Marion, KS

It’s taken several years, but downtown Marion has officially been added to the Register of Historic Kansas Places. The next step will be getting Marion Downtown Historic District added to the National Register of Historic Places. “It’s taken years for us to get through the state level,” economic development director Megan Jones said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes a minute.” [FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

About 30 people, most dressed head-to-toe in red, crowded Thursday into the Sit Down in Marion to hear incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall make his case to voters with Election Day approaching. Marshall, scheduled to speak at 1:30 p.m., arrived seven minutes late. He attributed most of the delay to a phone call with President Donald Trump. Marshall made little mystery of what he thought would determine the outcome. [FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

Looking to become employed by a city department in Marion County? It may be worth comparing what each city pays for similar positions. According to documents the The three cities, however, don’t organize positions in exactly the same way, as some use different titles for jobs. But pay records — which exclude benefits, which also may vary widely — show notable differences among positions with similar responsibilities. [FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

A 3-year-old child helping with farm chores cannot yet understand what a century means. He can understand that a gate needs closing, an animal needs care, and a task matters even when nobody is applauding. Owen Prothro’s Oct. 21 story about Rebecca and Evan Yoder’s family farm near Peabody offered a glimpse of that kind of education. The family has cared for land purchased by its ancestors in 1904. Their grandson, Archie, is already learning the daily work. [FULL STORY at http://mari

After police searched her property Oct. 28 as part of an animal-neglect investigation, a Peabody dog owner has been told to obtain veterinary care for her remaining dog within two weeks. The investigation began in July after dogs were surrendered to rescue organizations. Officer Charles Walker estimated 9 or 10 dogs had been surrendered. They were in poor condition and needed veterinary care, he said. [FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

If residents in Marion and surrounding communities begin seeing promotional videos and advertisements for the city online, there’s a good reason. Marion recently received a $6,666.67 Kansas Tourism grant through Kansas Department of Commerce to support promotional efforts and digital marketing. The grant was one of 18, totaling $117,408, given to communities across the state. For economic development director Megan Jones, the goal is straightforward: use the funding to create a marketing ca

Now that we’ve finished voting, it’s time for politicians to show us whether they actually intend to follow through on their promises to cut taxes and spending. A plan they’ll undoubtedly never mention would be a win-win. It would reduce most government payrolls by 6.2% while increasing most public employees’ paychecks by the same amount. That’s right. Taxpayers would save 6.2%, but workers would get 6.2% more. And not a single government service would be cut. [FULL STORY at http

Former Peabody-Burns teacher Brett McGee was sentenced Monday to five years, eight months in prison after a judge rejected a shorter recommended term, telling him he had exploited a student and betrayed trust placed in him. “You did this because you thought you could,” District Judge Keith Collett told McGee. “There’s no excuse.” Collett imposed a term of 68 months, 15 months more than Marion County Attorney Michelle Brown and defense attorney William Dunn had recommended, and rejec

Scarcely 36 hours had passed since Gerald Ford had excused himself from a White House stag dinner he was hosting for Jordan’s visiting King Hussein in order to take a call from Defense Secretary James Schlesinger. It had been 25 years, almost to the day, since Harry Truman first authorized U.S. military assistance to a French colonial army fighting Viet Minh insurgents in Indochina. Now it fell to Ford to extricate the U.S. from its ill-fated intervention. [FULL STORY at http://marion

After treats were handed out, mischievous teenagers Saturday decided Marion could use a few tricks. Continuing decades of tradition, several truckloads of vegetation were dumped along Main St., keeping police officers and sheriff’s deputies hopping throughout the night. The first came around 9:30 p.m., when hedgeapples — also known as hedgeballs — were released from the back of a truck near Central Park. It was a small preview of the evening’s festivities. [FULL STORY at http://mar