A blue-green algae watch for Marion Reservoir was elevated Friday to a more serious warning. The reservoir is among six bodies of water in Kansas under algae warnings. Nine other bodies of water and ...

“Business incubators,” which help startups and entrepreneurs develop businesses, have grown popular nationwide in the past few years. One is coming soon to Marion. Matt Meyerhoff, owner of the former ...

Just as legislators did with “Value Them Both,” which would have taken away reproductive rights while pretending to embrace them, their latest amendment is anything but an attempt to make the state ...

Lewis Unruh brushes aside leafy stems in his soybean field near Peabody and plunges a shovel into the soil. He lifts a dark clump from the earth, rubs it between fingers worn from a lifetime of ...

Proponents of an event hall at Marion’s Central Park told the city council Monday that the facility could break even or make money for the city by hosting weddings. “There’s potential for income for ...

After spending nearly two weeks serving near Buipe in northern Ghana, Jennifer Bush returned to Peabody with sore muscles, lingering effects of sun poisoning and renewed appreciation for the power of ...

The 2006 International 7400 diesel tanker was carrying a full tank when the accident happened. It was towed by Autohouse, based in Galva, where it will stay at a lot until the Kansas Department of ...

“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.

Attendance at the county’s premier July 4 fireworks display in Peabody was dampened by a threat of storms, but the town still managed to fight the traditional Battle of New Orleans with more than ...

Services have been conducted for Michael Lee Schwemmer, 81, who died June 29. Born Feb. 16, 1945, in Marion, he is survived by wife Becky Schwemmer, son Kasey Schwemmer, and brother Jerry Schwemmer. A ...

An estimated 17 tour participants will stop for lunch at 12:45 p.m. at Bill and Essie’s BBQ, 301 E. Main St., Marion, then travel at 2:15 p.m. to Hillsboro Community Child Care Center, 211 Elm St., ...

Alexander Robinson, an estate planning attorney with Full Circle Estate Planning and Probate in Wichita, generally recommends prepaid funerals because they can relieve surviving family members of ...