Contrary to what previously was reported, less than half of students and less than a quarter of community members surveyed favor abandoning Wildcats as the nickname for Marion Middle School. And many ...

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A memorial service for Kay Frances Scharping, 79, who died Dec. 17, 2024, at Salem Home in Hillsboro after a short battle with cancer, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27 at First Mennonite Church, ...

Once a year, people come together to make holiday magic for families facing financial or other struggles. Marion Community Christmas provides gifts, feast ingredients, and holiday cheer to families in ...

Three county girls teams are heading into Christmas break and the new year with victories. The Trojans put together a strong second half to ice Southeast of Saline 44-25 Thursday.

Two girls’ basketball players and a wrestler were injured during sports events seven days apart. An 18-year-old wrestler from Center-Burden was injured Friday during a match at at Marion’s Sports and ...

Services for Alicia Dawn Warwick, 38, who died Dec. 14, will be scheduled after her son, Jason, has recovered. A candlelight vigil honoring her and offering prayers for Jason and the other boy injured ...

This Christmas, we all should consider giving democracy a gift it most richly deserves — our honest voices. Becoming engaged citizens is far more important than idle gestures like saluting the flag, ...

Officials of Peabody Main Street Association wrongly announced on social media last week that the first disbursement of a $1.5 million grant to rejuvenate downtown would have to be paid back. The ...

We are all living, breathing, miraculous creatures called human beings — designed to be strong, capable, reasoning, and, hopefully, logical creatures. Sometimes I’m afraid we’ve mucked it up with too ...