It was Sunday, the biblical day of rest. Add to that unshoveled sidewalks, dangerously icy roads, and snow pouring down, and it was no wonder Marion streets were empty, with businesses closed. Plus, ...

“If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, we’re going to have a party that’s divided. We’re going to have a party that’s going to have to somehow justify to itself why it’s voting for this man. I ...

Hillsboro’s Bluejay community retail renovation has been selected as one of 11 projects to receive support from Kansas State University. “We’re co-creating blueprints that can guide future work for ...

Gary McCall’s Florence neighbors rushed to his assistance with garden hoses Friday night when his pickup, Corvette, and garage caught fire, but the vehicles and garage were a total loss nonetheless.

“We were lucky,” Lincolnvvile chief Les Kaiser said. “We had no medical or fire runs. However, we did go out on several motorist assists, trying to get them unstuck, get them around the roadways and ...

One of the few people braving single-digit conditions Monday and Tuesday was Marion High School sophomore Cooper Jirak. Jirak posted on social media Saturday asking whether anyone needed a driveway or ...

Florence and Burns firefighters, who apparently just happened upon the scene, covered a person who fell with blankets and safely took the person inside while waiting for a delayed ambulance to arrive.

Vyve’s fiber internet advertises an upload speed of 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps), far exceeding the 5 Mbps offered by the AT&T DSL internet used by some Marion homes and businesses. Download ...

Public workers, from ambulance crews to firefighters to local police, had their usual responsibilities thrown out the window this weekend as a huge snowstorm struck the county. But the amount of work ...

Curtis Maag spent more than two hours on the ground in Sunday’s freezing temperatures and was found, unconscious, by a deputy about 6:30 p.m. The 89-year-old had Stage Two hypothermia and high levels ...

Winter weather canceled most sports events after New Year’s, but a longer-term cancelation hit the Peabody-Burns girls team. Three players quit the team before break, and the remainder of their season ...

Monday’s scheduled reception for outgoing county officials and swearing in of new officials was postponed because of the weekend blizzard. At a year-end meeting Dec. 31, commissioners: ...