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2 days ago · A Marion man arrested after a bar fight in Chase County is spending his jail time in Marion County because of a Chase County Jail employee’s conflict of interest. Michael W. Sigel, 53, Marion, made a plea deal Oct. 15 in Chase County District Court. Under its terms, he pleaded guilty to six counts ...

2 days ago · Criminal charges first filed Jan. 23 against James R.A. McColl, 51, Lehigh, were dramatically upgraded Thursday. McColl was arrested Jan. 19 on suspicion of domestic battery and charged Jan. 23 with making a criminal threat and domestic battery. Now he is charged with attempted murder in the first ...

2 days ago · An updated burn resolution prepared by county fire chiefs will be reworded by county counsel Brad Jantz. Lincolnville chief Les Kaiser presented the chiefs’ changes to commissioners last week. Marion chief Chris Killough, Hillsboro chief Ben Steketee, and Ramona chief Nathan Brunner also attended ...

2 days ago · MEMORIES: 60, from Marion County Record for Feb. 12, 2025

2 days ago · Marion school board members expressed reservations about changing the middle school mascot from “Wildcats” to “Warriors” at a meeting Tuesday night. Superintendent Justin Dameron described Thursday’s meeting in Florence regarding the mascot as “a really good conversation.” “A lot of ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Clerk, raid dominate year’s news. By ERIC MEYER. Staff writer. Looking ahead to 2025 surely must be more pleasant than looking back on 2024, a year in which unprecedented state and even national and international attention continued to be thrust upon Marion County.

Jan 16, 2025 · Public works a 1-man show. By FINN HARTNETT. Staff writer. Goessel public works director Alex Goossen — who already heads the street and water departments — will train to become the city’s waste-water operator as well, the city said at a council meeting Monday.

Jan 15, 2025 · Final data from a straw poll on dropping “Wildcats” as Marion Middle School’s nickname reveals continued sharp splits among groups surveyed. Whether to change the nickname for all district schools to “Warriors” will be discussed at an open, public meeting of the school board at 7 p.m ...

Dec 24, 2024 · Students split on dropping Wildcats. Straw poll finds only a quarter of community favors nickname change. By ERIC MEYER. Staff writer. Contrary to what previously was reported, less than half of students and less than a quarter of community members surveyed favor abandoning Wildcats as the nickname for Marion Middle School.