Memorial services for Marion native David Wayne Schmidtberger, 47, who gained his angel wings Nov. 4, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, were 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Ankeny Funeral Home ...

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 ...

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 for former Eastmoor United Methodist Church pastor Darren Lynn Frazier, 63, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at Eastmoor. Live streaming will be available. His final ...

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...