Two inmates were taken by ambulance Saturday to St. Luke Hospital from Marion County Jail. A 43-year-old man complained of chest pains and was coughing up blood. He was taken to St. Luke by Marion ...

By MICHAEL MARESH. Staff writer. Parking and occupancy limits on short-term rentals at Marion County Lake were points of contention at Thursda ...

Peabody boys few, but girls have enough for a team. By NICHOLAS KIMBALL. Staff writer. Peabody-Burns basketball got off to a later start for practices compared to other schools th ...

When Robert B. Gustafson’s truck was reported by a passing Marion County road and bridge employee, he likely had been dead for several hours. The sheriff’s office was contacted at 9:50 a.m., and the ...

The policy and its proposed changes need to be available to all county employees and the public. Chairman Jonah Gehring said putting the plan on the county’s website was a good idea. “I am just going ...

The Marion County Winter Fun Fair is returning for its second year with new categories. The fair will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at Marion County Fairgrounds. Bret Toews, K-State extension agent, ...

Peabody City Council promoted its city clerk Monday night. Without much discussion, council members made Paul Leeker city clerk / administrator at a salary of $65,000. The city was working without an ...

Hillsboro’s Jesiah Gooch, who was scheduled to sign as a preferred walk on at the University of Kansas , accepted a scholarship instead last week from the University of South Dakota.

Winter draws near and a lot of places and their activities tend to slow down. Marion County Lake is one of those places but still will be a fine destination spot come that first cold. According to ...

Marion City Council signalled support Tuesday for a grant that would cover 60% of the cost of another 78 rhinos throughout Marion. While the item on the council agenda was for discussion only, ...

Brylee Smith and Hugh Guetterman have been named Marion High School Champions of Character for November. According to staff, Brylee’s character shines in everything she does and Hugh is a respectful, ...

Around 5 a.m. Sunday, the Lincolnville firefighters were dispatched to a barn fire at 2921 Sunflower Rd. Upon their arrival, they found the barn fully and had already burned almost to the ground. That ...