After avoiding algae advisories most of last summer, Marion Reservoir is back to dealing with them on a weekly basis. A blue-green algae watch originally issued May 24 was extended for another week ...

More than delaying harvest, heavy rain can cause mature wheat to bleach and shrivel up, lowering the weight of the grain. “It’s going to affect the quality of the wheat,” Hett said. “The test weight ...

To get to the bait shop, you must roll over a black cord strung across the driveway. It triggers an alarm system in the basement and lets Johnson know there’s a customer. While running a bait shop ...

In a world often focused on answers, it may be more important to ask questions. Should Remington Rd. from US-56 to potential saint Emil Kapaun’s church be a state highway, fostering tourism and safety ...

Kansas law specifies that committeemen and committeewomen from the party that won an office in the last election have the power to choose replacements when those county or legislative positions become ...

Regular gas pumps at Casey’s have been unusable for weeks, and some alcohol-free pumps are now out of service. The city has only one place to buy gasoline, and Dollar General at Hillsboro has gas ...

The reservoir is known state-wide as a peaceful place to fish, camp, and swim. Blue-green algae, which blooms on and off during the summer, sometimes hampers the fun. But on Thursday, it was not algae ...

A Hillsboro man who walked away from a campsite at Marion Reservoir at 1 a.m. Saturday caused family to fear for his safety, but all turned out OK in the end when Assistant Police Chief Randy Brazil ...

Ramona and Marion County Fire District No. 3 will have a 6:30 p.m. July 4 meal of hamburgers and hot dogs, chips, and beverage for a free will donation. A fireworks show put on by firefighter will ...

Blinking red lights on Sunflower Wind turbines have vexed some county residents since the wind farm was built, and the lights once again are in county commissioners’ crosshairs. Commissioner Clarke ...

Hot summer days sometimes call for a refreshing splash in a pool. Marion County offers several swimming pools to cool down. Marion’s Sports and Aquatics Center, 100 N. Thorp St., is an indoor pool ...