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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marion will be seeking its fifth straight victory as competition host Thursday in a meet with Centre, Hillsboro, and Goessel runners. Last Thursday in Herington, the Warrior boys finished second, and ...

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 ...