“Marion fuel prices higher than most” (Dec. 10) reports that in Kansas, “the average price for unleaded gas is $2.61 a gallon, the 11th lowest in the nation.” So, even the highest in Marion is still ...

Political disagreement is fine. In fact, it’s to be encouraged. That’s how democracy works. But when people on both sides begin resorting to overwrought intimidation tactics, it’s time to stress that ...

The Marion City Council took no action Dec. 29 on a proposed HEAL grant application to help fund improvements to the community center. The council decided to revisit the project later this year after ...

COUNTY'S PROCEDURAL NIGHTMARES:   2 commissioners vie for chairman, from Marion County Record for Jan. 7, 2026 ...

Every morning from Monday to Friday and sometimes Saturday a group of six Marion residents meet at the Sit Down to sip coffee and hang out for more than an hour. The group consists of Robin Bazil, ...

In 1977, Peggy Blackman stepped into a role that would shape Marion for decades. Today, she warns that the city’s government has grown distant from the people it serves — and that the consequences are ...

If the president cared about the lives of the American people, he’d shut down the alcohol industry instead of bombing the Venezuelans.

Cattle is Heath Shields’ family story in Marion County. Today, Shields is working to ensure that legacy continues. Shields traces his family’s ranching roots back to 1889, when his ...

Hillsboro and Peabody-Burns were the only schools in the county that played games Friday night. On the road, Hillsboro’s girls beat Pratt 37-21. “We were a little sluggish, but the girls played hard,” ...

Rosauer agreed to delay Cody’s trial, scheduled for February until the weeks of June 22, July 13, and Aug 31. Attorneys agreed and will decide which week is best. Rosauer said he would like the trial ...

Keith Edward Just, 80, Yukon, Oklahoma, died Oct. 27, 2025, in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born Aug. 27, 1945, in Wichita to John and Pearl (Waite) Just and grew up in Marion County. He graduated from ...

A highly charged city council meeting last week in which Peabody police accused the city’s mayor-elect of violating their privacy and endangering their families has erupted into an online petition ...