Gary McCall’s Florence neighbors rushed to his assistance with garden hoses Friday night when his pickup, Corvette, and garage caught fire, but the vehicles and garage were a total loss nonetheless.

“If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, we’re going to have a party that’s divided. We’re going to have a party that’s going to have to somehow justify to itself why it’s voting for this man. I ...

Some busier than others, from Marion County Record for Jan. 8, 2025 ...

Firefighters were able to get three of five vehicles unstuck, and occupants opted to continue on their way. The other two cars were brought back to Lincolnville. A woman in one of the cars brought to ...

Hillsboro’s Bluejay community retail renovation has been selected as one of 11 projects to receive support from Kansas State University. “We’re co-creating blueprints that can guide future work for ...

Weekend blizzard almost shuts town down, from Marion County Record for Jan. 8, 2025 ...

Emergency manager Marcy Hostetler likely needs a long sleep. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, while ice and snow fell on the county, motorists slid off roads and ambulances had to be towed out of ditches ...

Curtis Maag spent more than two hours on the ground in Sunday’s freezing temperatures and was found, unconscious, by a deputy about 6:30 p.m. The 89-year-old had Stage Two hypothermia and high levels ...

Monday’s scheduled reception for outgoing county officials and swearing in of new officials was postponed because of the weekend blizzard. At a year-end meeting Dec. 31, commissioners: ...

Winter weather canceled most sports events after New Year’s, but a longer-term cancelation hit the Peabody-Burns girls team. Three players quit the team before break, and the remainder of their season ...

By PHYLLIS ZORN. Staff writer. In an unprecedented move, nearly all highways in the area were closed Saturday because of unsafe conditions caused ...

By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. One of the few people braving single-digit conditions Monday and Tuesday was Marion High School sophomore Cooper Jirak. Jir ...