Editor’s note: Water district directors are indeed elected much as hospital directors are, typically in the first quarter of the year. See story this week. We erred with issues 43 and 44 and forgot to ...

For the third week in a row, Marion County Lake will be under a blue-green algae advisory. An algae warning imposed two weeks ago was lowered to a watch last week and renewed Friday for another week.

What we find even more curious is the number of generally sane and responsible politicians — including our other U.S. senator — whose voices have fallen mainly silent as such things as President Trump ...

Getting the downtown declared a historical district would open the door to tax credits to pay for building improvements. The project stalled during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic, when public meetings could ...

Florence United Methodist Church is a small congregation, with 20 or so members. It isn’t exactly flush with cash, either; unable to afford a full-time minister, the church instead has a guest speaker ...

Like blue eyes and blonde hair, demolition derby competition is a trait that passes from one generation to another. Gavin Druse, 16, Marion, began creating derby cars to smash when he was only 11.

Having been in town for 13 months, Dahlgren is selling the building that serves as her residence and coffee shop, The Sit Down. She wants to move back to the East coast — either south New Jersey or ...

Fire call largely ignored; poor turnout follows airing of complaints, from Marion County Record for July 23, 2025 ...

Blood drives are planned for 1:15 to 6:15 p.m. today at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion and 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 4 at Goessel Church in Goessel. Appointments are being accepted at ...

Though organizers said before the tournament that they expected eight or more teams to compete, only three showed up — the Fredonia Yellowjackets, the Humboldt Cubs, and the host Cottonwood Valley ...

Like Peabody, Hillsboro was host for a Babe Ruth state baseball tournament this weekend, this one for players 10 and younger. The five competing teams arrived for a baseball clinic and picnic ...

Much of the county, particularly the Hillsboro area, was hammered by wind and thunderstorms Monday night. County road and bridge crews out from 1 until 9 a.m. Tuesday — some later — cutting limbs and ...