Three thousand people in town on the Fourth and not a drunken man to be seen. All honor to that crowd. It is customary with the average editor to “laud and magnify” every occurrence of a festive ...

Republican candidates for senator, congressman, governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, insurance commissioner, attorney general, and county commissioner are being invited to a public meeting ...

Festivities will continue at noon Saturday with a lunch including hot dogs, hamburgers, and snow cones. Hot dog meals will be $5, hamburger meals will cost $7, and snow cones will cost $2. Games can ...

Touring the county's springs, the largest concentration in the state, from Marion County Record for July 1, 2026 ...

Church blessed with 17 stained-glass windows, restored pipe organ , from Marion County Record for July 1, 2026 ...

Residents of a Florence home barely escaped a fire that may have killed as many as 17 dogs trapped in kennels. The fire Friday afternoon destroyed the home at 223 W. 7th St. Fire officials believe the ...

Although quilting has enjoyed a resurgence in the U.S. in recent decades, most quilters sew with machines. However, interest in more traditional quilting methods also is growing — a trend fueled by ...

Services for former Marion resident James “Jim” E. Cather, 92, who passed away June 19, 2026, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3825 Wildbriar Ln., Lincoln, ...

By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. Replacing aging equipment before it fails dominated Marion County’s 2027 budget presentations at Monday’s comm ...

Maybe we should call it Interdependence Day, from Marion County Record for July 1, 2026 ...

A blue-green algae warning originally issued June 11 for Marion Reservoir was downgraded Thursday to a watch, and a watch originally issued June 26 for Marion County Lake was lifted altogether. Normal ...

By DOUG STRUCK. Staff Writer. A nonprofit group has given Marion County schools grades ranging from “B” at Hillsboro High School and Centre ...