Marion City Library will have a craft session at 6 p.m. Nov. 6. Participants will make two holiday craft projects. Cost will be $5, and supplies will be provided. Space is limited. Reservations are ...

Abilene and Smoky Valley Raiload’s traditional Christmas train, the Cowtown Santa Express, will begin its weekend run Nov. 29 in Abilene. The train, Abilene’s Rock Island depot, and adjoining areas ...

With rutting season not expected to peak for another two to three weeks, deer accidents in Marion County already have set a record. Eight new accidents reported this week pushed the total number of ...

A Peabody man was charged Thursday with criminal threat, battery, and interference with law enforcement after an Oct. 20 incident during which he went to two rural homes just north of US-50 and ...

A free, interactive program by Mad Science, which promotes science learning among kids, will headline Science Saturday this weekend in Peabody. A Mad Science chapter based in Kansas City will perform ...

Everyone from families to business owners to city council members drove down to SherBowl Lanes last Wednesday for the fifth week of their autumn bowling league. As pop-rock played over the radio, ...

Just wanted to share a note of gratitude for the letter in last week’s paper from the Pilsen sesquicentennial committee. It covered all the activities celebrating Pilsen’s 150 years. It was a ...

For the newcomer, the first mystery about Next Level Nutrition — an Herbalife distributor that opened two months ago in Marion — is what exactly they serve. Meal-replacement shakes, “energy bombs,” ...

A story last week misidentified the author of a draft food truck ordinance reviewed by Marion City Council. The author was City Attorney Brian Bina.

A memorial service for Jeanne Raye (Pierce) Strotkamp, 69, who passed Oct. 21, 2024, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel in Newton. Pastor James N. Parrish will ...

Luke Wessel took third at cross-county regionals Saturday, completing the Big M Course at Marion with a time of 16:44.44. It was Wessel’s fourth time qualifying for state competition. Eli Klenda ...

I want to compliment Finn Hartnett for an excellent story last week reporting on two meetings on the opposing sides in the upcoming election. There were very clear differences between the parties — a ...