Abilene and Smoky Valley Raiload’s traditional Christmas train, the Cowtown Santa Express, will begin its weekend run Nov. 29 in Abilene. The train, Abilene’s Rock Island depot, and adjoining areas ...

Street smarts? Kids have played there for years, but council members and police may change that, from Marion County Record for Oct. 30, 2024 ...

That’s one deer strike every 2¼ days — a rate 21.4% higher than it was just three years ago. Mating season, known as rutting, typically adds as many as 40 additional crashes to the total. Rutting ...

On Wednesdays and Mondays, however, the alley springs into life. Buckets of beer are constantly brought around by staff at Willy J’s, a beautiful old restaurant connected to the space, open on league ...

Wessel and Klenda will run at 11:45 a.m. Saturday in state competition at Wamego. The Lady Trojans took third place in regional competition Saturday and are state-bound.

Marion County Health Fair will be 8 to 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Marion Sports and Aquatics Center.

The Bluebirds finished the season 32-8. The Trojans finished their season Saturday with an record of 25-14 after losing two sets to Inman in the first round of sub-state competition.

A story last week misidentified the author of a draft food truck ordinance reviewed by Marion City Council. The author was City Attorney Brian Bina.

As temperatures drop around the county, farmers are finishing milo harvest and preparing to get wheat seeds down in time for winter.

Football season for Marion and Hillsboro will continue Friday with playoff games while Peabody-Burns district champion for the first time in a decade, will get a first-round bye heading into regionals ...

A memorial service for Jeanne Raye (Pierce) Strotkamp, 69, who passed Oct. 21, 2024, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel in Newton. Pastor James N. Parrish will ...

Rickey Roberts is best known for his work as an extension agent with Chisholm Trail Extension District, but he has another life beyond educating people about farming practices. He speaks from ...