Many of the men have carts to hold their gear, but Gomez’s is the crème de la crème. It is homemade, with a red milk cart as a base and a metal bucket strapped to the front. Seven fishing rods stuck ...

Just off Marion County Lake is a heated dock. It is attached to the shore by a small walkway and a few cables, and to the lakebed with metal pipe. The dock is contoured by a thin balcony, which the ...

A 16-year-old Hillsboro boy was killed, and another was seriously injured at 5 p.m. Saturday when their pickup truck left Jade Rd. north of 170th Rd. and rolled three times in a field. Driver Sutton M ...

The key council member — one who continually insists that older people just don’t get it — argued vehemently against the idea that better pensions attracted better candidates. Young people simply ...

The second accepted resolution saw Hillsboro join a new TCW program called Smart Town, which will install new security cameras using Hillsboro’s fiber network. The lease will cost $61,987.64 over ...

Taxpayers with disabilities, limited understanding of English, or household income of $65,000 or less may receive free help filing their taxes. Appointments for the program, sponsored by United Way, ...

These Marion County students were listed this past week as receiving degrees or honors from colleges or universities. Grade-point averages of 4.00 indicate all A’s; 3.00 indicate all B’s.

A Marion author’s new book touching on the 2023 raid of the Marion County Record and two homes is now available for purchase. Thane Schwartz’s eighth book, “Marion, the Media, and the Morons: Project ...

Peabody Fire Chief Colton Glenn said that when he got to the gymnasium, he helped school officials evacuate everyone in case the odor was natural gas. He also assessed the gymnasium with a carbon ...