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Reynolds and Talkington do not have commercial driver’s licenses, according to Mayor Catherine Weems, and cannot operate the city’s best tool for clearing snow, a snowplow affixed to a dump truck. The ...

Without a community theater or middle school theater department in Hillsboro, Klassen’s next opportunity to perform would be in high school, where he acted in “Cinderella,” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie ...

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

Three water and sewer providers in the county will receive state grants totaling $1.9 million. Marion County Improvement District No. 2 at the county lake will receive $458,880. Treasurer Ed Burnett ...

A deputy, Hillsboro ambulance, and the ambulance director were summoned to Hill Rd. at the east end of the lake at 9:19 a.m. after Jim Wyatt was discovered dead. Coroner Don Hodson said his ...

Newton resident Marisol Guzman, owner of Tortas Mary, is not a stranger to Marion or the county. She has vended at special events numerous times and often vended at the former Dollar Tree store in ...

I have memories of being a cheerleader during my years at Florence High School during the 1960s, cheering the Wildcats on to victory on the basketball court and on the football field. And victorious ...

A bridge on 130th Rd. a mile east of Cedar Point in Chase County is being replaced. The bridge crosses Cottonwood River about 1 mile west of Cedar Point. Work is expected to be finished in September.

Pilsen packed its community center for the 22nd annual county charity auction Sunday evening. More than $33,000 was raised to go to various local charities.

Sam is survived by wife Camille Dial; children Morgan Dial, Madalyn Dial, Alexander Dial, and Macyn Allen; siblings Brandy Dial, Zechariah Peterson (and wife Kathryn), and Misti Baker (and husband Bo) ...

One county team already has advanced to the second round of substate play. In the first round of the substate playoffs Monday, Goessel coasted to a 30-point victory over Northern Heights. Goessel ...