We rarely hear government resolutions on New Year’s Day, but we often hear them on Election Day, when candidates perennially promise, like dandelions popping up each year, to increase efficiency and ...

Firefighters quickly donned breathing apparatus and dug down to the source of the leak, allowing the gas to safely vent into the air instead of pooling and following service lines into homes. “I saw a ...

The most-read individual story, ranking 10th for the year, was a breaking news piece picked up in the Aug. 7 print edition indicating that special prosecutors had cleared the Record of wrongdoing and ...

County commissioners spent the bulk of an hour last week trying to come up with policies on how the county charges for special requests for wider culverts, additional road rock, and dust-settling sand ...

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. And many ...

“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 few weeks ago, I tried teaching the children in my world of art a new word: “discombobulated.” It’s a good word to know but it is not a good feeling to have. I have been discombobulated for about ...

Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon Virginia, your little friends ...

The aisles of St. Luke Auxiliary thrift shop in Marion were teeming Friday with shoppers from inside and outside of town picking up last-minute Christmas gifts. One woman spent $51 on new jackets and ...

Let me first say I love receiving your newspaper in my mailbox! The only thing that could be any sweeter would be to receive it in my mailbox as a citizen of your grand city. One can still dream!

Hillsboro was the only boys team to end the calendar year with a victory, but the season isn’t over, and other county teams plan to work hard over Christmas break to bounce back strong in 2025. The ...