The county’s use of soft rock on roads saves money in the short term but not long term, commissioner Clarke Dirks said. He said he had visited a few locations where soft rock was used a few months ago ...

Henry is studying quite literally to be a rocket scientist. Whether he chose Purdue for its highly rated aerospace engineering program — the same one first-man-on-the-moon Neil Armstrong attended — or ...

Ten plaintiffs filed suit Dec. 16 arguing that Dickinson County improperly had granted Diamond Vista owner Enel Energy a conditional-use permit Oct. 31 to build Hope Ridge wind farm, north of the ...

The “Memories” column always has been my favorite part of the paper. The entries bring to mind when we’d get new shoes from Schoneman’s, go shopping at Beaston’s, buy candy at Duckwalls, and eat ...

A parade at 4 p.m. downtown will highlight Peabody’s Come Home for Christmas celebration Saturday. Peabody American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor its annual Christmas Showcase featuring many vendors ...

Senior running back Jameson Looper and junior linebacker Hitch Soyez were named to the first team by the Heart of America League. Senior Kadon Mercer was named to the second team on both offense and ...

Free food will be distributed next week to qualifying residents. Households with less than $2,413 in monthly income, plus $848 for each additional household member, qualify. Commodities from the U.S.

Ampride handed out 148 free Thanksgiving meals surpassing a high of 90 set last year and 70 in 2023. “Next year it will even be bigger,” Krystal Sherrill with Ampride said ...

McPherson Brass Choir will present a concert of seasonal favorites at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Peabody. Admission to the event, part of the Arts Alive series by Sunflower ...

Marion County has received nearly 40% more rain than in previous years, and it has resulted in negative impacts. Year-to-date rainfall in Marion is 49.64 inches. The average is 32.51 inches.

Hillsboro’s annual Down Home Christmas will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Events will be spread throughout the city, according to Shana Stepank, office worker at the Chamber of Commerce. Down Home ...

MFA Oil Co. was formed in 1929. The farmer, owned cooperative is the ninth largest propane retailer in the United States. It supplies fuels, lubricants, and propane to customers in Kansas, Oklahoma, ...