Chili lovers came out in droves Saturday for Marion County Lake’s annual Chili Cookoff. Thirteen competitors shared their wares with spectators who purchased $5 testing kits. Rick Myers from Newton ...

Harms Plainview Ranch, Lincolnville, tied for ninth in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Kansas during the year that ended Sept. 30. Nationwide, American Angus Association members registered ...

Marion Police Chief Aaron Slater said Ace reported the theft Sept. 23 of two packs of Milwaukee batteries worth $229.

“I don’t see why you wouldn’t take the property” Fisher said, “but if you want to do it the hard way . . . I’ve given up on it. I’m not going to pay anything.” Mayor Mike Powers said the city was not ...

Marion County has been selected to be part of a major national study by the Centers for Disease Control.

Employees pay 6% of their salary for KPERS, and pay 7.1% is deducted under KP&F. Hillsboro does not have a full-time firefighter, so only the five police officers will see the change. Council member ...

The Bluebirds could face Little River, which won the tournament, for the third time this season in the Wheat State League tournament Saturday at Little River. Goessel is 18-9 overall and 6-1 in the ...

October usually is a busy time for auto shops as people prepare cars and trucks for the colder weather. Webster Auto Service owner Barry Allen has seen more people replacing their tires because they ...

“Return of the Sacred Red Rock,” a documentary about the return of a 28-ton quartzite boulder taken from Kaw Nation land, will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Goessel City Hall, 101 S. Cedar St. From ...

Marion’s winning streak came to an end Friday, but Hillsboro managed to notch a homecoming victory, and Peabody-Burns won by a lopsided score. The Trojans beat Ellsworth, 54-32.

Marion’s new economic development director, Megan Jones, wants to develop a business plan for the city to follow. Jones, hired two weeks ago at an annual salary of $55,000, thinks her experience of ...

The Warriors competed at a new course in Halstead, finishing fifth out of 14 teams. “It was a very unique course with the large dam hills that made it a challenging course,” coach Jason Hett said. Eli ...