Peabody mayor Catherine Weems spoke longingly at a city council meeting Monday night about hiring a city administrator. “All our other municipalities have city managers, and they make a huge ...

Services will be scheduled later for Durham native Thomas R. Krotz, 72, who died Jan. 4 at his home in Newton.

By PHYLLIS ZORN. Staff writer. An around-the-lake fun run March 15 to raise money for Youth Core Ministries was approved Monday by county commissioners.

Services for Stephen “Steve” James Podszus, 76, Lincolnville, who died Thursday at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, are pending. Born in 1947 in McAllen, Texas, to Fred and Viola Podszus, his family ...

As a former Democrat (for 30 years), I feel both parties are corrupt, dominated by large corporations and the super-rich, who are shredding our democracy and everything that’s good about this country.

Iris’ life began Feb. 6, 1925, in Springfield, Missouri. Her parents were Edward and Cora Mae (Ward) Raffety. Iris attended school in Springfield and on Aug. 30, 1941, she was united in marriage to ...

A former county ambulance director under investigation when he resigned in August, 2023, lost his license Dec. 31.

If those senators stop backing WRAPS, it could lead to ecological paradise for algae and disaster for the water quality in Marion Reservoir. But if the money keeps flowing in, algae blooms may soon ...

In the main building, the heating system works better, though Raymer noted that some classrooms on the northwest side can drop into the low 60-degree range. More portable heaters are used in those ...

A water pipe burst at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Goessel, causing damage to S. Buller St. and the water to go out for many residents. The public works department, of which director Alex Goossen is the only ...

A felony charge of child abuse was reduced Thursday to misdemeanor battery, but the defendant contends she didn’t agree to the deal. Defendant Amy D. Stutzman, 51, formerly of Peabody, now living in ...