Newly installed county attorney Michelle Brown has ideas to recruit lawyers to the county. She is suggesting that some of her salary be set aside for such things as tuition reimbursement or bonuses ...

Evelyn led singing of “Tiny Tim” and “Happy Birthday,” and Clayton explained how to second a motion. Leaders reminded members to pay their $5 dues and that 4-H Club Day would be Feb. 8 at Tabor ...

I enjoyed reading Finn Hartnett’s article Jan. 15 about former Senator Nancy Kassebaum receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country’s highest civilian honors. This honor should have ...

Salary for Sheriff Jeff Soyez was set at $74,688. Salary for County Clerk Ashley Herpich was set at $65,724. Salary for County Treasurer Tina Groening was set at $65,724, an upward adjustment of ...

Because of a snowstorm Jan. 5, an open house honoring Anita Sly’s 90th birthday has been rescheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 1 at Belmont Boulevard Christian Church, 2508 Belmont Blvd., Salina. No gifts ...

An effort to get Marion’s downtown designated as a historic district — opening the door to tax credits to pay for building improvements — will continue after a five-year hiatus touched off by 2020’s ...

Carlsons’ Grocery and Hillsboro Industries will receive federal grants to pay for half the cost of installing and maintaining solar panels. But owners Greg Carlson and Mike Gerken have quite different ...

Hillsboro will be host for its own tournament this week, with the final games being played Saturday in Hillsboro. The Warriors were unable to win their homecoming game Friday night, losing 69-23 to ...

After the board’s president and vice president, Nick Kraus and Jan Helmer, formally were reelected, public comment on replacing the middle school “Wildcat” mascot with the high school “Warrior” mascot ...

Interim police chief Zach Hudlin said police were summoned when the woman got stuck in the snow in the 1500 block of E. Main St. An officer helped get the wheelchair out of the snow and offered to ...

Marion city office employee Sandy Scheele now works for the city of Hillsboro. She started Jan. 6 as accounts payable and payroll clerk. Those are her primary duties. administrator Matt Stiles said, ...

Marion senior Brian Nguyen continued an amazing season Saturday in Halstead, pinning all five of his opponents in just over six minutes of total wrestling time. Nguyen now has a 15-2 season record and ...