By ERIC MEYER. Staff writer. Two minor earthquakes struck here Thursday morning. The first, magnitude 2.1, hit at 1:57 a.m. just inside the Marion County ...

Marion’s track and field traveled to a tough meet Friday at Halsted but still managed to place in several events. Luke Wessel led with a first place finish in the 800. Brian Nguyen placed second in ...

Jones began by swimming 3.9 kilometers at the Newton YMCA. He then biked 39 miles from Newton to Peabody-Burns High School before running 3.9 kilometers around Peabody, ending at the elementary school ...

The ever-productive Thane Schwartz of Marion will publish his ninth book in the next few days. Titled “Project 2050: The Sixth Trump and The Last Pope,” the novel is 215 pages long. Schwartz described ...

Marion will be host for a varsity golf tournament Tuesday with Centre’s lone golfer and Goessel golfers scheduled to attend. Hillsboro’s Lincoln Wichert tied for 12th Monday at the Southeast of Saline ...

It takes city and county leaders, sheriffs, chiefs, and — yes — even local newspapers to investigate wrongdoing and report the news. Sometimes it’s as easy as a few phone calls or a records waiver ...

The jail, located in Cottonwood Falls, is contracted by ICE to house detainees. Tuesday, the jail was ordered to take Alvarado back to ICE’s Kansas City office, Whitney said. After that, he said, he ...

Westview’s fire alarm company notified dispatchers of numerous fire alarms through the night, and the fire department was paged to the nursing home. The first fire alarm happened about 7 p.m. Saturday ...

Marion’s swim team, including students from Centre, Hillsboro, and Peabody-Burns, won its final home meet of the season Friday.. Individually, Lauryn Vogt won in the 50-meter freestyle and the ...

Trojan softball lost both games against Inman, 13-2 and 10-2. The losses meant Hillsboro extended its losing streak to eight games. The Trojans were swept in a doubleheader Friday against Hoisington, ...

Marion Head Start students got to get dirty Monday when they went to the community garden to plant seeds. The experience was an activity in a gardening study that will last through mid-May. Children ...

Health Ministries Mobile Clinic will offer free student-athlete physicals from 1:20 to 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at Peabody-Burns High School. Appointments are being accepted by school nurse April Wedel at ...