“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.

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 ...

Frank Johnson, who has overseen Tabor College’s academic affairs since 2010 as vice president or provost, will become the college’s vice president for advancement this summer. Working with president ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

One of the unique yards in Marion lies in the 400 block of N. Roosevelt St., the home of Dawnell Funk and her family. Hand-painted signs on the stoop bear puns such as “Bee Happy” and “Bee Humble.” ...

Four Hillsboro volleyball players were named to Central Kansas League’s all-league teams, and six Marion football teams were named to Heart of America all-league teams.

“Once Upon a Mattress” will open Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at The Performing Arts Center. An additional performance is scheduled for Saturday. Tickets cost $5 and are available at the high school office and at ...

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 ...

Watts spoke at the Hub Nov 1. Reporters were not allowed in the meeting, but according to Hutchinson, the officer apologized for the impression he created, and went over ground rules for youths ...