Leadership often means knowing how to play the long game. Determined to break the spoilsmen’s grip on the national government, Hayes chose to fight on the ground of civil service reform.

Residents of a Florence home barely escaped a fire that may have killed as many as 17 dogs trapped in kennels. The fire Friday afternoon destroyed the home at 223 W. 7th St. Fire officials believe the ...

County commissioners may have violated Kansas law last week by failing to disclose the offer they accepted for a piece of property owned by the county’s land bank. The Record has since obtained a ...

Church blessed with 17 stained-glass windows, restored pipe organ , from Marion County Record for July 1, 2026 ...

Although quilting has enjoyed a resurgence in the U.S. in recent decades, most quilters sew with machines. However, interest in more traditional quilting methods also is growing — a trend fueled by ...

By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. Replacing aging equipment before it fails dominated Marion County’s 2027 budget presentations at Monday’s comm ...

By DOUG STRUCK and OWEN PROTHRO. Staff writers. Randy Dallke’s first memories of fireworks were as a young kid sitting on his fam ...

Marion’s community center will transform into a laboratory next week for an hour-long Science Heroes program at 10 a.m. July 8. The program will be free to attend for all ages. Most of the activities ...

By OWEN PROTHRO. Staff writer. Hillsboro has received a $15,000 grant for construction of five accessible pickleball courts. The grant is a part o ...

Sheriff Jeff Soyez was appointed Tuesday to fill a vacant hospital board seat left by Ryan Edmundson, president of Marion National Bank. who is taking on additional responsibilities in other ...

Pins’ lead Peabody on historical parade. An array of original art celebrating Peabody history, people, and traditions rendered in the style of vintage round lapel pins has be ...

That was a long time ago, but I’ve been around: reported from all 50 states and six of seven continents. (I missed the Antarctic. My son, who is in the State Department, says he will beat me there. My ...