Burns News

Despite dramatic cuts in state aid, school districts in Marion County will be able to weather the 2009-10 school year, according to superintendents.

School board members heard Superintendent Rex Watson offer a review of the Marion County Special Education Cooperative at the Dec.

Marion County Special Education Cooperative board members heard some bad news and then heard more bad news Monday evening.

A mobile recycling pickup program is nearing the end of the original one-year trial period, and Marion County Commission is still trying to decide whether to continue the program.

The first half of 2009 property taxes are due Dec. 21, and taxpayers may wonder how their taxes compare with residents elsewhere in the county.

Peabody Main Street and Peabody merchants invite everyone downtown Saturday for special events to welcome the holiday season.

Sharlene Brooks had helped organize events like this for the school and scouts. Being the center of attention was overwhelming.

Long time Emporia State Mena TMs basketball coach Ron Slaymaker is one of 18 inductees into the 2000 class of the NAIA Hall of Fame.

Peabody-Burns bands are selling fruit. Navel oranges, grapefruit, apples , pears, and mixed boxes are available.

Marion County Department for Elderly will share employee Lanell Hett with the county treasurera s office for the final two months of 2009.

LaVonne Ammeter went to Florence the morning of Oct. 21 to get a perm. That afternoon she went to Burns to attend the AARP driver safety course at the Burns Community building.

Hillsboro USD 410 Board of Education voted Monday to join Schools for Fair Funding, a group that successfully sued the State of Kansas for more school funding in 2005.

Now Thats Rural Becky and Carroll Walters - Walters Pumpkin Patch By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.

DEEDS RECORDS The following deeds were reported as recorded by the office of Marion County register of deeds: Sheriff of Marion County to Federal National Mortgage Association, sheriffa s deed; Lot 21 and North A3 4 of Lot 22, Block 3, Strotkamp & Werrya s Addition, St.

Peabody Community Living Center would like to give special thanks for doing some special work on the Special Care Unit to Jack Brunzell.

Two Newton men were hospitalized - one in critical condition - after a motorcycle accident involving deer in Butler County this morning.

With another successful July Fourth celebration in the record books, the Peabody Fourth Celebration Society is promising an 89th annual fireworks show next year.

July 4th Eve will feature Brookens The fourth annual July 4th Eve Celebration will be 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 3, at the Wm.

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