MEMORIES:   About Marion, A brief description of its past and present, from Marion County Record for Sept. 25, 2025 ...

Marion County Lake’s blue-green algae advisory was extended Friday for a 12th consecutive week. The advisory does not extend to Marion Reservoir.

Saturday’s Old Settlers Day, with a theme of “Better Roads Ahead,” will kick off with a parade on Main St. at 11 a.m. The grand marshal, selected months ago, is Dorothy Conyers. A different grand ...

A vendor who has come to Marion for five years, Clemo Haddox of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, who has sold an eclectic assortment of lawn ornaments made from upcycled metal pieces. His business is ...

Two years after a press release stated that blinking lights on Orsted Sunflower Wind Turbines would be resolved soon, the lights are still blinking. County Commissioner Clarke Dirks wants to know why ...

The “dozed” are people who don’t keep up with news, insist they need only a few snippets to make up their minds about anything, regard things like newspapers as archaic vestiges of a bygone era, and ...

The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities has a new member with special insights into the issues it addresses. Twenty-two-year-old Peabody resident Perri Spencer was named by Governor Laura ...

But 2025 also is a year in which both the city and county will celebrate similar anniversaries. This year marks the 165th anniversary of the settlement of Marion, the 160th anniversary of the ...

A hog roast Saturday at Burns will raise money for an annual classic car show in May. All money raised will support the Route 77 Classic Car Show. Diners are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert ...

A reporter with decades of experience is coming to the Marion County Record. Michael Maresh’s first day with the Record was Monday. Maresh, who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from Arizona ...

If we really want to address redistricting, the county should re-examine its county commissioner districts, which never were adjusted after the 2020 census and which attach an isolated chunk of Marion ...

Services for Elinor R. Kliewer, 91, who died Sept. 7 at Kidron Bethel Village, North Newton, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.