Between 8 and 11:29 a.m. Monday, all police transmissions in the county were switched from a talk group the public can hear on scanners to an encrypted talk group which scanners cannot pick up.

Brookens Law Office will shut its door at the end of the month when attorney Bob Brookens retires. While the Karstetter and Bina office will remain open for half a day each week on Main St., ...

The United States is divided about many issues; whether to celebrate Columbus Day is among them. While the city and county of Marion take Columbus Day off, and so does the federal government, the ...

The hairdressing veterans of the county, such as Martin Bina of Martin’s Barbershop in Marion and Randy Weins of Silver Shears outside Hillsboro, tend to have close relationships, built up over the ...

Hillsboro tire shop Rod’s Tire and Service was purchased last week by Pomp’s Tire Service. Former owner Rod Koons will transition to a role as an “agricultural tire consultant” with Pomp’s, a national ...

In addition to Bradbury’s art, a petting zoo and climbing wall proved popular. So too did the Tomahawk Truck, an ax-throwing booth affixed to the back of a pickup truck. John Arndt ran the booth, ...

Prohibiting alcohol at Tabor is not a punishment. It is an effort to create a vibrant and safe community where students learn to find their fun in safe, constructive ways, learning to solve their ...

Publisher Eric Meyer and Kansas Press Association executive director Emily Bradbury talked to the Kosovans at the Historic Elgin Hotel before the group came to the Record for a tour. Meyer talked ...

First Amendment freedom of speech: gone. Freedom of religion: gone. Freedom of the press: gone. They could raid any newspaper office like the Marion County Record and get away with it. Thank God there ...

Centre was one of six Kansas schools to be named in the report. The five others are located in Wichita and Kansas City. According to the report, enrollment at Centre dropped a staggering 60% from 2019 ...

A potential resolution, discussed since April and pushed by commissioner Kent Becker, that would oppose a federal program viewed by right-wing Republicans as a “land grab,” was voted down 3-2 Monday ...

The family of Janice Case is requesting a card shower for her 95th birthday. Cards may be sent to her at 13060 Metcalf Ave, Apt 142, Overland Park KS 66213.