Fire Chief Ben Steketee gave a 20-minute presentation regarding Hillsboro’s volunteer fire department, which covers 119 square miles around the county. He discussed recent training and bonding events, ...

Adults 50 and older are recommended to get shingles vaccinations. Shingles, caused by reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, causes a painful rash of blisters that wraps around the ...

Is the grass greener? Many from county make long commute to Moundridge factory, from Marion County Record for Nov. 7, 2024 ...

Services for Billy “Bill” Broce, 86, who died Thursday at St. Luke Living Center in Marion, will be 2 p.m. today at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church, Hillsboro. Pastor Tom Byford will officiate.

After 54 years, a change has come to Al’s Café in Lost Springs: The restaurant is now open on Sundays, likely for the first time in its history. The Sunday hours aren’t long — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — and ...

When final, unofficial returns were posted, Republican Mike Beneke ousted unaffiliated incumbent David Mueller in commissioner District 2 by a margin of 610 to 500. In District 3, Republican Clarke ...

Utility customers whose electricity and gas service do not come from their cities will get a five-month reprieve from having services shut off during freezing weather. Customers served by Westar ...

Live music came from 102-year-old Bob Delk and various friends, who performed from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Nursing homes, health insurance companies, and the county department on aging set up booths and passed ...

Most years, hedge apples are dumped mainly on Main St. and some on Lincoln St. This year, intentionally or not, they littered a wider area, cleaned up the next morning by city work crews. The toilet, ...

Hillsboro’s American Legion will sponsor a dinner 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday in honor of Veterans Day. On the menu will be chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and French bread.

Questions were raised Tuesday about the legality of a long-discussed food truck regulation approved Monday by Marion City Council. Under its terms, vendors who have permanent locations within the ...

Marion County Toy Run participants braced for a cold, wet drive from Marion to Hillsboro and delivered the goods Saturday as promised. The run began, as usual, from Willie J’s 9th Lane, where ...