Marion County continues to grapple with a mix of chronic diseases, limited local health infrastructure, and persistent socioeconomic barriers, according to newly released analyses from state and ...

By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. For Susan Mayo, music never has been only about performance. It always has been about connection. The Peabody-area cellist ...

Bear with us, from Marion County Record for March 18, 2026 ...

What if the Kansas Legislature would come up with a law that would allow law enforcement officials to write up and sign an illegal piece of paper, and then go bust down your door, arrest you as a ...

Boiling water does not make it safe as boiling tends to concentrate nitrates. The city has not identified a source for the elevated nitrate level, public works director Alex Goossen said.

Freshmen in Shannon Cooper’s journalism class at Marion High School heard about the realities of reporting during a visit Friday by Record reporter Judd Weil. Students heard that journalism is rarely ...

Editor’s note: Publication of the photo, with the family members’ identities concealed, was designed to remind everyone that pedophilia, as alleged in this case, is not confined to a certain class of ...

Lincolnville firefighters recently conducted a series of radio tests as part of routine updates designed to improve communication with neighboring counties, fire chief Lester Kaiser said Tuesday.

Services for Dorothy Ensz, 95, who died March 11 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro, will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillsboro United Methodist Church. Born Oct. 29, 1930, near Marion to Albert and Ethel ...

The Warriors have battled their way to the best win-loss record in their league and have their eye on an even bigger prize. At 16-2 for the season as of press time, Marion High is top seed in Class ...

Some editions of last week’s paper incorrectly attributed a report of a wreck near Hudson and Locust Sts. in Marion to an officer who approved the report rather than the officer who wrote it, Duane ...

By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. Marion City Council voted Monday to approve a $5 increase in residential refuse fees for the remainder of 2026, followed by an ...