A pie and ice cream social from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hillsboro Senior Center will honor the 103rd birthday of Bob Delk. He and musical friends will perform. Reservations are not required.

A Goessel Goal Getter and son of Garrett and Laura McKinney, he showed a 1½-year-old Angus commercial heifer he raised and a Hereford calf owned by his friend, Nathan Voth. Nathan’s calf and cow pair ...

Claassen referred to a hypothetical fashionista rather than a real one and kept things “very broad.” The culmination of nationals was a 15-minute speech, during which Claassen spoke about the work she ...

Busier were western stands. Cowboys (long-sleeve shirts, dusty jeans, arms bent and tucked slightly) mingled with the punkish (sleeveless shirts, piercings, tattoos) and the cosmopolitan (white tees, ...

A Lincolnville firefighter arrested July 13 for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs has been suspended until further notice. Lincolnville Fire Chief Les Kaiser confirmed his ...

The 36-mile Marion to McPherson corridor has 8½ miles of paved shoulder, 27½ miles of rock shoulder, and 22 bridges as well as a railroad overpass at Marion’s levee, and access to Marion Reservation.

A celebration of life for Betty Ireland, 93, who passed away July 27, 2025, at St. Luke Living Center, Marion, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at Florence Christian Church, 333 W. 5th ...

UPDATE — Marion County Lake's algae watch was extended Friday for a fourth week. Previous story follows: For the third week in a row, Marion County Lake will be under a blue-green algae advisory ...

The sniffles apparently are mitigated by second grade, when students need only two boxes. They need only one in fourth, but two in third and fifth. This is the type of science Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The temperature hovered around 90 degrees, but the crowd was undeterred by lack of shade, and turned out en masse to see 38 unique machines infuse the air with gas and smoke. The number of officials ...

Golly Gee Whiz, a children’s theater production, will be 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Marion High School’s Performing Arts Center. As an old saying goes, there are no small parts, but lots of ...

THC beverages that police took from Carlsons’ Grocery last week in spite of the county prosecutor’s advice were returned six days later. Police still believe the beverages are illegal, but the county ...