Concerns raised by parents over content of a novel assigned to Marion High School freshmen have led to removal the book from classroom instruction. The issue came to Audra Davidson’s attention when ...

Three of five county teams already have experienced the first round of playoffs. Centre and Peabody-Burns played Tuesday night. Peabody-Burns won their second game of the entire season, 31-26 against ...

A key concern is the city’s ozone treatment system. One of two units is offline because of a failed circuit board, leaving the city without redundancy. While the remaining unit continues to operate, ...

Veterinarian paring Peabody’s cat colonies. By JUDD WEIL. Staff writer. An effort to address Peabody’s feral cat population is being led not by a formal p ...

Witherspoon described data centers as ranging widely in size and function. “A data center can be that small to as big as two or three Walmarts put together,” she said. The facilities underpin everyday ...

Jameson Miles joined the 1,000-point for his high school career. He also set a school single-game record, scoring 37 of the team’s points and eclipsing a record that had stood since 2012. Sixth-seeded ...

Marion County firefighters were deployed last week to assist with wildfires near Ashland in Clark County, sending a heavy brush truck and two firefighters as part of a statewide response. A crew from ...

Peabody City Council voted Monday to authorized police chief Matthew Neal to extend a full-time employment offer to part-time officer Charles Walker. Walker now serves part-time in Peabody. As of ...

The proposed amendments would increase the maximum number of guests allowed in most short-term rentals from 8 to 12, while setting a lower limit of 6 for properties at Marion County Lake. The ...

Canton-Galva wrestler Rustin Ayres, playing with Hillsboro, placed fourth at the boys’ regional tournament Saturday at Southeast of Saline. Ayres will join Hillsboro’s girls team member Kenzlie ...

Marion Elementary School will sponsor a family reading night March 5. “Build Your Brain for Reading” will be open to kindergarten through fifth grade students accompanied by their families.

Kaitlynne V. Baker, 27, Emporia, arrested Feb. 17 by a sheriff’s deputy on suspicion of conspiracy to commit domestic battery. Released two hours later after posting a $2,500 bond. Previously jailed ...