A Hillsboro man who walked away from a campsite at Marion Reservoir at 1 a.m. Saturday caused family to fear for his safety, but all turned out OK in the end when Assistant Police Chief Randy Brazil ...

Ramona and Marion County Fire District No. 3 will have a 6:30 p.m. July 4 meal of hamburgers and hot dogs, chips, and beverage for a free will donation. A fireworks show put on by firefighter will ...

To get to the bait shop, you must roll over a black cord strung across the driveway. It triggers an alarm system in the basement and lets Johnson know there’s a customer. While running a bait shop ...

Even people who don’t consider themselves to be in “leadership” positions can learn skills that will make them leaders in their realm of influence.

Regular gas pumps at Casey’s have been unusable for weeks, and some alcohol-free pumps are now out of service. The city has only one place to buy gasoline, and Dollar General at Hillsboro has gas ...

The reservoir is known state-wide as a peaceful place to fish, camp, and swim. Blue-green algae, which blooms on and off during the summer, sometimes hampers the fun. But on Thursday, it was not algae ...

Kansas law specifies that committeemen and committeewomen from the party that won an office in the last election have the power to choose replacements when those county or legislative positions become ...

In a world often focused on answers, it may be more important to ask questions. Should Remington Rd. from US-56 to potential saint Emil Kapaun’s church be a state highway, fostering tourism and safety ...

Blinking red lights on Sunflower Wind turbines have vexed some county residents since the wind farm was built, and the lights once again are in county commissioners’ crosshairs. Commissioner Clarke ...

Marion’s 47th annual Art in the Park festival Sept. 20 and 21 typically brings an estimated 30,000 shoppers to Central Park. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 20th and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 21st ...

More than delaying harvest, heavy rain can cause mature wheat to bleach and shrivel up, lowering the weight of the grain. “It’s going to affect the quality of the wheat,” Hett said. “The test weight ...

John was born April 9, 1936, in Hillsboro to Wesley and Mildred (Bredemeier) Summervill. He graduated from Marion High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959. John attended ...