Marion County has the fifth-highest percentage of tax exempt property in the state at 25.2%, according to a study by the Kansas Association of Counties. Only Morton, at 41.7%; Riley, at 40.4%; Jackson ...

Dylan Kraus set a new Marion school record in the 400 meter run, taking first place at Beloit Relays on Friday. Taryn Kraus placed third in the 300 hurdles. Both Krauses, along with Erin Regnier and ...

Hillsboro approved the plat of its Orchard Ridge development project Tuesday, though not without a bit of pushback. Tony Hill raised concerns that the development, which will include 24 affordable ...

The state 2A forensics tournament Saturday at Marion drew 258 contestants from 25 schools. Students from Marion and Hillsboro schools were among them. Students prepared some presentations in advance ...

County Treasurer Tina Groening told county commissioners Monday that 15 properties sold for $61,350 during an April 17 tax sale paid $16,801.82 in general taxes and $4,770.99 in special taxes.

Friday afternoon was a bittersweet experience for members of Hillsboro’s former Trinity Mennonite Church as they toured a soon-to-open child-care center in the building that used to be their church ...

Chase County Detention Center has been contracted by ICE to hold suspected illegal immigrants since 2008. As of April 30, 119 of 143 Chase County inmates were classified as “deportable aliens” on the ...