For the third week in a row, Marion County Lake will be under a blue-green algae advisory. An algae warning imposed two weeks ago was lowered to a watch last week and renewed Friday for another week.

Having been in town for 13 months, Dahlgren is selling the building that serves as her residence and coffee shop, The Sit Down. She wants to move back to the East coast — either south New Jersey or ...

A dog bite July 16 in Marion turned out to be only a minor scratch that needed no treatment beyond having the wound cleaned. Interim Police Chief Zach Hudlin said the dog hadn’t behaved aggressively ...

Like blue eyes and blonde hair, demolition derby competition is a trait that passes from one generation to another. Gavin Druse, 16, Marion, began creating derby cars to smash when he was only 11.

Florence United Methodist Church is a small congregation, with 20 or so members. It isn’t exactly flush with cash, either; unable to afford a full-time minister, the church instead has a guest speaker ...

“The issue in the past has been that the district has not been flushing at a high enough rate to create the necessary scouring effect to move the discolored water,” he said. “People will go to the end ...

Though organizers said before the tournament that they expected eight or more teams to compete, only three showed up — the Fredonia Yellowjackets, the Humboldt Cubs, and the host Cottonwood Valley ...

What we find even more curious is the number of generally sane and responsible politicians — including our other U.S. senator — whose voices have fallen mainly silent as such things as President Trump ...

Funeral for Darren Robert Makovec, 60, who died unexpectedly Thursday evening, July 17, 2025, at his home near Lost Springs, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic ...

Fire call largely ignored; poor turnout follows airing of complaints, from Marion County Record for July 23, 2025 ...

A rural Lost Springs man’s death Thursday from an apparent heart attack prompted county commissioner Kent Becker to question interim ambulance director Mickey Price Monday whether an agreement was ...

Much of the county, particularly the Hillsboro area, was hammered by wind and thunderstorms Monday night. County road and bridge crews out from 1 until 9 a.m. Tuesday — some later — cutting limbs and ...