Avoiding yet another opportunity to question specific spending, Marion City Council seemed to agree Monday night to raise the city’s tax levy by 3.9% instead of 9.8%, as originally advertised.

Recently installed air conditioning in Midway Motors’ shop has had a positive effect on employees and customers, according to sales manager Zeth Thornhill. The auto repair shop installed air ...

Keeping Vader company on the porch are Michael Myers from the movie “Halloween” and a “Ghost Face” character. A skeletal bat with glowing red eyes rides a skeleton horse. Denise Crabb adds to her ...

Marion County Democrats will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the basement of Marion Community Center to discuss plans for appointing precinct officials and electing officers. After a business meeting, a ...

Friday night lights are back, with all five county schools kicking off their season Friday. Two of the five teams walked away with victories. The Warriors began the season with a 46-20 victory on the ...

Marion High School’s class of 1979 will gather for its 45th reunion Old Settlers weekend. Class members tentatively will meet Saturday morning at Danny Snelling’s house on N. Walnut St. to ride in the ...

Quite a while back, I told you about a man I know who has spent most of his life in prison in California. For 40 years, we have exchanged letters, and he has become a friend. To make a long story ...

We will not see justice in the law enforcement raid on the Marion County Record newspaper until officials take an entirely different approach. Until now, the investigation into abuse of power by local ...

As sweltering summer fades into fabulous fall between Labor Day and Old Settlers Day each year, thoughts naturally turn to sports and the heroics of dedicated young people who do their communities ...

History, music and sights of the county — all part of a tour presented Saturday by Flint Hills Counterpoint at Peabody, — brought 37 tourists to learn about Marion County and listen to original music ...