John R. “Rocky” Hett, 81, Marion, died Monday. Services are pending. Yazel-Megli Funeral Home, Marion, is in charge of arrangement. A complete obituary is planned for next week’s issue.

A dog bite July 16 in Marion turned out to be only a minor scratch that needed no treatment beyond having the wound cleaned. Interim Police Chief Zach Hudlin said the dog hadn’t behaved aggressively ...

Funeral for Darren Robert Makovec, 60, who died unexpectedly Thursday evening, July 17, 2025, at his home near Lost Springs, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic ...

Like blue eyes and blonde hair, demolition derby competition is a trait that passes from one generation to another. Gavin Druse, 16, Marion, began creating derby cars to smash when he was only 11.

Florence United Methodist Church is a small congregation, with 20 or so members. It isn’t exactly flush with cash, either; unable to afford a full-time minister, the church instead has a guest speaker ...

A Cottonwood Valley team made up of seven Peabody teens, two Marion and Whitewater-area teens, and one each from Hillsboro, Moundridge, and El Dorado won the state Babe Ruth 16-and-younger ...

Renewed discussion of the agreement came after 60-year-old Darren Makovec was found unconscious and not breathing at a farmhouse south of 340th and Wagon Wheel Rds. He ultimately was pronounced dead ...

“The issue in the past has been that the district has not been flushing at a high enough rate to create the necessary scouring effect to move the discolored water,” he said. “People will go to the end ...

Having been in town for 13 months, Dahlgren is selling the building that serves as her residence and coffee shop, The Sit Down. She wants to move back to the East coast — either south New Jersey or ...

Though organizers said before the tournament that they expected eight or more teams to compete, only three showed up — the Fredonia Yellowjackets, the Humboldt Cubs, and the host Cottonwood Valley ...

Fire call largely ignored; poor turnout follows airing of complaints, from Marion County Record for July 23, 2025 ...

Blood drives are planned for 1:15 to 6:15 p.m. today at Eastmoor United Methodist Church in Marion and 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 4 at Goessel Church in Goessel. Appointments are being accepted at ...