Popularity is not always a bad thing. Alumni often go on to use their popularity in school to help others and advance their own lives. The idea of homecoming is a lovely thing and remains such in most ...

The algae first came to the county in May 2003. Vibrant, foamy “blooms” sprang up all but overnight on the surface of Marion Reservoir. They were blue and bright green, their splotchy shapes ...

In the main building, the heating system works better, though Raymer noted that some classrooms on the northwest side can drop into the low 60-degree range. More portable heaters are used in those ...

These Marion County students were listed this past week as receiving degrees or honors from colleges or universities. Grade-point averages of 4.00 indicate all A’s; 3.00 indicate all B’s.

A water pipe burst at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Goessel, causing damage to S. Buller St. and the water to go out for many residents. The public works department, of which director Alex Goossen is the only ...

Talking on a cell phone, texting, or just taking your eyes off the road while driving are considered distracted driving, and all can have serious consequences. Kansas Department of Transportation data ...

Peabody mayor Catherine Weems spoke longingly at a city council meeting Monday night about hiring a city administrator.

A felony charge of child abuse was reduced Thursday to misdemeanor battery, but the defendant contends she didn’t agree to the deal. Defendant Amy D. Stutzman, 51, formerly of Peabody, now living in ...

Agree or disagree, it’s a valid point. Taxpayers footed the bill for the showers not to create a public bathhouse but to support camping. The problem is, the argument came to focus on whether people ...

An offense report released by the sheriff’s office reported theft from former Peabody resident Amy Stutzman’s burned-down rural residence near 110th and Pawnee Rds., but the offense report and ...