We rarely hear government resolutions on New Year’s Day, but we often hear them on Election Day, when candidates perennially promise, like dandelions popping up each year, to increase efficiency and ...

The most-read individual story, ranking 10th for the year, was a breaking news piece picked up in the Aug. 7 print edition indicating that special prosecutors had cleared the Record of wrongdoing and ...

Firefighters quickly donned breathing apparatus and dug down to the source of the leak, allowing the gas to safely vent into the air instead of pooling and following service lines into homes. “I saw a ...

County commissioners spent the bulk of an hour last week trying to come up with policies on how the county charges for special requests for wider culverts, additional road rock, and dust-settling sand ...

Contrary to what previously was reported, less than half of students and less than a quarter of community members surveyed favor abandoning Wildcats as the nickname for Marion Middle School. And many ...

“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.

The aisles of St. Luke Auxiliary thrift shop in Marion were teeming Friday with shoppers from inside and outside of town picking up last-minute Christmas gifts. One woman spent $51 on new jackets and ...

A memorial service for Kay Frances Scharping, 79, who died Dec. 17, 2024, at Salem Home in Hillsboro after a short battle with cancer, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27 at First Mennonite Church, ...

Once a year, people come together to make holiday magic for families facing financial or other struggles. Marion Community Christmas provides gifts, feast ingredients, and holiday cheer to families in ...