I am elated to be part of the Marion County Record’s staff and am excited to deliver high-quality journalism this institution is known for. When not doing that, I enjoy spending time with my wife, our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Parking and occupancy limits on short-term rentals at Marion County Lake were points of contention at Thursda ...

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 ...

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 ...

Centre returns three starters from last season, junior Micah Carlson and sophomores Noah Brunner and Brady Idleman. “The team is the youngest in the league; however, these are returning players who ...

Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a $660,949.50 contract with Heft and Sons of Greensburg to resurface the entire length of K-150 in Marion and Chase counties. No date for the start of ...

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.

Hillsboro girls return all five starters. By NICHOLAS KIMBALL. Staff writer. The Hillsboro girls’ basketball team will return all five starters from last season along with two r ...