Florence News

Authorities are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger who somehow got off a moving locomotive in central Kansas.

Authorities are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger who somehow got off a moving locomotive in Central Kansas.

Jim and Kaye Darrow of Marion announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Traci Kristen, to Lawrence Eugene Lanning of Hillsboro.

Lois J. Bailey, 75, emergency medical technician and instructor and long-time Florence resident, died June 7 at Legacy Park at Peabody.

Appraiser Cindy Magill was reappointed to another four-year term Monday but it was not unanimous.

A line of strong thunderstorms pelted Marion County with wind, heavy rain, and hail Monday night and Tuesday morning.

The total population of Marion County on March 1, 1908, was 21,639 and on March 1, 1909, was 22,046, a gain of 406.

Neva Robinson of Florence spent two years scouring microfilm of the Marion County Record, Peabody Gazette-Bulletin, and their predecessors, looking for information about the 120-year- old Florence water tower.

Security for Saturday eveninga s Symphony in the Flint Hills already is tight. Personnel from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have been on hand since Monday, guarding the property 24 hours a day.

Tens of thousands of visitors will converge on Florence June 12-13 for Prelude to the Symphony in the Flint Hills.

When a town of 500 people agrees to host an event that will generate 10 times as many visitors, a lot of work needs to be done.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoch and baby Wharton came down from Topeka last Saturday to make their home "in the old town." They have moved into the house just vacated by Mr.

Artists from around the area will have paintings of the Flint Hills on display from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, at the Elgin Hotel, 115 N. Third St., Marion.

Area students recently graduated from Kansas State University. From Burns: Amber Langenegger, bachelor of science and bachelor of science in agriculture.

After a 40-minute executive session, members of the Marion County Commission Monday offered a public statement of support for Teresa Huffman, economic development director.

U.S. Highway 50 will be closed and drivers detoured from Newton to Elmdale for one week starting at 8 a.m. Monday.

Saturday was a great day for outdoor sports. The Marion County Athletic League held a very successful meeting in Marion, attended by a good portion of the population of the towns in the league.

The committee to create a proposal for a new Marion County law enforcement center will meet for the first time at 7 p.m. Thursday in the St.

The annual Easter Egg Hunt in Hillsboro will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, in Memorial Park.

Head Start children in Marion learn to brush their teeth-one of the many activities volunteers can help with.