When final, unofficial returns were posted, Republican Mike Beneke ousted unaffiliated incumbent David Mueller in commissioner District 2 by a margin of 610 to 500. In District 3, Republican Clarke ...

Marion County Toy Run participants braced for a cold, wet drive from Marion to Hillsboro and delivered the goods Saturday as promised. The run began, as usual, from Willie J’s 9th Lane, where ...

Hillsboro’s American Legion will sponsor a dinner 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday in honor of Veterans Day. On the menu will be chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and French bread.

Six county girls were named to all-league teams in volleyball this week. Brooklyn Wuest, Aimee Funk, and Delaney Duerksen, all of Goessel, were selected to the Wheat State League first team. Abbigail ...

A memorial service for Margaret Elaine Pippin, 76, who passed away Oct. 30, 2024,will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Marion Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, ...

Is the grass greener? Many from county make long commute to Moundridge factory, from Marion County Record for Nov. 6, 2024 ...

After 54 years, a change has come to Al’s Café in Lost Springs: The restaurant is now open on Sundays, likely for the first time in its history. The Sunday hours aren’t long — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — and ...

An incident Thursday at Peabody-Burns Junior High and High School led to special school meetings Friday evening that ended with principal Ryan Bartel no longer being employed by the school. The ...

Delores was surprised by the quilt made of her late husband’s clothing, and was very emotional, Kreutziger recalled. Delores slept under the quilt until she herself died May 12, 2023, on her 61st ...

Fire Chief Ben Steketee gave a 20-minute presentation regarding Hillsboro’s volunteer fire department, which covers 119 square miles around the county. He discussed recent training and bonding events, ...

Two Goessel runners competed on a track that quickly became a slippery, puddle-laden obstacle course, as 101 runners travelled the same path. Eli Gaeddert found his pace near the front of the pack, ...

Counting the ways our ballots should matter, from Marion County Record for Nov. 6, 2024 ...