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Free clothing to end at Shepherd's Shed
For nearly 11 years, Shepherds Shed has been providing free clothing to Marion County residents. That will end July 1 unless founder Robin Dicks can find someone to take over for her. With her children growing up, she feels as if it is time to do somethin
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Kids need occupational therapy
Maggie Powers is nervous and excited to begin working next month at Greenbush Education Center in Topeka. It is the Marion High School graduates first job as an occupational therapist after receiving a masters degree from the University of Kansas. She is
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Newspaper adds 2 to team
Two new employees with similar first names joined the Marion County Record, Hillsboro Star-Journal, and Peabody Gazette-Bulletin team on Monday. Oliver Good will be a familiar face to many in Marion. He graduated from Marion High School in 2000 and receiv
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Man crashes ATV over cliff
A man weighing more than 300 pounds tumbled over a cliff while driving an all-terrain vehicle next to a pond Tuesday beside Country Dreams Bed and Breakfast. Harry E. Fullerton of Omaha, Neb., was visiting Country Dreams with his friend, Warren Bell, for
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Wind turbines could start turning this year
If the weather is cooperative, construction on a wind farm between Marion, Florence, and Peabody could begin before the year is out. If everything goes to plan, our plan is to start construction in late 2013, Lee Bowen of Sunwind Energy Group said Monday.
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Flood insurance may skyrocket
Homes built in floodplains before the floodplains were mapped will lose a significant discount they have received on flood insurance, planning and zoning officer Tonya Richards told Marion County Commission on Monday. A homeowner who previously paid $700
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Athlete relies on family, nutrition
Kevin Nickel runs because it is part of who he is. A Goessel High School and Tabor College alumnus, he is successful in half iron-man and triathlon competitions because of family support and good health habits. Because of my work, I need to portray a heal
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Hair today, gone to support
Red Moore, 55, has a strange look these days. In support of her daughter Jessica Moore, 31, and her good friend Cynthia Barrett, 57, she has shaved her head. Jessica was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer last year and Cynthia with stage three this ye
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Treblemakers bring youth to bluegrass
The average age of the Bluegrass at the Lake crowd was about 50, with a few gray beards sprinkled in among the spectators. The elder statesman of the first featured act, KBA Treblemakers, is 14. Guitar player Dawson Tarrant of Conway Springs had the most
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KanCare a bureaucratic maze
Anecdotal evidence suggests that in its first year, KanCare Kansas new privatized system for administering Medicaid has been a bureaucratic mess. Marion Countys ambulance service goes around and around with one of the three KanCare contractors to get reim
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