“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.

A memorial service for retired Marion school superintendent Gerald W. “Gerry” Henderson, 85, who died Thursday, is planned for 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at Marion Presbyterian Church. A full life sketch will be ...

A celebration of life gathering for former Marion resident Billie H. Slusser, 77, of Topeka, who passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Mount Hope ...

Hillsboro City Council spent three hours Tuesday continuing to develop and monitor its three-year plan to address city needs. The city’s very public quarterly planning meetings, unique among county ...

It’s clear you need a hardy disposition to work at the transfer station, where approximately 30,000 pounds of trash is dumped daily by residents, businesses, and the cities. Add to that five tons of ...

The rock opera “Godspell” will be presented this week in the Hillsboro Middle and High School auditorium. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $10 each.

Voter turnout was 78.79% and counting was completed by 7:35 p.m. election night. Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss said the 61.57% of registered voters turned out at the polls. Saline County’s population ...

Rural Lincolnville resident Peyton Harms has earned a national reputation as a cowboy poet. Harms is featured in this month’s edition of John Deere Equipment’s magazine, “The Furrow.” He posts his ...

Services for Marlin Kinning, 92, who died Saturday at Salem Home in Hillsboro, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Hillsboro United Methodist Church. Pastor Margaret Johnson will officiate. Burial will be at ...

To get better means to admit where you came up short and try to do something about it rather than just accept it as a permanent failing. One local politician likes to excuse shortcomings by government ...

Services for Mary Ellen (Smith) Avery, 75, who died Monday in Wichita, will be scheduled later. Born Dec. 11, 1948, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Albert Marion and Hazel Mae (Overholser) Smith, she lived ...

After four years of collaborating with Hillsboro Ford to provide complete services for his customers, former Newton auto salesman Mark Smith has decided to join the dealership in earnest.