City employees in Hillsboro will receive raises averaging an increase of $1,708 in 2026. City administrator Matt Stiles proposed a 3% pay increase across the board and an amount equal to one-third of ...

Marion County has received nearly 40% more rain than in previous years, and it has resulted in negative impacts. Year-to-date rainfall in Marion is 49.64 inches. The average is 32.51 inches.

Ten plaintiffs filed suit Dec. 16 arguing that Dickinson County improperly had granted Diamond Vista owner Enel Energy a conditional-use permit Oct. 31 to build Hope Ridge wind farm, north of the ...

Residents who pass through the intersection of 220th and Falcon Roads implored county commissioners Monday to make it safer. Mieka and Casey Bartel, and a number of residents living nearby, asked for ...

Senior running back Jameson Looper and junior linebacker Hitch Soyez were named to the first team by the Heart of America League. Senior Kadon Mercer was named to the second team on both offense and ...

The county’s use of soft rock on roads saves money in the short term but not long term, commissioner Clarke Dirks said. He said he had visited a few locations where soft rock was used a few months ago ...

When the word gets out Parlour 1886 is open for all three meals, Pena hopes more people will come,. The new hours and meals started with little fanfane Nov. 25, but the restaurant has been pretty busy ...

Hillsboro’s annual Down Home Christmas will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Events will be spread throughout the city, according to Shana Stepank, office worker at the Chamber of Commerce. Down Home ...

Virtual’ touted as a medical virtue. By MICHAEL MARESH. Staff writer. Residents needing advice of a medical specialist immediately in Marion soon will be able to get that inf ...

MFA Oil Co. was formed in 1929. The farmer, owned cooperative is the ninth largest propane retailer in the United States. It supplies fuels, lubricants, and propane to customers in Kansas, Oklahoma, ...

Services for Elaine Marie (Plowman) Delk, 78, Hillsboro, who died Nov. 26, were Friday. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery, Edna. Born Jan. 16, 1947, in Coffeyville to Harold and Marie Plowman, she ...

The “Memories” column always has been my favorite part of the paper. The entries bring to mind when we’d get new shoes from Schoneman’s, go shopping at Beaston’s, buy candy at Duckwalls, and eat ...