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 ...

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Wake up and feel the unseasonable warmth, from Marion County Record for Dec. 24, 2024 ...

This Christmas, we all should consider giving democracy a gift it most richly deserves — our honest voices. Becoming engaged citizens is far more important than idle gestures like saluting the flag, ...

A memorial service for Kay Frances Scharping, 79, who died Dec. 17, 2024, at Salem Home in Hillsboro after a short battle with cancer, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27 at First Mennonite Church, ...

We are all living, breathing, miraculous creatures called human beings — designed to be strong, capable, reasoning, and, hopefully, logical creatures. Sometimes I’m afraid we’ve mucked it up with too ...

Ninety percent of Americans celebrate Christmas, according to the Pew Research Center; that’s far more than the 66% who identify as Christian. And according to a 2018 survey, by the Centers for ...

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 ...

Once a year, people come together to make holiday magic for families facing financial or other struggles. Marion Community Christmas provides gifts, feast ingredients, and holiday cheer to families in ...

“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.

Votes cast by readers online and by email were tallied Sunday afternoon, and winners declared in the Record’s Show Your Christmas Spirit contest. Grand prize goes to a photo that serves as the cover ...

Both Hillsboro and Marion were unable to dominate Friday’s 15th annual Marion County Winter Dual hosted in both Marion and Hillsboro. Sixteen teams participated. Hillsboro finished in ninth place as a ...

Two girls’ basketball players and a wrestler were injured during sports events seven days apart. An 18-year-old wrestler from Center-Burden was injured Friday during a match at at Marion’s Sports and ...