ...

A reporter with decades of experience is coming to the Marion County Record. Michael Maresh’s first day with the Record was Monday. Maresh, who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from Arizona ...

Former county commissioner Dave Mueller was charged Thursday with furnishing alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage to a minor. On the same day, lawyer Brian Bina entered an appearance on Mueller’s ...

Marion will be seeking its fifth straight victory as competition host Thursday in a meet with Centre, Hillsboro, and Goessel runners. Last Thursday in Herington, the Warrior boys finished second, and ...

Saturday’s Old Settlers Day, with a theme of “Better Roads Ahead,” will kick off with a parade on Main St. at 11 a.m. The grand marshal, selected months ago, is Dorothy Conyers. A different grand ...