Always county-oriented, Old Settlers Day began Jan. 7, 1881, with a reunion for all people who settled in Marion County in the 1860s. The old settlers gathered for a basket dinner and reminiscing in ...

The Warriors stomped all over Bennington, 60-6, on the road Friday. Jameson Looper finished with 191 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Quarterback Carson Krause rushed for 73 yards and two ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former county commissioner Dave Mueller was charged Thursday with furnishing alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage to a minor. On the same day, lawyer Brian Bina entered an appearance on Mueller’s ...