Finn Hartnett’s article “Tabor College’s alcohol policies walk the line” last week raised the question of why Tabor College prohibits student alcohol use. I appreciate the question and welcome the ...

First Amendment freedom of speech: gone. Freedom of religion: gone. Freedom of the press: gone. They could raid any newspaper office like the Marion County Record and get away with it. Thank God there ...

“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.

The hairdressing veterans of the county, such as Martin Bina of Martin’s Barbershop in Marion and Randy Weins of Silver Shears outside Hillsboro, tend to have close relationships, built up over the ...

A Newton woman who grew up in Peabody has organized a truckload of disaster relief supplies to be driven to North Carolina to help people devastated by Hurricane Helene. Traylee Pickens arranged help ...

Trump is 78 and would be 82 when he finishes his term if elected. He has increasingly started to mumble his words and rambles on without making any sense, failing to connect his sentences compared to ...

A back yard burner in Canada touched off a three-alarm conflagration that spread to junk vehicles and a shed Friday, sending a plume of black smoke that could be seen in Marion. Cars and pickups on ...

Soyez has been no fan of openness in government. Official reports from the sheriff’s office often arrive weeks late, and documents clearly labeled as open public records often are censored before they ...

Local author Debbie Oelke will be at Hillsboro Public Library, 120 E. Grand Ave., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday talk about her second book in a children’s series, “Be Kind: Understanding Disability.

“Cassidy has really improved as a singles player this year,” coach David Ediger said. “After a convincing win against Richey, she played a very good player in Leis. She battled the entire match and ...

Brookens Law Office will shut its door at the end of the month when attorney Bob Brookens retires. While the Karstetter and Bina office will remain open for half a day each week on Main St., ...

Herbel’s claims that former deputy Steve Janzen, current deputy Aaron Christner, and Marion officer Zach Hudlin, now Marion’s interim police chief, exceeded the scope of a search warrant executed Aug.