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 ...

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 ...

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

Work on Locust upstream from the drainage ditch under Elm St. began April 7 and was mostly finished April 29. It still will get a metal railing along the edge of a drainage culvert.

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, ...

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 ...

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.

Peabody’s community-made banners were erected last week and now are waving proudly on Main St. The banners were orchestrated by Topeka-based artist Carol Bradbury last fall thanks to a $8,500 grant ...

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.

Pioneer Bluffs, the Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage north of Matfield Green, is seeking a new operations director now that SammyJo Happy has returned to ranching. More information is ...

Memorial Day services are planned for Monday at several cemeteries in the area. Cedar Point Cemetery — 10 a.m. Honors presented by John McKay American Legion Post of Florence.

Enter the caretaker, a person (almost always a woman) who visits seniors for a few hours a day to clean, prepare meals, do laundry, help in the bathroom, and, most importantly, provide company.