Maria Carlson ticks every box of success in academic and social success in her Marion High School career. Her perfect grades earned her the Governor’s Scholar award and the role of class valedictorian ...

Hillsboro’s water and wastewater department saved the city hundreds of thousands of dollars by handling major infrastructure repairs internally while continuing to battle worsening algae and mineral ...

John Quincy Adams’s vision served the nation in its founding and remains a guiding light as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday. This wisdom, and its lasting legacy, is a reminder that ...

“My ‘ah-ha’ moment was when I joined our AV class my sophomore year, and I got to actually see what the class looks like as a career, and I was like, ‘Wait, I love this. This is what I want to do.’ ” ...

Marion County will pay thousands of dollars in veterinary boarding costs for dogs seized by the City of Marion in an animal cruelty case. The county will pay $3,756.96 billed by Animal Health Center ...

Marion resident Kevin W. Geren, 64, was arrested April 28 on suspicion of theft stemming from a March incident involving used tires. Geren was taken into custody by a sheriff’s deputy on a Marion ...

Visitation for James “Jim” Delk, 79, who died Saturday at Salem Home in Hillsboro, will be 5 to 7 tonight at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery, Edna. At his request, ...

The board of education of the Centre school district abruptly fired day care director Janine Foth for undisclosed reasons last week. The board called a special meeting with two closed-door sessions – ...

Census figures reveal major changes in the last 60 years, and it is not just less population. In 1960, the census had for Marion County a population of 15,143 with 6,890 living in towns and 8,253 ...

At an undisclosed address in Peabody, authorities recovered 10 ounces of methamphetamine, enough for more than 700 doses, along with scales and other paraphernalia. More than 20 firearms, including ...

A 4-year-old boy was taken Friday night to a Wichita pediatric trauma center after a stick became lodged in his chest while he was playing outside. The child’s parents drove him to St. Luke Hospital, ...

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