Nocturnal, red-brown bugs that flock to artificial light sources are abundant on porches and sidewalks across the Flint Hills. Walk down Marion’s Main St. on a warm night, and you’ll come across a few ...

Neal saw that the position of Peabody chief was open earlier this summer and applied. He was hired — Mayor Catherine Weems called him “the top pick unanimously” — and officially came out of retirement ...

“Take Back the Bench” is, just like “Value Them Both,” another attempt to eliminate women’s rights, but this one is even more dangerous because it also would eliminate one of the greatest safeguards ...

Although the house, in the 900 block of Vine St., was occupied by one adult, the occupant was not injured. Marion County sheriff’s deputies also responded to the shooting incident. Police Chief ...

A blade patch recently applied to the road from US-56 to Pilsen is not sticking to a micro surface applied about a year ago. What the patching material is sticking to is tires of cars that drive over ...

Daniel Acklund, new superintendent at Centre School, is in his 20th year in education and his first year as a superintendent. His goal is to help students, teachers, staff member, and the community ...

Police gathered the flags and bent or broken metal poles and took them to city hall. They now are at the city shop, where they will be repaired or replaced by public works employees, city treasurer ...

Free food will be distributed next week to residents qualifying under revised income standards. A recipient must have monthly household income of no more than $2,413 plus $848 for each additional ...

“In Memoriam” listings are expanded paid obituaries, phrased as the family requests, and may include enhanced information or photographs that might not fit within free death notices.

A jangle of guitars and mandolins and a scent of cigars and “herbal” cigarettes filled the cool evening air during the first night of Bluegrass at the Lake. Huffy and the Night Train, a sextet from ...

County taxpayers — secretly including Sheriff Jeff Soyez — owe a record $569,110.64 in delinquent real estate taxes for 2024, up 11.5% from 2023. Unlike 620 other parcels, Soyez’s two delinquent ...

Aaron Slater, a canine officer for Marion Police Department since November, 2023, has worked nine years in Marion County law enforcement. Before working for Marion, he was a canine officer for the ...