Qualified electors can be written in on ballots or nominated from the floor. Candidates will address voters before the election. General elections at the courthouse will be Aug. 5 with early voting at ...

By PHYLLIS ZORN. Staff writer. County commissioners got their first look at the county’s newest ambulance Monday — two years after i ...

Under orange-and-red lights in Shari Flaming Memorial Arts Center, Hillsboro High School graduated 38 Trojans on Saturday. The procession was a professional, polished affair, livened up by some choice ...

The first order of business for Brian Wells, who will become Marion city administrator June 16, will be getting to know the community and council and then deciding the best paths to take from there, ...

Centre’s lone golfer, Easton Glessner, finished 9th, also earning him a spot at state. Class 1A will compete Tuesday in Dodge City.

After a lengthy stakeout, U.S. Marshals and Kansas Highway Patrol arrested two absconded parolees on undisclosed charges Thursday in Peabody. Melissa R. Merunka, 38, and Dusty L. Trusdale, 40, both of ...

Not only is it rare for a student in a rural area to receive this scholarship, the Bina family now has had two Hagan scholarship students. Kaitlynn’s brother, Justin, also got a Hagen scholarship.

The Grand Prix began in 1972 to celebrate Florence’s centennial. A Wichita-based group, Sprockets Motorcycle Club, was host. The club is now defunct, though a Facebook group where members share ...

These days, many adults — especially younger ones — seem to consume news with the same lack of fervor as children eating vegetables. They avoid legitimate news at all costs and rely instead on the ...

Marion junior Carson Krause is recovering at home after being hit in the neck by a baseball and collapsing at Marion’s regional playoff game May 14 against Little River. With the score 3-3, Krause was ...

A new $12,000 grant from the state will aid in a $461,500 renovation of the former Olde Towne Restaurant building at 126 N. Main St. in Hillsboro, city council members learned Thursday.

State’s worst drought grips county . By ERIC MEYER. Staff writer. Marion and Chase counties officially are being listed as the Kansas counties most impacted by drought. Both cou ...