A sentence of 247 months would be 20 years and 6 months.

State officials have concluded their investigation of now-deceased Peabody city clerk Jonathan Clayton and turned the case over to the FBI. “Our KBI case is closed,” Kansas Bureau of Investigation ...

Less than $22,000 of that could be used on everyday expenses. The city was ordered last month to reimburse Marion County Record lawyer Bernie Rhodes $75,748 for legal bills after a district judge ...

Ramona and Tampa are farther away from the well field than Lehigh and Durham; their main stretches 12 miles from pumps to tower. Hundreds of miles of pipe branch off to each residence. “It’s at least ...

Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Marion County businesses, nonprofits, and residents with losses from storms and flooding June 3 to 7. Businesses and nonprofits may borrow up to $2 ...

Becker was incorrect. Ronnebaum said rural water districts were quasi-municipal corporations. “They are a public agency,” he said. Ronnebaum said the association suggested that the district hire a ...

For Bill and Essie’s BBQ in Marion, building a customer base has taken time and effort. But it also requires a strong dash of creativity, Megan Jones said. Daryl, Megan’s husband and the restaurant’s ...

Services for Bette Batt, 99, Marion, who died Monday, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church, Marion. Visitation with her family will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Yazel-Megli Funeral ...

Tampa State Bank, with offices in Tampa and Marion, is expected to become a branch of SJN Bank, headquartered in St. John, by the end of this year. Tampa bank has a long history in Marion County. The ...

Two dogs that escaped and killed a cat Saturday are owned by a would-be animal sanctuary operator with no license from the state or the city. Interim Police Chief Zach Hudlin said officers were sent ...

Most out-of-towners waited until evening to show up for Friday’s Fourth Fest in Peabody. Some arrived as late as 10 p.m.; that was when the fireworks show began, after all. But the festivities started ...

Services for Janette Walter, 93, who died Sunday at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Ebenfeld Church, rural Hillsboro. Born Nov. 26, 1931, at Ransom, she married Joseph M.