Former commissioner Dan Holub was selected Thursday to fill the 4th District commissioner vacancy created by the death July 10 of Dave Crofoot. Once formally named by the governor, he will serve until ...

Hillsboro’s Public Building Commission took another step toward construction of a new fire station Tuesday, approving issuance of a request for qualifications for construction management services on ...

Durham and Flint Hills Counterpoint, a land conservancy group in Peabody, got $10,000 in Kansas Arts Commission grants Tuesday. They are among 91 groups to get a total of $750,000. Durham got $6,940 ...

Nine of 12 towns in Marion County have put residents on notice that property taxes may increase. The jurisdictions responded to a state deadline Monday to declare whether they expect to exceed the ...

Another Day in the Country. Getting my ducks in a row. By PAT WICK © Another Day in the Country. It’s been a quiet week in Ramona, my home town, except on the corner of 5th and ...

Among the towns, only Florence, Lehigh, and Ramona said they would keep their tax rates at the revenue-neutral rate or lower. Florence went one step further, declaring it would not exceed a property ...

Pioneer Bluffs will sponsor its annual Day of the Cowboy starting with an ice cream social at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. A program about the cow horse — including a guest speaker and panel of experts — will ...

Persistent sweltering under a relentless sun and yard signs sprouting faster than weeds — almost as fast as they did after a hailstorm — mean it’s time for a few cutting remarks about taxes. This time ...

County officials are weighing a fiberoptic project on farmland in the southwest corner of the county, slow-walking the proposal to mollify public anxiety about potential connection to data centers.

By OWEN PROTHRO. Staff writer. A proposed zoning change that would restrict competitors wanting to open another hospital in Marion seems to be mov ...

Lack of referees, particularly in football and basketball, has been exacerbated by a need for referees with Kansas State High School Activities Association’s addition of girls’ flag football as a ...

Two city billboards soon will be replaced after Marion City Council unanimously approved the upgrades Monday. Total costs will be close to $40,000. Miracle Signs of Wichita provided estimates.