Hillsboro City Council spent three hours Tuesday continuing to develop and monitor its three-year plan to address city needs. The city’s very public quarterly planning meetings, unique among county ...

It’s clear you need a hardy disposition to work at the transfer station, where approximately 30,000 pounds of trash is dumped daily by residents, businesses, and the cities. Add to that five tons of ...

Four Hillsboro volleyball players were named to Central Kansas League’s all-league teams, and six Marion football teams were named to Heart of America all-league teams.

“Once Upon a Mattress” will open Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at The Performing Arts Center. An additional performance is scheduled for Saturday. Tickets cost $5 and are available at the high school office and at ...

The rock opera “Godspell” will be presented this week in the Hillsboro Middle and High School auditorium. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $10 each.

A Wichita man was jailed Thursday to face charges from a crime spree and high-speed chase last spring. Charges in Marion County relate to a multi-county high-speed chase May 12, theft of a vehicle, ...

Services for Mary Ellen (Smith) Avery, 75, who died Monday in Wichita, will be scheduled later. Born Dec. 11, 1948, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Albert Marion and Hazel Mae (Overholser) Smith, she lived ...

Frank Johnson, who has overseen Tabor College’s academic affairs since 2010 as vice president or provost, will become the college’s vice president for advancement this summer. Working with president ...

Watts spoke at the Hub Nov 1. Reporters were not allowed in the meeting, but according to Hutchinson, the officer apologized for the impression he created, and went over ground rules for youths ...

One of the unique yards in Marion lies in the 400 block of N. Roosevelt St., the home of Dawnell Funk and her family. Hand-painted signs on the stoop bear puns such as “Bee Happy” and “Bee Humble.” ...

Quarterback Kellen Waner is credited with the only score for Marion, a 32-yard rushing touchdown. Jameson Looper finished with 21 carries and 119 yards rushing. Brian Nguyen led the defense with eight ...

After four years of collaborating with Hillsboro Ford to provide complete services for his customers, former Newton auto salesman Mark Smith has decided to join the dealership in earnest.