After a two-hour hearing Wednesday morning in Marion County District Court, District Judge Ryan Rosauer bound former Marion police chief Gideon Cody over for trial on a charge of interference with ...

A regular reader asked a troubling yet reassuring question the other day. “I’m curious,” she wrote. “Are you against wind farms? Several times I’ve heard people say that they were sure you were, and ...

In Marion County, wrecks involving deer set a record in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30, according to computer analysis of reports published in this newspaper’s For the Record page: With the arrival ...

If the commission approved short-term rentals in violation of county rules while going against county regulations, the county would be liable if something happened, he said. “We are putting the county ...

“Peabody recognized there was a problem with their water system and came up with a strategy to repair,” he said. EBH started the process eight years ago. The first phase will be completed in three to ...

Five Warriors swung their clubs Monday at a sub-state girls’ golf tournament at Cypress Ridge in Topeka. Sybil Bowman led Marion with a 29th place finish. Vyolett Dawson finished 48th. Carlynn Johnson ...

A fight among politicians in the District of Columbia might seem a long way away, but fallout is hitting home here. Signs on the door of the USDA office in Marion announce that the office is closed ...

Peabody Police Chief Matthew Neal was a little surprised Monday when the City Council put a temporary hold on two new police vehicles he requested. The vehicles are a Ford Explorer for $41,910 and an ...

Spam is a staple in many cupboards, but it was used in an entirely different way Saturday. More than a dozen Marion County residents crowded into the basement of Peabody Township Library to show off ...

Sunday’s “Rocky’s Last Stand” race, organized by local volunteers and Forward Motion Hare Scramble Championship, was named in honor of John “Rocky” Hett, who died in July. It was Forward Motion’s 13th ...

In the southeast Kansas case, a Tennessee man pleaded guilty to killing a trophy deer in Miami County, then electronically submitting a harvest report in Missouri. He was fined $5,000 and ordered to ...

Lu Turk has been extremely busy signing seniors up for Medicare. “I will see people until Dec. 5 to go over drug and Medicare plans,” said Turk, director of the county’s department on aging. Turk ...