By PHYLLIS ZORN. Staff writer. Marion City Council members reviewed a proposed ordinance Monday that would set sta ...

County commissions met behind closed doors Monday in what almost certainly was a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The Marion County Record has filed a formal complaint with the Kansas ...

And, yes, we’ll also honor the work of the rest of our dedicated team, who despite intense pressures that continue to this day have valiantly soldiered on, seized but not silenced by the raid.

ATV crash. A Hillsboro man was so badly injured Saturday in an accident on Indigo Rd. that he was airlifted to a Wichita hospital. Lloyd Funk, 89, ...

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Katherine Marie Lenz, 77, on Aug. 3, 2025, with her family by her side at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in ...

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Waltner, of Moundridge; sons Alan Waltner (and wife Tina) of Moundridge and Scott Waltner (and wife Kendra) of Moundridge; daughters Julia Waltner of Kettle Falls, ...

Paying for classroom supplies out of pocket is common for schoolteachers. The National Education Association, the largest teachers’ union in the U.S., reported in 2022 that more than 90% of teachers ...

Inside Marion’s water plant. By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. Built in 1964, Marion’s odd-looking water plant is still going strong. Blocky, made of large brick ...

By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. New PVC pipes soon will replace Peabody’s antiquated cast-iron mains, improving water quality significantly, Dari ...

By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. Kim Frantz of Tampa won the Record ’s Beat the Heat contest Friday as the first to predict that Aug.

Funeral Mass for Elizabeth Joan Navrat, 90, Wichita, who passed away Aug. 6, 2025, at Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic ...

A memorial service will be scheduled later for Bennett Mark Franta, 62, El Dorado, who passed away Aug. 4, 2025, in Wichita. Bennett was born March 29, 1963, in Marion to Lester and Mayme (Swelha) ...