Memorial services for Marion native David Wayne Schmidtberger, 47, who gained his angel wings Nov. 4, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, were 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Ankeny Funeral Home ...

Services for Mary Ellen (Smith) Avery, 75, who died Monday in Wichita, will be scheduled later. Born Dec. 11, 1948, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Albert Marion and Hazel Mae (Overholser) Smith, she lived ...

Jordy Raymer and Kenna Wesner are Marion’s October Champions of Character. Wesner is said to be respectful to classmates and teachers, to have taken on leadership roles, and to have shown great ...

“In Memoriam” listings are expanded paid obituaries, phrased as the family requests, and may include enhanced information or photographs that might not fit within free death notices.

“Once Upon a Mattress” will open Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at The Performing Arts Center. An additional performance is scheduled for Saturday. Tickets cost $5 and are available at the high school office and at ...

A memorial service for retired Marion school superintendent Gerald W. “Gerry” Henderson, 85, who died Thursday, is planned for 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at Marion Presbyterian Church. A full life sketch will be ...

A celebration of life gathering for former Marion resident Billie H. Slusser, 77, of Topeka, who passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Mount Hope ...

Hillsboro City Council spent three hours Tuesday continuing to develop and monitor its three-year plan to address city needs. The city’s very public quarterly planning meetings, unique among county ...

The rock opera “Godspell” will be presented this week in the Hillsboro Middle and High School auditorium. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $10 each.

It’s clear you need a hardy disposition to work at the transfer station, where approximately 30,000 pounds of trash is dumped daily by residents, businesses, and the cities. Add to that five tons of ...

A new Verizon cell phone tower was approved Tuesday by county commissioners. The 355-feet tower will be installed near Durham. Commissioner chairman David Mueller asked how the tower would improve ...

Four Hillsboro volleyball players were named to Central Kansas League’s all-league teams, and six Marion football teams were named to Heart of America all-league teams.