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 ...

By MICHAEL MARESH. Staff writer. The Marion County Winter Fun Fair is returning for its second year with new categories. The fair will be 10 ...

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.

“In Memoriam” listings are expanded paid obituaries, phrased largely as the family requests, and may include enhanced information or photographs that might not fit within free death notices.

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 ...

Courts usually allow communities to play a local role, while wind farms would have to prove the amendments are not legal. Simply stated, Ewy said, any amendments approved or recommended would have to ...

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at around 1:30 p.m. a small plane flying out of the Newton Airport made an emergency landing just outside Peabody. “It was in between Quail Creek and Pawnee Rd.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A few of the boys playing on the basketball team also play on the football team. “We look to improve on last year,” Kyle said. The Warriors bring back four starters, one senior and three juniors — ...

Motorists pay between 70 to 80 cents more a gallon at the pump in Marion than in other nearby locations. A fuel station at Walmart in Emporia charges $2.09 for unleaded gas. Casey’s General Stores in ...